The BJP is poised to form a government in Delhi after more than 26 years, with the latest Election Commission trends showing the saffron party ahead in 48 of the 70 assembly seats and AAP in 22.
As of 2: 30 pm, the BJP and AAP have won 11 and 10 seats respectively, according to the Election Commission (EC) website.
Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has conceded defeat to the BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah in Jangpura while the saffron party's Parvesh Verma claimed to have defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the high-profile New Delhi seat.
Hailing the BJP's Delhi Assembly polls victory as "historic", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the people of the national capital have shown the door to 'AAP-da' and now a double-engine government will ensure development at a double speed.
He said Delhiites are celebrating BJP's victory and respite from 'AAP-da', a term he used throughout the campaign to criticise the Aam Aadmi Party's rule.Read More...
On BJP's victory in #DelhiElections2025, PM Narendra Modi says, "Dilli ke logo ne shortcut wali rajneeti ka short-circuit kar diya'. Today the people of Delhi have made it clear. The real owner of Delhi is only the people of Delhi. Those who thought of being the owners of Delhi have been confronted with the truth. This is also clear from the mandate of Delhi that there is no place for shortcuts, lies in politics. 'Dilli ke logo ne shortcut vali rajneeti ka short-circuit kar diya'."
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he humbly accepts the mandate of Delhi as he thanked party workers and voters.
In a post on X, he said the fight for the progress of Delhi and against pollution, price rise and corruption will continue.
"Yamuna Maiya ki Jai," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he begins his address at the party headquarters in Delhi BJP emerged victorious in #DelhiAssemblyElection2025 (ANI)
On party's victory in Delhi Elections, Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda said, "In the Lok Sabha, the people of Delhi made BJP win all 7 seats and in this assembly election you made us win 48 seats, the message is clear - 'Delhi ke Dil mein Modi hain'."
AAP did fraud with the public and the people of Delhi were saying this, said BJP MLA candidate from Greater Kailash, Shikha Rai.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets party workers and leaders present at the BJP headquarters.
Delhi’s outgoing Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Atishi has secured victory from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency, defeating BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri by over 3,000 votes.
Extending gratitude to the people of her constituency Atishi remarked, "I want to thank the people of the Kalkaji Assembly for placing their trust in me."
"I also want to express my gratitude to my entire team, who worked tirelessly at the grassroots level, enduring muscle power, hooliganism, and violence to reach out to the people. The mandate of the people of Delhi is clear, and we accept it. This is not a time for victory; this is a time for battle and the fight against BJP will continue," she added.
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AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal conceded defeat as election results showed the BJP securing a clear majority in the Delhi Assembly elections. Kejriwal, who lost his New Delhi constituency seat to BJP’s Parvesh Verma, accepted the verdict with humility and extended congratulations to the winning party, the BJP.
"The election results for Delhi are out, and we humbly accept the people's verdict. The decision of the public is paramount, and we respect it with all our heart," Kejriwal said in a video message.
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Jana Shakti is paramount. Development wins, good governance triumphs. I bow to my dear sisters and brothers of Delhi for this resounding and historic mandate to BJP. We are humbled and honoured to receive these blessings. It is our guarantee that we will leave no stone unturned in developing Delhi, improving the overall quality of life for the people and ensuring that Delhi has a prime role to play in building a Viksit Bharat, tweets PM Narendra Modi
The Election Commission declared that AAP’s Virender Singh Kadian won the Delhi Cantt seat by a margin of 2,029 votes.
The BJP’s Rekha Gupta won the Shalimar Bagh seat, defeating her AAP rival by 29,595 votes.
AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar won the Kondli seat by 6,293 votes, while BJP’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa secured Rajouri Garden by 18,190 votes.
The BJP is poised to form a government in Delhi after more than 26 years, with the latest Election Commission (EC) trends showing the saffron party ahead in 45 of the 70 assembly seats and AAP in 21.
The BJP and AAP have won two seats each, according to the EC website. The Congress, on the other hand, is poised to draw a blank for the third consecutive assembly polls.
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As the BJP is poised to form a government in Delhi, activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP "drowned" due to the liquor policy and its focus on money, failing to understand its duty to serve people selflessly.
"With the liquor policy issue came the money and they drowned in it. The (AAP's) image was tarnished. People saw he (Arvind Kejriwal) talks about clean character and then about liquor," Hazare, who led the anti-corruption movement in 2011, told reporters.
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AAP chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lost the Assembly poll to BJP's Parvesh Verma in the New Delhi constituency.
In a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), senior leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has conceded defeat from the Jangpura seat, losing to BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah by over 600 votes. As of 12:30 PM, trends for all 70 assembly seats show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in 48 constituencies, signaling a strong comeback in the national capital, while AAP is ahead in 22 seats.
Trends show BJP taking a lead in 45 seats, AAP leading in 25 seats, in Delhi Assembly elections
After 6 out of 13 rounds, AAP's Arvind Kejriwal trails against BJP's Pravesh Sahib Singh by 225 votes from the New Delhi assembly seat
BJP leader Parvesh Verma leading in the New Delhi assembly constituency, AAP's Arvind Kejriwal trailing, as per early official trends
As per early official trends, BJP leading in Vishwas Nagar and Shahdara assembly seats out of the total 70 seats in Delhi
As in previous elections, the counting process starts with postal ballots. For those unfamiliar, a ‘postal ballot’ enables voters who cannot be physically present at polling stations to cast their votes remotely, as per Section 60 of the RPA.
Security beefed up for Delhi Assembly election vote counting with a three-tier arrangement: paramilitary forces and Delhi Police at 19 counting centres. Anti-sabotage checks done, traffic plan in place for smooth operations.
While the exit polls have predicted a landslide victory for the BJP, AAP is likely to fall short of the majority. The Congress party is predicted to get 1-2 seats in the assembly elections.
Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly saw a 57.70% turnout till 5 p.m., with AAP aiming for a fourth term and BJP pushing for a comeback. Allegations of bogus voting emerged in Seelampur, where two were detained. Mustafabad recorded the highest turnout (66.68%), while Arvind Kejriwal’s New Delhi seat saw 54.27%. AAP and BJP traded accusations over voter influence, as complaints of slow voting surfaced.