11:59 (IST)
Sonia Gandhi, Venkaiah Naidu congratulate Arvind Kejriwal for landslide victory in polls
Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi and Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu called Arvind Kejriwal to congratulate him for AAP's performance in the Delhi Assembly elections, reported news agency ANI.
11:57 (IST)
Why are we gloating over AAP win but not concerned about Congress defeat, Sharmistha asks P Chidambaram
A day after the party's rout in Delhi elections, the knives are out in the Congress with its leader Sharmishtha Mukherjee asking if the party had outsourced the task of defeating the BJP to others.
Taking on Congress veteran P Chidambaram who welcomed the AAP win as "defeat of bluff and bluster", Mukherjee in a tweet asked the former minister if the state Congress units should shut shop in case the party had decides that others will take on the BJP across states.
Sharmishtha is the daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who has been a Congress leader all his life.
Chidambaram, the former finance minister, had welcomed the AAP victory in Delhi polls, saying “AAP won, bluff and bluster lost. The people of Delhi, who are from all parts of India, have defeated the polarising, divisive and dangerous agenda of the BJP. I salute the people of Delhi who have set an example to other states that will hold their elections in 2021 and 2022.
With due respect sir, just want to know- has @INCIndia outsourced the task of defeating BJP to state parties? If not, then why r we gloating over AAP victory rather than being concerned abt our drubbing? And if ‘yes’, then we (PCCs) might as well close shop! https://t.co/Zw3KJIfsRx
— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) February 11, 2020
11:41 (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal meets LG Anil Baijal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas on Wednesday, a day after he scripted a spectacular victory sweeping the Delhi polls. The meeting lasted for around 15 minutes. Sources said the two discussed the oath-taking ceremony which could take place over the weekend.
As per procedure, Kejriwal is also likely to tender his resignation to pave the way for his fresh swearing-in as the chief minister, which according to ANI is slated to be held on this Sunday, 12 February.
Kejriwal will also hold a meeting with the newly elected Aam Aadmi Party MLAs. The legislators will then elect him as the leader of the legislature party, following which he will stake claim to form government.
11:17 (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal arrives at Raj Niwas to meet Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal
Delhi: CM-designate & AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal arrives at the Raj Niwas to meet Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. pic.twitter.com/WnbVvzbSnb
— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2020
10:57 (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal to take oath as chief minister of Delhi on Sunday
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi on 16 February, Sunday at Ramlila Maidan, reports ANI.
10:38 (IST)
Delhi Police arrests accused, say shooter had personal enmity with volunteer
Delhi Police on Wednesday said that the accused gunman who shot at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's envoy on Tuesday night has been arrested. "It is a case of personal enmity and it has nothing to do with politics. Further investigation is underway." the police said.
But according to India Today reports, four people have been arrested by the Delhi Police. Three accused have been identified as Kalu, Dhami and Dev who are residents of Kishangarh village. The AAP worker who was killed in the shooting was also a resident of the same village.
The main accused Kalu told the police that he had not come to attack the AAP MLA but to attack party volunteer Ashok Mann and his nephew Harendra due to personal enmity. He also alleged that Ashok Mann had attacked his nephew in the past.
10:30 (IST)
AAP's focus on governance issues trumped BJP's polarisation bid, says Shiv Sena in mouthpiece 'Saamana'
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday said Aam Aadmi Party's campaign designed around the works done by it won it a landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly polls while the BJP's "polarisation attempt" failed to click with voters of the National Capital.
The Shiv Sena praised Delhi Chief Minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal, saying he single-handedly took on the "army of BJP leaders", including chief ministers and central leaders, and successfully showcased the works done by his government in fields like education and health.
"This is rare as elections in India are generally contested on sentimental issues," an editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party took a dig at former ally BJP, saying the Aam Aadmi Party's win indicated the defeat of arrogance and the attitude of "what we say is rule".
Losing the Delhi Assembly polls and a Shiv Sena chief minister in the country's financial capital Mumbai (Maharashtra) would be "deeply hurting" Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who wanted to secure at least one victory for the BJP after stepping down as its national president, it said.
09:20 (IST)
NOTA constitutes 0.5 percent of total votes polled
Over 43,000 votes in the just-concluded Delhi Assembly polls were cast in the None of the Above (NOTA) category, according to official figures released on Tuesday. Counting of votes were held on Tuesday after the elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly.
The election, largely seen as a battle between the AAP and the BJP, was held on Saturday, sealing the fate of 672 candidates -- 593 men and 79 women.
The final voter turnout was 62.59 percent, five percent less than 2015. The votes polled under NOTA category — 43,108 — constituted about 0.5 percent of total votes polled, as per the figures released by the Election Commission on its website.
08:54 (IST)
New Delhi Legislative Assembly to have 16 first-time MLAs, all from AAP
The new Delhi Legislative Assembly will have 16 first-time MLAs, all from the Aam Aadmi Party, including Atishi, Raghav Chadha and Dilip Pandey. Atishi, who was fielded from Kalkaji, won the seat by defeating BJP candidate Dharambir Singh by a margin of 11,393 votes. She unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections last year from the East Delhi constituency against BJP's Gautam Gambhir.
Chadha, who had also registered victory from Rajinder Nagar, defeated his BJP rival Sardar R P Singh by a margin of 20,058 votes. He too had contested from the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat but lost to BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri.
Pandey, who also unsuccessfully contested from the Northeast Delhi Lok Sabha seat in 2019, won the Timarpur seat by a margin of over 24,000 votes.
08:45 (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal to meet Delhi governor today
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal to meet Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today morning. Later today he is expected to hold a meeting with the newly-elected party MLAs at his residence.
After the selection of the Legislature Party leader, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will be apprised of it. Thereafter, a notification will be issued.
The Governor dissolved the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. "Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday dissolved the Sixth Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi with effect from 11 February." the official said. "A new order will be issued for the formation of the Seventh Legislative Assembly after the final results come," the official added.
News18 reported that the new government is likely to be formed on 14 February.
08:41 (IST)
Transformation of Kejriwal from a 'combative CM' to a statesmanlike leader has ensured this third term
In the run up to the Delhi elections, a reporter asked Arvind Kejriwal why he hadn’t visited Shaheen Bagh. "What will I do there?" he replied. "I am the chief minister of Delhi. I have been elected to preside over the state’s education, electricity, health, roads and so on."
This was a stark departure from the Kejriwal of November 2016, who had reached the police station in Mayapuri to ensure the release of Fatima, mother of Jawaharlal Nehru University's missing student Najeeb Ahmad, or the Kejriwal of 2018 who sat on a dharna protesting against the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
The transformation of Kejriwal from a combative chief minister at the start of his second term to a more statesmanlike leader towards the end of it is as obvious as daylight. But it has been a critical factor in ensuring he gets a third term as the Chief Minister of Delhi.
08:26 (IST)
Did Delhi election results redefine communalism, secularism or is it a simple case of Kejriwal regaining power for his great work?
What does the BJP’s loss in Delhi mean? Is it that the Hindutva platform of hate has no takers? Is it that Hindutva pales before ‘real’ vikas? Is it that a majority of the voters of Delhi are not communal? How should one assess Kejriwal’s thumping victory in broader political terms? There are no clear answers.
But there seem to have been two strands to the AAP's strategy. The first is that of projecting the positive governance model of the AAP. The second strand seemed to avoid engaging in communal talk, steering largely clear of the Shaheen Bagh protests, and not making any specific references to the Muslim community.
08:17 (IST)
Delhi Police register FIR in connection to last night's shooting incident
The Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR in connection with the firing incident at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy and said that all angles are being probed. Delhi Police said that investigation is on and working "on all angles" to find out the motive behind firing the shots at Naresh Yadav's convoy. The MLA urged the police to thoroughly check the CCTV footage to identify the assailants who shot at his convoy.
08:07 (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal 2.0 set to be a more potent force
As Arvind Kejriwal completes a hattrick of wins to retain chief ministership of Delhi, the stage is set for Aam Admi Party supremo to pitchfork himself again as Narendra Modi's national alternative. This time, however, we may see a different approach from Kejriwal. Past defeats have chastened the politician but also honed his survival instincts. Kejriwal's ambition has not lessened, only made sharper by experience. To understand why such a trajectory is inevitable, we need to look closely at his political graph.
07:52 (IST)
Police investigation reveals AAP MLA was not the target of the shooting
Southwest Additional DCP Ingit Pratap Singh told ANI that investigation into the firing on the convoy of AAP MLA, Naresh Yadav last night so far has revealed that there was one assailant. Naresh Yadav wasn't the target but the assailant had specifically come to target the AAP worker, Ashok Mann, who was shot dead.
07:47 (IST)
Police should check CCTV footage to identify the attackers, says AAP MLA Naresh Yadav
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Yadav on Wednesday said that police should thoroughly check the CCTV footage to identify the assailants who shot at his convoy.
"The incident is really unfortunate. I do not know the reason behind the attack but it happened all of a sudden. Around 4 rounds were fired. The vehicle I was in was attacked. I am sure if Police inquires properly, they will be able to identify the assailant," Naresh Yadav, AAP MLA said.
Asserting that he could have been killed, AAP MLA said, "Two people were shot in which Ashok Man Ji has died and Harender Ji was injured. I do not know whether they attacked me in particular but they certainly targeted our convoy. Anybody could have been shot in this attack including me.
07:33 (IST)
AAP MLAs to meet at Kejriwal's residence today to pick legislature party leader
Meanwhile, the AAP's stupendous victory on Tuesday comes nearly eight months after it suffered a severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls in which the party drew a blank while the BJP won all seven seats.
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of the party's newly-elected MLAs at his residence here on Wednesday, senior party leader Gopal Rai said. At the meeting scheduled at 11.30 am, the MLAs will choose the AAP's Legislature Party leader, Rai told PTI on Tuesday.
Another AAP leader said the party was considering two dates for the chief minister's oath-taking ceremony — 14 and 16 February. The Ramlila Maidan was being considered as the probable venue for the ceremony, he said, adding that a grand event was being planned.
However, the final call regarding the venue was yet to be taken, the AAP leader said. After the selection of the Legislature Party leader, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will be apprised of it. Thereafter, a notification will be issued.
07:30 (IST)
AAP, Anikt Lal tweet about incident
"Shots fired at AAP MLA @MLA_NareshYada and the volunteers accompanying him while they were on way back from the temple. At least one volunteer has passed away due to bullet wounds. Another is injured," the AAP said in a tweet.
Ankit Lal, AAP's social media in-charge tweeted: "Multiple shots were fired at AAP MLA @MLA_NareshYadav & @AamAadmiParty volunteers accompanying him to his home in Mehrauli after visiting a temple as part of victory procession. Miscreants in another car opened fire near Fortis. 1 dead and 1 injured. Police is at the spot."
,Shots fired at AAP MLA@MLA_NareshYadav
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 11, 2020
and the volunteers accompanying him while they were on way back from temple.
At least one volunteer has passed away due to bullet wounds. Another is injured.
Update about firing on @MLA_NareshYadav
— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) February 11, 2020
काफ़िले पर पीछे से हमला हुआ था। 2 साथियों को गोली लगी।
इस हमले में अशोक मान जी की मौत हो गयी, हरेंद्र जी घायल है। हरेंद्र जी के पैर में गोली लगी है और वो Fortis हॉस्पिटल में भर्ती हैं। उनकी हालत ख़तरे से बाहर है।
07:27 (IST)
Seven rounds fires at MLA's convoy, says police
According to sources, seven rounds were fired at the Mehrauli MLA's convoy. A person injured in the incident was admitted to a nearby hospital, police said.
In a tweet, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh claimed party volunteer Ashok Mann was killed in the attack. "Convoy of MLA Naresh Yadav attacked in Mehrauli, Ashok Mann killed. Naresh Yadav was returning home after visiting a temple," Singh said in a tweet in Hindi.
मेहरौली विधायक नरेश यादव के क़ाफ़िले पर हमला अशोक मान की सरेआम हत्या ये है दिल्ली में क़ानून का राज, मंदिर से दर्शन करके लौट रहे थे नरेश यादव
— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) February 11, 2020
07:25 (IST)
Shots fired at AAP MLA's convoy in Delhi, one killed late last night
A person was killed after some unidentified people opened fire at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy in southwest Delhi's Kishangarh village on late Tuesday night, police said.
The newly-elected MLA along with his supporters was returning home after paying obeisance at a temple in his constituency, the police said.
Delhi government formation Latest Updates: Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal at Raj Niwas in Delhi. Later today he is expected to hold a meeting with the newly-elected party MLAs at his residence. After the selection of the Legislature Party leader, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will be apprised of it. Thereafter, a notification will be issued. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi on 16 February at Ramlila Maidan, reports ANI.
Delhi Police on Wednesday said that the accused gunman who shot at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's envoy on Tuesday night has been arrested. "It is a case of personal enmity and it has nothing to do with politics. Further investigation is underway." the police said. But according to India Today reports, four people have been arrested by the Delhi Police. Three accused have been identified as Kalu, Dhami and Dev who are residents of Kishangarh village. The AAP worker who was killed in the shooting was also a resident of the same village.
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of the party's newly-elected MLAs at his residence on Wednesday, senior party leader Gopal Rai said. At the meeting scheduled at 11.30 am, the MLAs will choose the AAP's Legislature Party leader. Meanwhile, before the meeting, Kejriwal is also expected to meet Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today morning.
The Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR in connection with the firing incident at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy and said that all angles are being probed. Delhi Police said that investigation is on and working 'on all angles' to find out the motive behind firing the shots at Naresh Yadav's convoy. The MLA urged the police to thoroughly check the CCTV footage to identify the assailants who shot at his convoy.
A person was killed after some unidentified people opened fire at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy in southwest Delhi's Kishangarh village on late Tuesday night, police said. The newly-elected MLA along with his supporters was returning home after paying obeisance at a temple in his constituency, the police said. This comes right after AAP swept the Delhi Assembly elections by winning 62 out of 70 seats.
An emotional and exuberant Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal hailed the people of Delhi for giving rise to a 'new kind of politics' as his Aam Aadmi Party stormed to a landslide win in the Delhi Assembly polls. The AAP's stupendous victory comes nearly eight months after it suffered a severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls in which the party drew a blank while the BJP won all seven seats.
File image of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Image courtesy Twitter @ArvindKejriwal
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party has won 62 seats. On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marginally improved its tally of seats from three to eight. The AAP, with its vote share of 53.6 percent, fell short of its 2015 Delhi Assembly polls tally (54 percent), while the BJP bagged its second best of 38.5 percent, six percent more than last time.
In the Lok Sabha polls held in May, the BJP had polled over 56 percent votes in Delhi, more than the combined vote share of the Congress (22.5 percent) and the AAP (18.1 percent). The Congress registered its worst-ever performance with its vote share slipping to four percent.
Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday dissolved the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. "Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday dissolved the Sixth Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi with effect from 11 February." the official said. "A new order will be issued for the formation of the Seventh Legislative Assembly after the final results come," the official added.
News18 reported that the new government is likely to be formed on 14 February.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his party's win in the Delhi Assembly elections and wished him "the very best" in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of the National Capital.
Congratulations to AAP and Shri @ArvindKejriwal Ji for the victory in the Delhi Assembly Elections. Wishing them the very best in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Delhi.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 11, 2020
Kejriwal responded on Twitter: "Thank u (you) so much sir. I look forward to working closely wid (with) Centre to make our capital city into a truly world class city."
'New kind of politics'
Kejriwal, in a brief address to supporters and party workers at AAP headquarters when the results began to crystallize in favour of his party, said a new kind of politics has emerged from the Delhi Assembly polls with people rewarding the party which built schools, hospitals and provided cheap electricity round-the-clock.
"Delhiites, you have done an amazing thing (Dilli walo aapne ne gazab kar diya). I love you," Kejriwal said. "It is a victory of all and every family who considered me their son and gave us a huge mandate. In the country today, Delhiites have given birth to a new kind of politics, which is called "kam ki rajniti" (politics of works)," Kejriwal, who won the New Delhi seat, said.
| Constituency | Const. No. | Winning/Leading Candidate | Leading Party | Losing/Trailing Candidate | Trailing Party | Margin of votes |
| Adarsh Nagar | 4 | Pawan Sharma (Won) | AAP | Raj Kumar Bhatia | BJP | 1,589 |
| Ambedkar Nagar (SC) | 48 | Ajay Dutt (Won) | AAP | Khushiram Chunar | BJP | 28,327 |
| Babarpur | 67 | Gopal Rai (Won) | AAP | Naresh Gaur | BJP | 33,062 |
| Badarpur | 53 | Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (Won) | BJP | Ram Singh Netaji | AAP | 3,719 |
| Badli | 5 | Ajesh Yadav (Won) | AAP | Vijay Kumar Bhagat | BJP | 29,123 |
| Ballimaran | 22 | Imran Hussain (Won) | AAP | Lata | BJP | 36,172 |
| Bawana (SC) | 7 | Jai Bhagwan (Won) | AAP | Ravinder Kumar | BJP | 11,526 |
| Bijwasan | 36 | Bhupinder Singh Joon (Won) | AAP | Sat Prakash Rana | BJP | 753 |
| Burari | 2 | Sanjeev Jha (Won) | AAP | Shailendra Kumar | JD(U) | 88,158 |
| Chandni Chowk | 20 | Parlad Singh Sawhney (Won) | AAP | Suman Kumar Gupta | BJP | 29,584 |
| Chhatarpur | 46 | Kartar Singh Tanwar (Won) | AAP | Brahm Singh Tanwar | BJP | 3,720 |
| Delhi Cantt | 38 | Virender Singh Kadian (Won) | AAP | Manish Singh | BJP | 10,590 |
| Deoli (SC) | 47 | Prakash @ Prakash Jarwal (Won) | AAP | Arvind Kumar | BJP | 40,173 |
| Dwarka | 33 | Vinay Mishra (Won) | AAP | Parduymn Rajput | BJP | 14,387 |
| Gandhi Nagar | 61 | Anil Kumar Bajpai (Won) | BJP | Naveen Chaudhary | AAP | 6,079 |
| Ghonda | 66 | Ajay Mahawar (Won) | BJP | Shridutt Sharma | AAP | 28,370 |
| Gokalpur (SC) | 68 | Surendra Kumar (Won) | AAP | Ranjeet Singh | BJP | 19,488 |
| Greater Kailash | 50 | Saurabh Bharadwaj (Won) | AAP | Shikha Roy | BJP | 16,809 |
| Hari Nagar | 28 | Raj Kumari Dhillon (Won) | AAP | Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga | BJP | 20,131 |
| Janakpuri | 30 | Rajesh Rishi (Won) | AAP | Ashish Sood | BJP | 14,917 |
| Jangpura | 41 | Praveen Kumar (Won) | AAP | Impreet Singh Bakshi | BJP | 16,063 |
| Kalkaji | 51 | Atishi (Won) | AAP | Dharambir Singh | BJP | 11,393 |
| Karawal Nagar | 70 | Mohan Singh Bisht (Won) | BJP | Durgesh Pathak | AAP | 8,223 |
| Karol Bagh (SC) | 23 | Vishesh Ravi (Won) | AAP | Yogender Chandoliya | BJP | 31,760 |
| Kasturba Nagar | 42 | Madan Lal (Won) | AAP | Ravinder Choudhry | BJP | 3,165 |
| Kirari | 9 | Rituraj Govind (Won) | AAP | Anil Jha | BJP | 5,654 |
| Kondli (SC) | 56 | Kuldeep Kumar (Won) | AAP | Raj Kumar | BJP | 17,907 |
| Krishna Nagar | 60 | S. K. Bagga (Advocate) (Won) | AAP | Dr. Anil Goyal | BJP | 3,995 |
| Laxmi Nagar | 58 | Abhay Verma (Won) | BJP | Nitin Tyagi | AAP | 880 |
| Madipur (SC) | 26 | Girish Soni (Won) | AAP | Kailash Sankla | BJP | 22,719 |
| Malviya Nagar | 43 | Somnath Bharti (Won) | AAP | Shailender Singh | BJP | 18,144 |
| Mangol Puri (SC) | 12 | Rakhi Birla (Won) | AAP | Karam Singh Karma | BJP | 30,116 |
| Matia Mahal | 21 | Shoaib Iqbal (Won) | AAP | Ravinder Gupta | BJP | 50,241 |
| Matiala | 34 | Gulab Singh (Won) | AAP | Rajesh Gahlot | BJP | 28,075 |
| Mehrauli | 45 | Naresh Yadav (Won) | AAP | Kusum Khatri | BJP | 18,161 |
| Model Town | 18 | Akhilesh Pati Tripathi (Won) | AAP | Kapil Mishra | BJP | 11,133 |
| Moti Nagar | 25 | Shiv Charan Goel (Won) | AAP | Subhash Sachdeva | BJP | 14,072 |
| Mundka | 8 | Dharampal Lakra (Won) | AAP | Azad Singh | BJP | 19,158 |
| Mustafabad | 69 | Haji Yunus (Won) | AAP | Jagdish Pradhan | BJP | 20,704 |
| Najafgarh | 35 | Kailash Gahlot (Won) | AAP | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | BJP | 6,231 |
| Nangloi Jat | 11 | Raghuvinder Shokeen (Won) | AAP | Suman Lata | BJP | 11,624 |
| Narela | 1 | Sharad Kumar (Won) | AAP | Neel Daman Khatri | BJP | 17,429 |
| New Delhi | 40 | Arvind Kejriwal (Won) | AAP | Sunil Kumar Yadav | BJP | 21,697 |
| Okhla | 54 | Amanatullah Khan (Won) | AAP | Braham Singh | BJP | 71,827 |
| Palam | 37 | Bhavna Gaur (Won) | AAP | Vijay Pandit | BJP | 32,765 |
| Patel Nagar (SC) | 24 | Raaj Kumar Anand (Won) | AAP | Pravesh Ratn | BJP | 30,935 |
| Patparganj | 57 | Manish Sisodia (Won) | AAP | Ravinder Singh Negi | BJP | 3,207 |
| R K Puram | 44 | Pramila Tokas (Won) | AAP | Anil Kumar Sharma | BJP | 10,369 |
| Rajinder Nagar | 39 | Raghav Chadha (Won) | AAP | Sardar R P Singh | BJP | 20,058 |
| Rajouri Garden | 27 | A Dhanwati Chandela A (Won) | AAP | Ramesh Khanna | BJP | 22,972 |
| Rithala | 6 | Mohinder Goyal (Won) | AAP | Manish Chaudhary | BJP | 13,873 |
| Rohini | 13 | Vijender Kumar (Won) | BJP | Rajesh Nama Bansiwala | AAP | 12,648 |
| Rohtas Nagar | 64 | Jitender Mahajan (Won) | BJP | Sarita Singh | AAP | 13,241 |
| Sadar Bazar | 19 | Som Dutt (won) | AAP | Jai Parkash (J.P) | BJP | 25,644 |
| Sangam Vihar | 49 | Dinesh Mohaniya (Won) | AAP | Shiv Charan Lal Gupta | JD(U) | 42,522 |
| Seelampur | 65 | Abdul Rehman (Won) | AAP | Kaushal Kumar Mishra | BJP | 36,920 |
| Seema Puri (SC) | 63 | Rajendra Pal Gautam (Won) | AAP | Sant Lal | LJP | 56,108 |
| Shahdara | 62 | Ram Niwas Goel (Won) | AAP | Sanjay Goyal | BJP | 5,294 |
| Shakur Basti | 15 | Satyendar Jain (Won) | AAP | Dr. S. C. Vats | BJP | 7,592 |
| Shalimar Bagh | 14 | Bandana Kumari (Won) | AAP | Rekha Gupta | BJP | 3,440 |
| Sultanpur Majra (SC) | 10 | Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat (Won) | AAP | Ram Chander Chawriya | BJP | 48,052 |
| Tilak Nagar | 29 | Jarnail Singh (Won) | AAP | Rajiv Babbar | BJP | 28,029 |
| Timarpur | 3 | Dilip Pandey (Won) | AAP | Surinder Pal Singh (Bittoo) | BJP | 24,144 |
| Tri Nagar | 16 | Preeti Tomar (Won) | AAP | Tilak Ram Gupta | BJP | 10,710 |
| Trilokpuri (SC) | 55 | Rohit Kumar (Won) | AAP | Kiran | BJP | 12,486 |
| Tughlakabad | 52 | Sahiram (Won) | AAP | Vikram Bidhuri | BJP | 13,758 |
| Uttam Nagar | 32 | Naresh Balyan (Won) | AAP | Krishan Gahlot | BJP | 19,759 |
| Vikaspuri | 31 | Mahinder Yadav (Won) | AAP | Sanjay Singh | BJP | 42,058 |
| Vishwas Nagar | 59 | Om Prakash Sharma (Won) | BJP | Deepak Singla | AAP | 16,457 |
| Wazirpur | 17 | Rajesh Gupta (Won) | AAP | Dr. Mahender Nagpal | BJP | 11,690 |
AAP heavyweights survive scare
Among the AAP heavyweights who won the elections after close contests were Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Raghav Chaddha and Atishi. Delhi cabinet ministers Gopal Rai, Satyender Jain also were among prominent winners. Sisodia, who led AAP's education reform efforts, defeated his BJP rival Ravinder Singh Negi by over 3,000 votes after an initial scare.
AAP's Okhla candidate Amanatullah Khan had a lead of 81,000 votes over BJP's Braham Singh. The city's Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Nagar fall under the Okhla constituency. Shaheen Bagh has become the epicentre of protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as women with young children have been on a sit-in protest there for nearly two months.
Seelampur, which also witnessed violence during an anti-CAA protest, saw AAP's Abdul Rehman emerging victorious against Kaushal Kumar Mishra of the BJP. Rehman defeated his rival by a margin of 25,000 votes. Rebel AAP leader Kapil Mishra, who had joined the saffron party, suffered a crushing defeat in the Model Town constituency at the hands of AAP's Akhilesh Pati Tripathi.
'Less blame game, more work'
Reacting to his party's defeat, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said people must have given the mandate after careful thinking. "Our vote percentage has increased from 32 percent to around 38 percent. We hope that there would be less blame game and more work," he told reporters. Tiwari rejected the charge of Opposition that his party fought the polls on a "divisive" agenda.
"We do not practice politics of hatred, our principle is 'sabka saath sabka vikas'. In elections much is talked about as per emerging developments. But, we would never want that some people block a road for protest and cause problems to others. We opposed it (Shaheen Bagh road block) in the past and still do," Tiwari said. Some BJP leaders also cited lack of a chief ministerial face, organisational shortcomings, failure to reach out to voters in unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters, and differences of leaders in Delhi party unit as possible reasons for the party's "humiliating" defeat. Tiwari, however, said the causes of BJP's debacle will be "reviewed" on the party forum.
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday said "freebies" given out by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led to its massive victory in the Delhi Assembly polls. outcome, Talking to reports, Vijayvargiya said, "The issue was about freebies. Kejriwal will say from where the issue of development came into the elections? Freebies announced, especially during the last six months, in Delhi have had an impact on these elections."
Queried on whether the BJP's defeat also stemmed from the party not projecting a CM candidate, he said it was a matter of discussion, though he added "We have formed governments even in the states where we had not declared a CM face during the poll campaign.""We have formed governments in Haryana and Tripura," he pointed out.
BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain alleged that the party's poor show was due to Congress "shifting" its votes to the AAP in the elections. "BJP is the only party which has gained and our seat tally increased while even the number of AAP seats has gone down. Congress shifted its vote to the AAP yet we gave a good fight," Hussain told reporters at the Delhi BJP office.
Congress falls to nadir
In the first Assembly polls held in Delhi in 1993, the saffron party had bagged 42.82 percent votes. It secured 34.02 percent votes in 1998 and 35.22 percent votes in 2003. It bagged 36.34 percent votes in 2008, 33.07 percent votes in 2013 and 32.19 percent votes in 2015. However, the worst-hit was the Congress, which entered campaign mode much later than its opponents, with its vote share dipping further to 4.3 percent. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among those who campaigned for the Congress.
The grand old party was in power in the National Capital from 1998 to 2013. In the 1993 Assembly polls, it had secured 34.48 percent votes. When it captured power in Delhi in 1998, it had bagged 47.76 percent votes, followed by 48.13 percent and 40.31 percent votes in 2003 and 2008. In 2013, its vote share fell nearly by half to 24.55 percent and the party managed to win only eight seats. The Congress's vote share dipped further to 9.65 percent in 2015 and to 4.27 percent in 2020. NOTA (none of the above) registered a 0.46-percent vote share. The Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP), led by Mayawati, had fielded 68 candidates in the National Capital. It bagged a mere 0.71 percent votes.
Opposition takes shots at BJP
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, in an apparent dig at the prime minister, said "jan ki baat" won over 'mann ki baat'. "There is a (BJP-led central) government in Delhi with so-called nationalistic views, which used the entire machinery and force in the Delhi Assembly polls but failed before the broom. Kejriwal was termed as a terrorist. Instead of focusing on local issues, they (BJP) tried to bring in international issues and change people's minds, but failed. The people of Delhi have stood firmly behind Kejriwal for his honesty and willingness to work for their betterment," Thackeray said, albeit without mentioning the BJP.
"There were some people who were under the illusion that they are the only ones who love the nation while all political opponents are anti-nationals. The people of Delhi have shown such people their place," the Shiv Sena chief said. Thackeray congratulated Kejriwal and people of Delhi on behalf of Maharashtra and the Shiv Sena and wished them good luck.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the results of the Delhi elections indicated that "winds of change" were blowing in the country. "The series of BJP's defeat in elections will not stop now," he added. "The BJP, as usual, played the communal card to polarise votes, but failed. The Delhi Assembly poll contest was only between the Aam Aadmi Party and BJP, hence one might claim the saffron party's vote share is soaring," Pawar said. He said the Delhi poll results indicated that the "winds of change" are blowing in the country. "The results are not surprising to me," he said.
The elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly were held on 8 February. A total of 672 candidates, including 593 men and 79 women, were in the fray. While Kejriwal was the star campaigner for the AAP, Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath were among those who extensively campaigned for the BJP.
With inputs from PTI
February 12, 2020 at 12:06PM
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