Delhi Assembly Election 2025: BJP leader and candidate from Rajouri Garden, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, exuded confidence that his party will win at least 50 seats as people of the national capital are bracing for change. Counting of votes is currently underway in the National Capital.
Sirsa further took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal over his allegations of ‘poaching’ of AAP MLAs and candidates by BJP. Sirsa stated that Kejriwal’s allegations shows that they have “already accepted their defeat”.
“We are very confident…The BJP will win at least 50 seats. The people of Delhi want change… They regret that they brought AAP-da which turned Delhi into an ‘aapda’ (disaster)… Arvind Kejriwal’s allegations that his candidates for offers of Rs 15 crores, this shows that he has already accepted his defeat…” Sirsa told ANI.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa also offered prayers at Gurudwara Shri Rakab Ganj Sahib after the counting of the votes began for Delhi assembly elections. Sirsa is currently leading on Rajouri Garden seat with 3297 votes while AAP’s A Dhanwati Chandela A is trailing from the seat.
Meanwhile, according to the early trends from the Election Commission, the BJP has crossed the majority mark in the Delhi. The BJP is currently leading on 42 seats while the AAP is ahead on 27 seats, as of 10.12 am. The majority mark to form the government in the national capital is 36.
AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal is leading from the New Delhi seat while AAP candidate and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj is trailing to BJP’s Shikha Roy on Greater Kailash seat. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi is leading from Kalkaji seat while the BJP is leading on the Okhla seat, considered a strong bastion of AAP’s Amanatullah Khan.
It is noteworthy that most exit polls released on Wednesday gave the BJP an edge over the AAP. However, AAP leaders said that exit polls have historically underestimated the party’s performance. They expressed confidence in returning to power. The BJP’s campaign, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeted the AAP over ‘toxicity’ in the Yamuna River and the renovation of Arvind Kejriwal’s residence as Chief Minister.
(With inputs from ANI)
