The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government in Delhi after nearly three decades, unseating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Assembly elections.
BJP candidate Chandrabhanu Paswan extended his lead over Samajwadi Party's (SP) Ajit Prasad to 31,093 votes after the 11th round of counting for the Milkipur assembly bypoll on Saturday, according to the Election Commission website.
Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its national convener, Arvind Kejriwal, following the party's poor performance in the Delhi Assembly elections. Hazare attributed AAP’s defeat to inadequate leadership, scandals, and a focus on political controversies rather than governance.
The Election Commission declared that AAP’s Virender Singh Kadian won the Delhi Cantt seat by a margin of 2,029 votes.
The BJP on Saturday cleaned out the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi and returned to power in the city after more than 26 years, extending its saffron imprint and dealing a devastating blow to the Arvind Kejriwal-led party whose top leadership crumbled or barely made it.
A fire broke out at the under-construction Sabarmati bullet train station here in the early hours of Saturday, an official said.
As early trends indicated a poor performance for Congress in the Delhi Assembly elections, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra responded to reporters in Kannur, Kerala, saying, "I don't know, I haven't checked the results yet."
BJP supporters erupted in celebration outside its Delhi headquarters as the latest counting trends showed the saffron party returning to power in the national capital after more than 26 years with a decisive mandate.
PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Saturday claimed that she and her mother, party chief Mehbooba Mufti, had been placed under house arrest.
The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections is underway, with early trends indicating a strong lead for the BJP, which has crossed the majority mark with leads in 50 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in 21 seats, as per initial updates.