Aam Aadmi Party claimed a resounding victory in Delhi as the party won 62 seats in the 70-constituency Delhi Assembly. BJP managed to win eight seats.
The final voter turnout, which stood at 62.59% — released about 24 hours later by the Election Commission of India — was about five per cent less the last election’s 67.12%.
In the last assembly elections in 2015, the AAP had won 67 seats while the BJP could manage only three seats. The Congress settled at zero.
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8:00 pm: Vote share:
AAP- 53.57% , BJP- 38.51%, INC- 4.26%
6:45 pm:
6:40 pm: Leads and results:
AAP- 62, BJP- 8, INC- 0
6: 35 pm:
6:30 pm: Congratulatory messages poured in for AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal from national leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu and others.
6:15 pm:
6:10 pm: Leads and results:
AAP- 62, BJP- 8, INC- 0
6:00 pm:
5:55 pm: “We will play our role as a constructive opposition & raise public issues in the assembly,” said BJP president JP Nadda while congratulating Arvind Kejriwal.
5:50 pm:
5:47 pm: Leads and results:
AAP- 63, BJP- 7, INC- 0
5:45 pm: “Very confident that Arvind Kejriwal will work towards the betterment of the people of Delhi. We had a lot of expectations and we will look into our failures and see where we went wrong. This is the time to be strong and I request all BJP workers to stay positive. Extremely glad about the increase in vote share for the BJP in comparison to 2015. The Congress is as good as non-existent in Delhi. We will try that in future blame game reduces and work increases,” Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said at a press conference.
5:35 pm:
5:30 pm: AAP leader Sanjay Singh says, “Delhi people have given a clear message that elections can be won on the basis of work and development.”
5:25 pm: AAP’s Imran Hussain wins from Ballimaran seat with a margin of 36,172 votes.
Saurabh Bhardwaj wins from Greater Kailash with a margin of 16,809 votes.
Raj Kumari Dhillon from Hari Nagar with a margin of 20,131 votes.
5:15 pm:
5:00 pm:
4:45 pm:
4:40 pm: “I thank the people of Delhi. I thank our party workers for their hardwork, they’ve done a lot. I accept the mandate of people of Delhi & congratulate Arvind Kejrwial. I hope he’ll perform well as per the expectations of the people,” said Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.
4:25 pm: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addressed a public gathering of AAP workers near party headquarters. He thanked the people of Delhi and said the result will ‘lead to a new kind of politics.’
4:15 pm: “I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal. The mandate given by the people of Delhi has shown that they will vote on work and development,” said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
4: 00 pm: Leads and results:
AAP- 63, BJP- 7, INC- 0
3:55 pm: AAP candidate Abdul Rehman defeats BJP’s Kaushal Kumar Mishra from Seelampur Assembly constituency by 27887 votes.
3:40 pm:
3:30 pm: “I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and the people of Delhi for AAP’s victory. People have shown that the country will be run by ‘Jan Ki Baat’, not ‘Mann Ki Baat’. BJP called Kejriwal a terrorist but couldn’t defeat him,” said Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
3:15 pm: “People of Delhi have proven that Delhi’s son Arvind Kejriwal isn’t a terrorist but a true patriot. He’s working for nation building, the work he’s doing is what constitutes patriotism. What BJP is doing, isn’t patriotism,” said AAP leader Raghav Chaddha after winning.
3:10 pm:
2: 55 pm: AAP’s Manish Sisodia has won from Patparganj constituency. He faced a tough fight against BJP’s Ravinder Singh Negi.
2:45 pm: AAP’s Atishi wins from Kalkaji constituency.
2:30 pm: AAP’s Raghav Chaddha wins from Rajinder Nagar constituency.
2:15 pm: Leads and results:
AAP- 60, BJP- 10, INC- 0
2:00 pm: AAP’s Manish Sisodia leading from Patparganj.
1:40 pm: “I accept the result. We will work hard and give a better performance in the next elections. If this election would have been on Education and Development, then Education Minister (Manish Sisodia) would not have been trailing,” said BJP MP Parvesh Verma.
1:20 pm:
1:10 pm: “We accept Delhi Election Results and congratulate Arvind Kejriwal & the people of Delhi. We tried our best but, probably, we could not convince the people of the state. I hope Delhi develops under the chief ministership of Arvind Kejriwal,” said BJP MP Gautam Gambhir.
1:05 pm: Leads:
AAP- 56, BJP- 14, INC- 0
1:00 pm:
12:50 pm: Leads:
AAP- 56, BJP- 14, INC- 0
12:45 pm:
12:40 pm: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calls Arvind Kejriwal to congratulate him for his party, AAP’s win under his leadership in the Delhi assembly elections 2020.
12:30 pm:
12:20 pm: Aam Aadmi Party’s Manish Sisodia trailing behind BJP’s Ravi Negi, by a margin of 2182 votes, in Patparganj assembly constituency, after 6th round of counting.
12:15 pm: Leads:
AAP- 58, BJP- 12, INC- 0
12:00 pm: “Common people have decided they will choose either BJP or AAP. It’s a vote for development agenda…From PM to grassroots workers, it’s been a fight between a giant and a pygmy and the pygmy has won,” said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress.
11:50 am: Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajesh Rishi leading against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ashish Sood from Janakpuri, after 7 rounds of counting.
11:40 am:
11:30 am: Aam Aadmi Party’s Raj Kumari Dhillon leading against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from Hari Nagar constituency, after 5th round of counting.
11:16 am: Aam Aadmi Party’s Raghav Chadha leading by 5,216 votes from Rajinder Nagar constituency.
11: 15 am: Aam Aadmi Party’s Manish Sisodia trailing behind BJP’s Ravi Negi by 1427 votes, in Patparganj assembly constituency, after third round of counting.
11:05 am: Aam Aadmi Party’s Akhilesh Pati Tripathi leading from Model Town assembly constituency, after second round of counting.
Leads: AAP- 54, BJP- 16, INC- 0
11:00 am:
10:50 am: Leads:
AAP- 54, BJP- 16, INC- 0
10:45 am: “Everyone knew that Aam Aadmi Party will return to power for the third time. Congress’s defeat will not send a good message. The victory of AAP against the Bharatiya Janata Party & its communal agenda is significant,” Congress MP AR Chowdhury said.
10:40 am: The constituency which houses Shaheen Bagh, the area where massive anti-CAA protests are being held for over five weeks, BJP’s Braham Singh appears to lead by 214 votes while AAP’s Amanatullah Khan trails.
10:30 am: Leads:
AAP- 49, BJP- 19, INC- 0
10:20 am: “Trends indicate that there is a gap between AAP-BJP, there is still time. We are hopeful. Whatever the outcome, being the State Chief I am responsible,” said BJP chief Manj Tiwari
10:10 am: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kapil Mishra leading from Model Town by a margin of 98 votes; Aam Aadmi Party’s Manish Sisodia leading from Patparganj by a margin of 112 votes.
10:00 am: Aam Aadmi Party’s Raj Kumari Dhillon leading against BJP’s Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from Hari Nagar, after first round of counting
9:55 am: Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal leads by a margin of 2026 votes from New Delhi constituency; Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijender Gupta trailing by 1172 votes from Rohini
9:50 am: AAP leads Timarpur, Narela seats
9:45 am: “People of Delhi have accepted our governance model. At the counting centre, right now, I can see I am getting double the votes as compared to the BJP candidate,” said AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj.
9:40 am:
9:35 am: Leads:
AAP- 51, BJP- 19, INC- 0
9:20 am: BJP’s Kapil Mishra trailing
AAP’s Manish Sisodia leading
AAP’s Raghav Chaddha leading
Congress’ Haroon Yusuf trailing
9:15 am: Early Leads:
AAP- 52, BJP- 18, INC- 0
9:05 am:
9:00 am: “Wait for the final result, we are going to register a massive win,” AAP MP Sanjay Singh.
8:45 am: AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal is leading
Congress’ Alka Lamba is trailing
BJP’s Tajinder Singh Bagga leading
AAP’s Atishi leading
8:30 am:
8:25 am: ”We are confident of a win today because we have worked for people in the last 5 years,” said AAP’s Manish Sisodia.
8:20 am: Aam Aadmi Party races ahead of BJP in early leads. AAP ahead in 54 seats while the BJP in 15 seats.
8:15 am: “I am not nervous. I am confident that it will be a good day for BJP. We are coming to power in Delhi today. Don’t be surprised if we win 55 seats,” said Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.
8:00 am: Counting of votes begins.
7:30 am: Hours ahead of counting, BJP leader Kapil Mishra, who crossed over from AAP last year, tweeted that his party is forming the government. The BJP hasn’t been in power in Delhi since 1998.
Meanwhile, exit polls, conducted by Times Now-IPSOS, Republic-Jan Ki Baat, ABP News, NEWSx and TV9 Bharatvarsh, also predicted that AAP is likely to secure over two-thirds majority in Delhi Assembly Elections 2020.
7:00 am: According to Times Now-IPSOS exit poll, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is predicted to win 44 seats, while BJP is expected to gain 20 seats.
6:30 am: The Election Commission has set up around 21 centres for counting of votes. The counting will start at 8 am. Postal ballots to be counted first.
6:15 am: In the 2015 polls, the AAP had secured 54.3 per cent of the vote share. The BJP managed 32.3 per cent and the Congress trailed with a meager 9.7 per cent.
6:00 am: Delhi is the fourth state to go to polls after the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand were the other three states, where Vidhan Sabha elections took place post-2019 general election.
