Delhi Assembly Election Results Live | Atishi, Kejriwal Trail; BJP Takes Lead In Early Trends

On the early trends in the Assembly Election Results, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said, "Early trends are as per our expectation but we will wait for the results. Our party workers have worked hard. This victory will be the victory of our top leadership. We have contested the election based on the issues of Delhi - but Arvind Kejriwal tried to deviate from the issues... The central leadership will decide the CM face..."

Aam Aadmi Party chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was trailing in the New Delhi Assembly Segment from where he was seeking re-election. His rival from the saffron party, Parvesh Verma surged ahead of him in the early round, when postal votes were counted.

The segment which saw a clash of three heavyweight candidates including Kejriwal has drawn nationwide attention.

Kejriwal, the face of AAP, is pitted against Verma. The BJP nominee is a former Parliamentarian who has been a member of Lok Sabha representing West Delhi, twice. Read More

The BJP was leading in 30 seats while AAP was ahead in 22 and the Congress one, as counting of votes continued for the assembly election in Delhi.

According to the latest trends being run by television channels, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who is pitted against the BJP's Parvesh Verma in the New Delhi seat, was trailing.

In the Kalkaji seat, Chief Minister Atishi was trailing the BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri.

Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was also trailing in Jangpura.

The BJP's Karawal Nagar candidate Kapil Mishra was leading while AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj was ahead in the Greater Kailash seat.

The results will reveal if AAP's political dominance in Delhi remains intact or is dented enough by the BJP for the saffron party to return to power for the first time since 1998.

The Congress, which governed Delhi from 1998 to 2013, is looking to stage a comeback after failing to win a single seat in the previous two elections.

Delhi, with 1.55 crore eligible voters, recorded a turnout of 60.54 per cent in the February 5 election.

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi was trailing, according to the early trends of the counting.

The Kalkaji constituency witnessing a three-way battle with the incumbent Chief Minister in the race. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress' Alka Lamba are the other two challengers in the fray. Bidhuri is a former MP and lawyer. Lamba is leading All India Mahila Congress.

Bidhuri is leading in the first round of postal vote counting. The counting for the Delhi Assembly Election began at 8 am. Currently, the postal votes were being counted while the counting of the Electronic Voting Machine votes have also begun simultaneously.

The seat has been with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party since 2015. Read more

BJP is leading in 28 seats, AAP in 17 and Congress in 1 seat as per early trends.

Postal ballots were taken up for counting at 8 am. The ballots include votes cast by government officials on election duty, and service voters. Ballots of Senior citizens and differently-abled voters who chose postal voting are also added to this count.

At around 8.30 am, the counting of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin.

Counting began in all the 19 counting stations that were spread across 11 districts of the city. Shahdara, Central Delhi, East, South, and Southwest districts have one counting station each. The North, West, Northeast, and Southeast districts have two counting stations each, while the New Delhi and Northwest districts have three counting stations each.

A total of 5,000 personnel, including counting supervisors, counting assistants, micro-observers, and support staff have been trained for the counting process, an election official said. The counting process will also include a random selection of five VVPATs (voter verifiable paper audit trails) in each assembly constituency and it will be tallied with the EVM vote count.

A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place with 10,000 police personnel. The numbers include two paramilitary companies at each counting centre.

Delhi CM and AAP candidate from Kalkaji, Atishi, stated that the election was a battle between good and evil. Expressing confidence ion the people of Delhi, she affirmed their support for AAP and Arvind Kejriwal. She emphasised the Kejriwal would secure a fourth term as Chief Minister, highlighting the party's commitment to governance.

Ahead of the counting of votes, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said: "All our party workers have worked hard, and I am a very hopeful person. I am confident that people of Delhi will decide against corruption and salute PM Modi's leadership."

BJP candidate from Karol Bagh seat Dushyant Gautam says, "Delhi has made up its mind to form a double-engine government...The people should get all the facilities. The politics of corruption and lies was going on in Delhi. Today, Delhi will be free from such politics..."

Ahead of the counting of votes, Congress leader Alka Lamba said: "I am very confident that Delhi wants change, and this change is going to happen today. Congress wants to resume work on development that stopped 10 years ago..."

AAP candidate from Jangpura constituency, Manish Sisodia says, "We are confident that the (AAP) government will be formed. We have to do a lot more work for Delhi and the education of children."

A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place for the 19 counting centres across Delhi ahead of the vote counting for the Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday, officials confirmed.
Visuals showed security personnel deployed outside various counting centres in Delhi.The security setup includes two companies of paramilitary forces alongside Delhi Police personnel, ensuring a robust security cover. Special Commissioner of Police, Devesh Chandra Srivastava, said that strict measures have been taken to maintain law and order during the counting process.To eliminate any potential threats, Delhi Police has already conducted anti-sabotage checks at all counting centres. In addition, a traffic management plan has been devised to ensure smooth vehicular movement in the city during the crucial counting period.

On the early trends in the Assembly Election Results, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said, "Early trends are as per our expectation but we will wait for the results. Our party workers have worked hard. This victory will be the victory of our top leadership. We have contested the election based on the issues of Delhi - but Arvind Kejriwal tried to deviate from the issues... The central leadership will decide the CM face..."

Aam Aadmi Party chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was trailing in the New Delhi Assembly Segment from where he was seeking re-election. His rival from the saffron party, Parvesh Verma surged ahead of him in the early round, when postal votes were counted.

The segment which saw a clash of three heavyweight candidates including Kejriwal has drawn nationwide attention.

Kejriwal, the face of AAP, is pitted against Verma. The BJP nominee is a former Parliamentarian who has been a member of Lok Sabha representing West Delhi, twice. Read More

The BJP was leading in 30 seats while AAP was ahead in 22 and the Congress one, as counting of votes continued for the assembly election in Delhi.

According to the latest trends being run by television channels, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who is pitted against the BJP's Parvesh Verma in the New Delhi seat, was trailing.

In the Kalkaji seat, Chief Minister Atishi was trailing the BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri.

Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was also trailing in Jangpura.

The BJP's Karawal Nagar candidate Kapil Mishra was leading while AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj was ahead in the Greater Kailash seat.

The results will reveal if AAP's political dominance in Delhi remains intact or is dented enough by the BJP for the saffron party to return to power for the first time since 1998.

The Congress, which governed Delhi from 1998 to 2013, is looking to stage a comeback after failing to win a single seat in the previous two elections.

Delhi, with 1.55 crore eligible voters, recorded a turnout of 60.54 per cent in the February 5 election.

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi was trailing, according to the early trends of the counting.

The Kalkaji constituency witnessing a three-way battle with the incumbent Chief Minister in the race. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress' Alka Lamba are the other two challengers in the fray. Bidhuri is a former MP and lawyer. Lamba is leading All India Mahila Congress.

Bidhuri is leading in the first round of postal vote counting. The counting for the Delhi Assembly Election began at 8 am. Currently, the postal votes were being counted while the counting of the Electronic Voting Machine votes have also begun simultaneously.

The seat has been with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party since 2015. Read more

BJP is leading in 28 seats, AAP in 17 and Congress in 1 seat as per early trends.

Postal ballots were taken up for counting at 8 am. The ballots include votes cast by government officials on election duty, and service voters. Ballots of Senior citizens and differently-abled voters who chose postal voting are also added to this count.

At around 8.30 am, the counting of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin.

Counting began in all the 19 counting stations that were spread across 11 districts of the city. Shahdara, Central Delhi, East, South, and Southwest districts have one counting station each. The North, West, Northeast, and Southeast districts have two counting stations each, while the New Delhi and Northwest districts have three counting stations each.

A total of 5,000 personnel, including counting supervisors, counting assistants, micro-observers, and support staff have been trained for the counting process, an election official said. The counting process will also include a random selection of five VVPATs (voter verifiable paper audit trails) in each assembly constituency and it will be tallied with the EVM vote count.

A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place with 10,000 police personnel. The numbers include two paramilitary companies at each counting centre.

Delhi CM and AAP candidate from Kalkaji, Atishi, stated that the election was a battle between good and evil. Expressing confidence ion the people of Delhi, she affirmed their support for AAP and Arvind Kejriwal. She emphasised the Kejriwal would secure a fourth term as Chief Minister, highlighting the party's commitment to governance.

Ahead of the counting of votes, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said: "All our party workers have worked hard, and I am a very hopeful person. I am confident that people of Delhi will decide against corruption and salute PM Modi's leadership."

BJP candidate from Karol Bagh seat Dushyant Gautam says, "Delhi has made up its mind to form a double-engine government...The people should get all the facilities. The politics of corruption and lies was going on in Delhi. Today, Delhi will be free from such politics..."

Ahead of the counting of votes, Congress leader Alka Lamba said: "I am very confident that Delhi wants change, and this change is going to happen today. Congress wants to resume work on development that stopped 10 years ago..."

AAP candidate from Jangpura constituency, Manish Sisodia says, "We are confident that the (AAP) government will be formed. We have to do a lot more work for Delhi and the education of children."

A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place for the 19 counting centres across Delhi ahead of the vote counting for the Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday, officials confirmed.
Visuals showed security personnel deployed outside various counting centres in Delhi.The security setup includes two companies of paramilitary forces alongside Delhi Police personnel, ensuring a robust security cover. Special Commissioner of Police, Devesh Chandra Srivastava, said that strict measures have been taken to maintain law and order during the counting process.To eliminate any potential threats, Delhi Police has already conducted anti-sabotage checks at all counting centres. In addition, a traffic management plan has been devised to ensure smooth vehicular movement in the city during the crucial counting period.