BJP leads in Delhi on 41 seats, Aam Aadmi Party on 29

 Counting of votes will be completed by 6 pm. 36 seats are needed to form the government. Indian media

Saturday, February 8, 2025

New Delhi (Point News Today - 08 February 2025) The counting of votes has begun in the elections to be held on February 5 in the Indian capital Delhi and according to the initial results, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading. According to the preliminary results of the Election Commission, the Aam Aadmi Party has missed out on victory for the third time and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Center has made a comeback after 27 years.

According to Indian media, the polling for the Delhi Assembly elections was held on February 5 and the Election Commission is preparing to announce the results of the 70-member Assembly on February 8. 60.

42 percent voting was recorded. The counting of votes began at 7 am on Saturday and is expected to end by 6 pm. According to the results till 10:30 am on the Election Commission website, the BJP is ahead by winning 41 seats while the Aam Aadmi Party is behind with 29.

Most exit polls had predicted a BJP victory and a setback for the Aam Aadmi Party, but the people's decision will determine the final leadership in Delhi for the next five years. The people will be able to get answers to the questions of who will replace Aam Aadmi Party Chief Minister Atishi and other ministers. Most exit polls had predicted an easy victory for the BJP in Delhi, including P-Mark People's Plus, JVC Poll, People's Insight and Chanakya Strategy. Meanwhile, the Matris has predicted a hung assembly in Delhi.

Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal contested from the New Delhi seat against BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress's Sandeep Dikshit. Aam Aadmi Party candidate and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi contested from Kalkaji constituency against Congress leader Alka Lamba and BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri. From Jangpura seat, Aam Aadmi Party's Manish Sisodia contested from BJP's Trivendra Singh Marwah and Congress's Farhad Suri. Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendra Jain contested from Shakur Basti against BJP's Karnel Singh.

A victory for the Aam Aadmi Party in the 2025 Delhi elections will be a hat-trick for Arvind Kejriwal's ruling party. To form a government in a union territory, any party needs to win at least 36 seats. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has contested all the seats and is confident about its governance track record and welfare initiatives. On the other hand, the BJP has launched a media campaign to portray the Aam Aadmi Party as corrupt. The third largest party, Congress, is hoping for a better performance, which has not been able to win a single seat in the last two elections.