The Bharatiya Janata Party is poised to form the government in Delhi after 27 years. According to the latest update from the Election Commission of India (ECI), BJP is ahead on 47 seats, having won 15 and leading on 32.
While, AAP is ahead on 23, having won 11 and leading on 12. Congress has failed to even open its account in the Delhi elections for the third straight time. The Congress, which was in power in Delhi for 15 consecutive years, was looking to revive its fortunes after drawing a blank in the previous two elections in 2020 and 2015.
Sandeep Dikshit, who was contesting elections from New Delhi seat, also lost as BJP’s Parvesh Verma emerged victorious beating Arvind Kejriwal by 4089 votes. Dikshit stood at third position with just 4568 votes.
Polling for the 70-member Assembly was held on February 5, with a total voter turnout recorded at 60.54 per cent.