Feb 08, 2025 01:49 PM IST
The high-octane race for the Delhi elections saw the BJP overtake AAP, while the Congress failed to make a mark
As the intense race for the national capital comes to a conclusion, the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as the heavyweight with an estimated 48 seats under its belt as per data released by the Election Commission of India.
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While the Aam Admi Party faltered, chief minister Atishi managed to hold onto the Kalkaji assembly constituency defeating BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress’ Alka Lamba. The Congress failed to make it’s mark, with most exit poll predictions correctly forecasting the BJP’s sweep and Congress’ lacklustre performance.
Here are some of the highlights of the Delhi elections:
- After trailing for several rounds of counting, AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Atishi emerged victorious over BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri from the Kalkaji seat.
- BJP leader Parvesh Verma is on track to defeat AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, maintaining a lead in the New Delhi seat after 13 out of 14 rounds of counting. The current vote gap between Verma and Kejriwal is of 4,099 votes.
- Union home minister Amit Shah took to social media platform X and said that this was a new beginning for Delhi and that the BJP would bring in an era of trust. He said, “Modi in the heart of Delhi. The people of Delhi have worked to make Delhi Aapda-free by destroying the ‘Sheeshmahal’ of lies, deceit and corruption.”
- The BJP is currently leading in 43 seats and has been confirmed to have won in 5 seats, as per the ECI. Rekha Gupta won against AAP’s Bandana Kumari by a whopping margin of 29,595 votes to secure the Shalimar Bagh constituency.
- Other BJP early winners include Tilak Ram Gupta from the Tri Nagar seat, Manjinder Singh Sirsa from the Rajouri Garden constituency, Umang Bajaj in Rajinder Nagar and Chandan Kumar Chaudhary from Sangam Vihar
- AAP has also confirmed 6 other candidates who have win, with leads in 16 other constituencies. The Congress has not managed to secure a lead in any seat in the 2025 elections.
- Imran Hussain won the Ballimaran seat won with a margin of 29,823 against his BJP opponent Kamal Bagri.
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