New Delhi:Delhi has given its verdict and chose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the third consecutive term.
Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has recorded a landslide victory bagging 62 seats in the Assembly elections 2020. The BJP, on the other hand, has emerged as a distant second with 8 seats and the Congress once again failed to open its account.
True to the exit polls, AAP retained power comprehensively.
The three-cornered poll contest saw the AAP battle the BJP, whose high-pitched campaign was anchored by the Home Minister Amit Shah, and the Congress. This election also saw several candidates who could not win.
Some of the biggest losses
- Adarsh Shashtri who switched to Congress from AAP lost to Vinay Kumar Mishra of AAP in Dwarka seat.
- Kapil Mishra of BJP lost to Akhilesh Pati Tripathi of AAP in Model Town constituency.
- In Chandani Chowk, Alka Lamba who crossed over to the Congress from AAP lost to Parlad Singh Sawhney of AAP.
- Tajindra Pal Singh Bagga of BJP lost to Rajkumari Dhillon of AAP in Hari Nagar.
- In Shahdara, Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel of AAP lost to Sanjay Goyal of BJP.
The Delhi Assembly elections held on February 8, saw a high-voltage campaign between the ruling AAP and the BJP, while the Congress ended up as an inconsequential participant.
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