Delhi Assembly Election Results 2025 Highlights: A key meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is in progress at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda, along with several senior leaders, is attending the discussions.
The meeting follows the party’s historic victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, where it unseated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by winning 48 out of 70 seats. However, the BJP has yet to announce its Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi.
Speaking on the matter, BJP candidate from the New Delhi Assembly seat, Parvesh Verma, stated on Saturday that the party’s decision on the Chief Ministerial face would be widely accepted. “In our party, the legislative party decides the Chief Ministerial candidate, and then the party leadership approves it. So, the party’s decision will be acceptable to everyone,” Verma said.
The BJP has secured a majority in the Delhi Assembly elections, winning 48 out of 70 seats, according to the Election Commission. AAP’s top leaders, including party chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain, have lost the elections from New Delhi, Jangpura and Greater Kailash constituencies respectively. The Bharatiya Janata Party will now form a government in Delhi after more than 26 years.
The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections began at 8 AM on Saturday, February 8. Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly with 699 candidates in the fray was held on February 5 from 7 am to 6 pm. A voter turnout of 60.54 per cent was registered for the February 5 polls. Results for the Delhi election is announced by the ECI and it can be accessed on results.gov.in.
Delhi Elections 2025: Promises in manifestos by AAP, BJP, Congress galore
The three contenders in this election – AAP, BJP and Congress – have announced a slew of welfare schemes for the women voters. While the BJP’s ‘Mahila Samriddhi Yojana’ promises Rs 2,500 per month financial assistance to women, the AAP has promised Rs 2,100 per month to women under the “Mahila Samman Yojana’ and the Congress has promised in its manifesto Rs 2,500 monthly allowance to women under ‘Pyari Didi Yojana’. Along with this, the AAP has promised ‘jobs guarantee’, financial support to auto and cab drivers, scholarships for Dalit students to pursue higher education abroad, and more. The BJP promised ownership rights in 1,700 unauthorised colonies, cleaning Yamuna river, welfare board for gig workers, among other promises in its ‘Sankalp Patra’ that was released in three parts. Meanwhile, Congress has promised free health coverage upto Rs 25 lakh, cooking gas at Rs 500 per cylinder, 300 units free electricity and more to the voters of Delhi, if it returns to power.
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Live Delhi Election 2025: Day after Delhi Assembly election results, senior BJP leaders met with the newly-elected party MLAs
A day after the Delhi Assembly election results were declared, senior BJP leaders met with the newly-elected party MLAs, as reported by PTI. The BJP secured 48 out of the 70 Assembly seats in the Capital and will form the government in Delhi for the first time in 27 years. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi BJP in-charge Baijayant Panda, Delhi BJP general secretary (organization) Pawan Rana, and BJP national general secretary (organization) B L Santhosh held the meetings with the MLAs, organizing interactions for each parliamentary constituency with the Lok Sabha MPs present.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Eknath Shinde refuses ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to 15 AAP candidates
Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra's Deputy CM and Shiv Sena chief, revealed on Sunday that 15 AAP candidates had approached him seeking his party's ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to contest the Delhi elections. However, he declined their request, citing the principles of ‘yuti dharma.’
Shinde, whose party Shiv Sena is allied with the BJP in the Mahayuti coalition in Maharashtra, explained, “A total of 15 AAP candidates reached out to me. I felt that granting them the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol would lead to a vote split between BJP, Sena, and others, ultimately benefiting other parties. Hence, I decided to decline.”
Live Delhi Election 2025: Haryana CM Saini says 'AAP-da' will be ousted from Punjab just like in Delhi
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Sunday that the Aam Aadmi Party would face defeat in Punjab just like it did in Delhi, according to news agency PTI. The BJP is poised to form the government in Delhi after winning 48 out of the 70 Assembly seats in the Capital.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi says Delhiites have ‘suffered silently for 10 years’
Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi stated that the people of Delhi have ‘suffered silently for 10 years’ in reaction to the Delhi Assembly election results. According to PTI, Bedi described the results as a ‘reclaiming’ aimed at restoring peace, harmony, respect, and dignity. She further attributed AAP's loss in the Capital to its own actions, adding that she was speaking as a concerned citizen about the decline she observed over the past decade.
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Live Delhi Election 2025: Centre should take diplomatic steps to stop 'atrocities' on Hindus in Bangladesh says Ashok Gehlot
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot called on the Centre to take diplomatic action to prevent "atrocities" against Hindus in Bangladesh. His comments came in response to a growing number of incidents affecting the Hindu community in the neighbouring country.
Shortly after Gehlot’s statement, BJP state president Madan Rathore criticized the Congress leader, accusing the party of only “remembering Hindus” following their poor performance in the Delhi elections. Rathore also reiterated that the central government has been actively engaged in diplomatic efforts to curb violence in Bangladesh.
Gehlot’s remarks followed a report from Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that since August of the previous year, at least 23 Hindus have been killed, and 152 Hindu temples have been attacked in Bangladesh.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan blames Congress for AAP loss
On Sunday, AAP's Okhla MLA, Amanatullah Khan, held the Congress responsible for the party's loss in the Delhi elections, a claim the Congress dismissed as unfounded. In the 2020 polls, AAP had secured 62 assembly seats, and in 2015, it won 67.
However, this time, their seat count dropped to just 22, while the BJP achieved a landslide victory with 48 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly. Khan alleged that Congress focused more on ensuring AAP's defeat than on achieving its own electoral success.
"The Congress contested the election not to win but to ensure our defeat. Rahul Gandhi came to campaign in my constituency for the first time ever. It knew it had no chance of winning but was determined to make us lose," Khan said.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Congress was ready for pre-poll alliance with AAP in Delhi but Kejriwal refused: Tariq Hameed Karr Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karr said on Sunday that the Congress was open to a pre-poll alliance with the AAP for the Delhi Assembly elections, but AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal declined.
"Congress was always ready for an alliance, but it was Arvind Kejriwal who refused to join," he stated. Karr acknowledged that while the Delhi poll results were disappointing, it was evident that any opposition alliance would be incomplete without Congress.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Congress Leader, Tariq Anwar expresses grief over the Delhi election results
Senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar on Sunday called the Delhi assembly poll result "saddening" for the party and expressed hope that the high command would introspect on the defeat.
Speaking to reporters in his Lok Sabha constituency, the Katihar MP highlighted the party's failure to win a single seat in the 70-member Delhi assembly, adding, "I am sure there will be introspection on why we could not perform well in the Delhi polls."
Live Delhi Election 2025: 31 out of 70 MLA's have criminal cases against them, according to poll rights body ADR
Thirty-one of the 70 candidates elected to the eighth Delhi Assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the poll rights body ADR.
This is a decrease from the 43 MLAs in the previous assembly who had declared criminal charges.
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Delhi Election Watch, which analyzed the affidavits of all 699 candidates in the assembly elections, noted that the number of winning candidates with serious criminal cases remains a concern.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Khattar claims AAP's defeat in Delhi polls was due to Kejriwal's Yamuna poisoning remark
Union minister and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Sunday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could have won 5-7 more seats in the Delhi Assembly polls if its leader Arvind Kejriwal had not made allegations about the Yamuna river being poisoned.
Live Delhi Election 2025: People endorsed PM Modi's guarantees, says Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Sunday that the people of Delhi have endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promises, and emphasized that the national capital would now move confidently toward a "Viksit Bharat."
He added that Modi's policies would be implemented in Delhi, ensuring the people benefit from welfare schemes like Ayushman Bharat and access to clean drinking water.
Speaking at a press conference at Haryana Bhawan, the BJP leader claimed that the people of Delhi rejected AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s "deceptive promises" by voting him out of power.
Live Delhi Election 2025: 80% of total candidates, including 67 Congress leaders, lose deposits
In the Delhi Assembly polls, Congress candidates lost their security deposits in all but three seats, with nearly 80 per cent of all contenders, including independents, forfeiting their deposits.
Out of 699 candidates in the race, 555 (79.39 percent) forfeited their deposits in the February 5 elections.
It was a dismal outcome for Congress, which not only failed to secure any seats for the third consecutive time but also saw 67 of its candidates lose their security deposits. Despite ruling Delhi for three consecutive terms until 2013, the party fielded candidates in all 70 constituencies.
Candidates from AAP, BJP, and its allies, Janata Dal (United) and LJP (Ram Vilas), however, managed to retain their security deposits after the results were announced on Saturday.
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Live Delhi Election 2025: lies and fraud cannot last long says Anil Sarin, BJP's Punjab General Secretary while criticising AAP following Delhi election results
BJP's Punjab General Secretary, Anil Sarin, on Sunday criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing it of making false promises, such as failing to provide financial support for women and establishing clinics. He predicted that AAP would be removed from power in Punjab, stating that "lies and fraud cannot last long."
He predicted that AAP would be ousted from power in Punjab as well, asserting that "lies and fraud cannot last long." Speaking with ANI, Sarin, said, "Just like they (AAP) did politics of lies and fraud in Delhi, they did the same in Punjab.
Live Delhi Election 2025: We will continue to play the role of constructive opposition, says Priyanka Kakkar, AAP's spokesperson
Priyanka Kakkar spokesperson of AAP on Sunday expressed gratitude to the people of Delhi for their support over the past decade after the Delhi Assembly election results. She mentioned that her party will continue to play the role of constructive Opposition.
The AAP leader also acknowledged the electoral mandate in favour of the and expressed hope that the party would work for the people of the national capital.
"We are very grateful that the people of Delhi gave us the opportunity to work for them for 10 years, and we did work. We also accept the people's mandate with all humility and hope that BJP will work for the people. We will continue to play the role of constructive Opposition," Kakkar said to ANI.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Lack of seat sharing discussion is the reason for loss, says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut attributed the lack of talks on seat sharing between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress as the reason for the loss.
While speaking with the ANI reporters, Raut said, "INDI Alliance is there and will remain in the future too. It was the responsibility of both, the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, they should have sat down and discussed seat sharing but both fought elections separately and lost the elections."
He added, "BJP wants us to fight among ourselves. If we are happy that AAP and Congress lost, then it is not a good thing for democracy. Till the time we fight among ourselves, we cannot defeat dictatorship."
Live Delhi Election 2025: Anurag Thakur attributes Delhi elections victory to PM Modi
Anurag Thakur, former union minister from BJP attributed his party's victory in the Delhi Assembly election to the people who have shown their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantees and the party's good governance welfare model.
"We have won in Delhi. I express my gratitude to the people of Delhi. This is BJP's good governance welfare model. People trust PM Modi's guarantees," Thakur told ANI.
Live Delhi Election 2025: BJP Leaders Meet Delhi LG After Atishi Resigns as CM
Shortly after Atishi submitted her resignation as Chief Minister of Delhi, a delegation of victorious BJP candidates paid a courtesy visit to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Among those present were Parvesh Verma, the newly elected representative from the New Delhi Assembly seat, Arvinder Singh Lovely from the Gandhi Nagar Constituency and Kailash Gahlot from Bijwasan. The meeting took place at Raj Niwas, the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor.
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Live Delhi Election 2025: BJP Meeting Underway at Amit Shah's Residence
A high-level meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is currently in progress at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda, along with several senior leaders, is attending the discussions.
The meeting follows the party's historic victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, where it unseated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by securing 48 out of 70 seats. However, the BJP has yet to announce its Chief Ministerial candidate for Delhi.
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Live Delhi Election 2025: Delhi LG Dissolves 7th Legislative Assembly After Atishi Resigns
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has dissolved the Seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, effective today. This follows the resignation of Atishi as Delhi Chief Minister on Sunday after her party's defeat in the assembly elections. She submitted her resignation to Saxena at the Raj Niwas.
The dissolution clears the way for a new government under BJP's leadership in the national capital.
"In exercise of the power conferred upon me by sub-section (2)(b) of section 6 of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991, I, Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, hereby dissolve the Seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi with effect from February 8, 2025," the LG’s order stated.
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Live Delhi Election 2025: BJP likely to take helm next week
The BJP is likely to stake a claim to form the government next week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from his foreign visit, according to party leaders. Atishi assumed office as Chief Minister in September last year, succeeding AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who resigned amid corruption allegations.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Atish submits her resignation to LG VK Saxena
Delhi’s outgoing Chief Minister and AAP candidate, Atishi, who won the Kalkaji constituency by a margin of over 3,500 votes against BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri, has stepped down. She submitted her resignation to L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena at Raj Niwas in Civil Lines.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Congress Sees Opportunity in Punjab
Congress believes that AAP’s heavy loss in Delhi will weaken the party in Punjab. With growing internal conflicts and low morale among AAP leaders and workers, Congress expects to gain politically. Since the BJP is not strong in Punjab and the Shiromani Akali Dal has fallen to third place, Congress sees a better chance to strengthen its position in the state.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Congress Sees a Small but Promising Rise in Vote Share
For the first time in years, Congress has seen its vote share grow. In 2013, it had 24.6% of the votes, but this dropped sharply to 9.7% in 2015 and just 4.26% in 2020. In this election, Congress gained 2.10%, bringing its total to 6.36%. Though the party did not win any seats, this increase is seen as a sign of revival. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh is hopeful that the party’s vote share will keep rising, paving the way for a comeback.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Is the free electricity, water and bus services continue?
During the election campaign, PM Modi and the BJP made it clear that welfare schemes will not stop if they come to power. This statement was given after Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of planning to end free benefits. PM Modi's assurance means that people will continue to get 200 units of free electricity, 20,000 litres of free water, and free bus rides for women.
Live Delhi Election 2025: BJP's Big Promises for Delhi
The BJP has made several promises for the people of Delhi:
Cheaper Gas Cylinders: Poor women will get cylinders for Rs 500 and two free cylinders every year.
Help for Pregnant Women: Rs 21,000 and six nutrition kits will be provided.
Mahila Samridhi Yojana: Women will receive Rs 2,500 per month.
Free Healthcare: The Ayushman Bharat Yojana will be implemented in the first cabinet meeting, offering free treatment up to Rs 10 lakh.
Affordable Food: Atal Canteens will be set up in slum areas, providing food at just Rs 5.
Support for Students: Rs 15,000 financial aid for those appearing in competitive exams, and Rs 1,000 per month for technical or commercial courses.
Employment Opportunities: BJP promises 50,000 government jobs and 20 lakh employment and self-employment opportunities.
Help for Workers: Registered workers will get loans up to Rs 3 lakh and Rs 10,000 for skill development and equipment.
Increased Pension: The stopped pension for the elderly will be resumed. The pension for citizens aged 60+ will increase from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500, while those above 70 years will get Rs 3,000 instead of Rs 2,500.
Free Education: Education from KG to PG will be free for students.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Real reason why AAP collapsed
When the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was formed in 2012, Arvind Kejriwal was seen as an honest and simple leader. He traveled in a small blue WagonR, used public transport like the metro and auto-rickshaws and dressed modestly with his signature muffler. He criticized politicians for their lavish lifestyles and promised to live in a small two-room house if he became Chief Minister. He even signed affidavits saying he would not use government security or official cars.
However, over time, Kejriwal changed. He moves around in a convoy of luxury cars, lives in a grand house called ‘Sheesh Mahal,’ which was reportedly renovated for crores, and has security from both Delhi and Punjab police. The BJP has repeatedly pointed out these changes, making them key election issues. What started as social media discussions has now become a major political debate, with critics saying Kejriwal has moved far from his original promises.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Cong candidates lost deposits in 67 of 70 seats
The Congress party has failed to secure even a single seat in the Delhi Assembly elections. This marks a hat-trick of electoral defeats, as the country's oldest party has not won a seat for the third consecutive time in Delhi Assembly polls. Despite contesting all 70 seats, Congress candidates faced a crushing defeat, with 67 of them losing their deposits.
Live Delhi Election 2025: Who will be the next CM of Delhi?
BJP Delhi’s chief, Virendra Sachdeva, said the party’s central leaders will decide the next Chief Minister, keeping workers' interests in mind. Many names are being discussed, including Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Dushyant Gautam. However, BJP has a history of picking unexpected leaders. Will there be a surprise choice this time?
Live Delhi Election 2025: Himanta Biswa Sarma Thanks Delhi Voters for BJP's Historic Victory
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma extended his gratitude to the people of Delhi for their overwhelming support in the elections. He emphasised that the victory reflects the trust placed in the BJP’s governance model and its vision for the nation's progress.
"This overwhelming mandate is a testament to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the relentless efforts of our dedicated party workers. Under his guidance, the double-engine government will now propel Delhi towards becoming one of the world's best cities," he said.