Arvind Kejriwal defeated by BJP's Parvesh Verma in New Delhi by over 4,000 votes
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has been defeated by the BJP's Parvesh Verma in the high-profile New Delhi constituency by a margin of 4,089 votes, dealing a major blow to the ruling party.
With the BJP leading in 48 out of 70 seats, AAP is heading towards a significant defeat, managing to secure only 22 seats.
After his victory, Verma said, "This is not just my win, it is the triumph of the people of Delhi who chose truth over lies, governance over gimmicks and development over deception. I humbly thank every voter who placed their trust in me." Conceding defeat of his party, Kejriwal said in a video message, "We accept the people's mandate with humility. I congratulate the BJP on its victory and hope it fulfills the expectations of Delhi's residents." Verma, the son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of Delhi for the BJP's strong performance.
Three AAP ministers win amid string of losses for senior party leaders
Top AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, both CM and deputy CM for the majority of the last two terms, are headed for losses from their seats in the Delhi Assembly polls but three ministers of the AAP government were the saving grace for the party.
Gopal Rai, Mukesh Ahlawat and Imran Hussain, who were ministers in the Delhi government, secured victories from Babarpur, Sultanpur Majra, and Ballimaran, respectively, amid what is likely to be a string of losses for senior leaders of the party.
Hussain won with a margin of 29,823 votes, Rai with 18,994 votes and Ahlawat with a margin of 17,126 votes.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi, meanwhile, was also headed for a victory from her seat in Kalkaji.
Saurabh Bharadwaj, another prominent leader and a minister, lost to BJP's Shikha Roy by a margin of 3,188 votes in Greater Kailash.
Kejriwal has conceded his party's defeat in the Delhi polls. His rival from the BJP in the high-profile New Delhi seat, Parvesh Verma has already claimed victory. Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has also conceded defeat to BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah in Jangpura.
We will leave no stone unturned for Delhi's all-round development: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to leave no stone unturned for Delhi's all-round development, after winning the Delhi Assembly elections.
The PM also mentioned that development and good governance have won.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal congratulates BJP for its victory, accepts people's mandate
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal conceded the defeat in the Delhi Assembly election, saying that the party will function as a constructive opposition and will continue to serve the people.
"We have done lot of work in education, water, electricity, infrastructure to provide relief to Delhiites", the AAP leader added. He also thanked AAP workers for their hardwork during elections.
After AAP's defeat, the party chief also mentioned that they are not in politics for power, instead they consider it as medium to serve people.
Setback for AAP but we accept people's mandate: Atishi
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi retained the Kalkaji seat, defeating BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress' Alka Lamba in the Assembly elections. She said, "Setback for AAP but we accept people's mandate; will continue our fight against BJP's dictatorship, hooliganism".
The AAP leader also thanked the people of Kalkaji and party workers.
Delhi poll results nothing more than referendum on Arvind Kejriwal, AAP: Congress
The Congress on Saturday said, Delhi poll result is the rejection of Kejriwal's politics of deceit, deception rather than vindication of PM Modi's policies.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, Congress took lead in highlighting various scams under Kejriwal. Voters have pronounced judgement on 12 years of misrule, he claimed.
The Cong leader also added, the party may not be in assembly but it is definitely a presence in Delhi and that there will be a Congress govt in 2030.
BJP bags five seats, AAP six in Delhi; Parvesh Verma claims victory over Kejriwal
The BJP won five seats and AAP six in the Delhi Assembly election, according to the latest EC data.
The saffron party is poised to form a government in Delhi after 26 years, with the latest Election Commission (EC) trends showing the BJP ahead in a further 43 of Delhi's 70 seats and AAP in 16.
Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has conceded defeat to the BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah in Jangpura while the saffron party's Parvesh Verma claimed to have defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the high-profile New Delhi seat.
AAP's Virender Singh Kadian won the Delhi Cantt seat by 2,029 votes while Kuldeep Kumar defeated his closest rival by a margin of 6,293 in Kondli.
The Kejriwal-led party's Sahi Ram won from Tughlakabad by 14,711 votes, Mukesh Ahlawat from Sultanpur Majra by 17,126 votes, Jarnail Singh from Tilak Nagar by 11,656 votes, and Imran Hussain from Ballimaran by 29,823 votes.
The BJP's Rekha Gupta won the Shalimar Bagh seat, defeating her AAP rival by 29,595 votes, while Manjinder Singh Sirsa emerged victorious from Rajouri Garden by 18,190 votes.
Tilak Ram Gupta won the Tri Nagar seat by 15,896 votes, Umang Bajaj from Rajinder Nagar by 1,231 votes, and Chandan Kumar Choudhary from Sangam Vihar by 344 votes.
People voted for change, they were fed up: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that people of the national capital "voted for change" as they were "fed up with the way things were".
Priyanka, also the MP from Wayanad,said that it was obvious during the party's meetings ahead of the Delhi polls that people wanted change.
"They were fed up with the way things were and they wanted change. I suppose they voted for change. My congratulations to all those who have won." "For the rest of us, it just means we have to work harder, stay there, be on the ground and be responsive to the people's issues," she said.
BJP's Parvesh Verma claims victory over Kejriwal in New Delhi constituency
BJP candidate from New Delhi assembly constituency Parvesh Verma on Saturday claimed he had defeated AAP convenor and two-time chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Speaking to, Verma, the son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of the city for his "victory".
However, the Election Commission (EC) is yet to declare the winner from New Delhi seat.
According to the EC website, Verma was leading by a margin of 4,099 votes against Kejriwal at the end of the 13th round of counting.
While Verma's vote tally stood at 30,024, Kejriwal polled 25,925 votes, the website showed.
BJP to make Delhi world's number one capital under PM Modi's leadership: Amit Shah.
Home Minister Amit Shah says,Delhiites have shown that the public cannot be mislead by repeated false promises. The public has responded to the dirty Yamuna, dirty drinking water, broken roads, overflowing sewers and liquor shops open in every street with their votes.
In a post on X, Shah wrote, "I heartily congratulate all the workers of @BJP4Delhi who worked day and night for this grand victory in Delhi, BJP National President JP Nadda and State President Virendra Sachdeva.
Delhi will now become an ideal capital under the leadership of Modi, he claimed.
Atishi wins Kalkaji seat, defeats controversial BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri
Delhi chief minister Atishi wins from the Kalkaji seat, trounces former BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri by 2,700 votes.
AAP drowned due to liquor policy, focus on money: Anna Hazare
As the BJP is poised to form a government in Delhi, activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP "drowned" due to the liquor policy and its focus on money, failing to understand its duty to serve people selflessly.
The BJP is poised to form a government in Delhi after more than 26 years, with the latest Election Commission trends showing the saffron party ahead in 45 of the 70 assembly seats and AAP in 25.
"With the liquor policy issue came the money and they drowned in it. The (AAP's) image was tarnished. People saw he (Arvind Kejriwal) talks about clean character and then about liquor," Hazare, who led the anti-corruption movement in 2011, told reporters.
"AAP lost as it failed to understand the need to serve people selflessly and took the wrong path. Money took the front seat which dented AAP's image, leading to its defeat," Hazare said.
BJP on victory run in Delhi, AAP stares at defeat in its bastion
The BJP was set to stage a thumping comeback in Delhi after more than 26 years on Saturday, sweeping away the Aam Aadmi Party from the national capital in another big win that extends its saffron footprint in the country.
As votes were counted for the 70-member Delhi assembly elections held earlier this week, trends and results on the Election Commission website showed the BJP ahead in 48 seats and the AAP in 22. AAP veteran and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia conceded defeat from Jangpura while party supremo Arvind Kejriwal stared at possible loss from New Delhi.
The Congress, which had ruled for 15 years under Sheila Dikshit, came up nought in the bipolar contest.
Ground level issues such as water, drainage and garbage went up against volatile campaigns by both parties with voters grimly evaluating their quality of life in a hopelessly polluted city. The BJP pushed ahead and made ‘sheesh mahal’ an oft recalled buzzword for the lavish chief minister’s residence following the renovations by Kejriwal and allegations of corruption in the excise policy. It clearly hit home.
And the AAP, which saw its leaders Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia jailed in the excise policy case, countered with vigour to say it was just not being allowed to govern as it wanted to because every move was being stymied by the lieutenant governor. That didn’t find the resonance it had hoped for.
For the party’s national convenor and two-time chief minister Kejriwal, the face of the party born of an anti-corruption movement in 2013, it was a tantalising seesaw between victory and defeat in his constituency. As the morning progressed, Kejriwal was trailing, then leading and then trailing again. After nine rounds, he was behind BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh by 1,170 votes.
AAP candidate from Jangpura seat, Manish Sisodia says, they fell short by just 600 votes
Senior AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, lost the Delhi Assembly election in Janpura. BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah won the seat. He said, "all of us party workers contested the Jangpura seat dedicatedly and the people here also gave us a lot of support but we fell short by just 600 votes."
Manish Sisodia on Saturday expressed the hope that the BJP would work for the welfare of the people in the area. “I extend my congratulations to the winning candidate and hope they will focus on the progress and welfare of the people of Jangpura,” he told reporters.
After nine rounds of counting, Sisodia was trailing by 572 votes.
Tukde-tukde gang facing defeat, says MP CM on Delhi election trends
As early trends showed the BJP leading in 45 of Delhi's 70 assembly seats and AAP big-wigs trailing in some seats, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said leaders who were part of the "tukde-tukde gang" and had a narrow mindset have been continuously facing defeat.
According to the early trends released by the Election Commission, the BJP was leading in 45 of Delhi's 70 assembly seats, while AAP was ahead in 25.
Talking to reporters in Indore, Yadav said that opposition parties should introspect after their repeated defeat in the elections.
He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's association with the public, their hard work and the country's changing mood are going towards one direction.
Hitting out at the INDIA bloc, the chief minister said, "Elements who are part of the tukde-tukde gang, have narrow mindset and have misled the states and country for years are continuously facing defeats...We have witnessed everyone (opposition parties) coming together using dirty tricks, and Congress fought the last battle. Everyone came together by telling lies and have scattered like straws." Tukde-tukde is a catchphrase used by the BJP for groups allegedly supporting sedition and secessionism.
He said the results of the Haryana, Maharashtra and Delhi polls have gone the 2024 Lok Sabha election way.
Yadav said the opposition parties spread sophistries across the country to mislead people, and the poll outcome is a lesson for such elements, and they should now introspect.
Kejriwal trails by 1,170 votes from New Delhi seat after briefly taking lead
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was trailing by 1,170 votes from New Delhi constituency after briefly taking the lead over his BJP rival Parvesh Verma, according to the Election Commission website.
Kejriwal's vote tally stood at 18,097 and Verma had 19,267 votes at the end of the eighth round of counting.
Trends show BJP leading in 45 of Delhi's 70 assembly seats
BJP ahead in 45 seats, poised to form govt in Delhi after 26 years; AAP leads in 25.
According to the Election Commission (EC) website, the BJP's vote share was 47.01 per cent till 11.55 am while AAP's stood at 43.16 per cent.
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was trailing the BJP's Parvesh Verma by 430 votes in the high-profile New Delhi seat after eight rounds of counting.
Kejriwal's former deputy Manish Sisodia was leading by 3,869 votes in Jangpura after the fifth round.
In Kalkaji, Chief Minister and AAP candidate Atishi was trailing the BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by 3,231 votes, the EC data showed.
"The people will give the BJP a decisive mandate. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Delhi will progress alongside the rest of the country. I can confidently say that AAP will be eliminated from the national capital," Bidhuri said.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari says, BJP government is forming; hails Modi's role in assuring win
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari says, “BJP government is forming. PM Modi’s guarantees played a huge role in this. The trend will be more clear in one to two hours.”
BJP leading in 42 seats after 7th round counting: ECI
BJP is leading in 42 seats as the counting continues in Delhi. The ruling AAP is ahead in 28 seats, according to the Election Commission.
AAP workers dance at party office, say they're confident in winning polls
AAP workers danced at the party headquarters as they hold confidence in winning the polls, despite trends showing a victory for BJP.
