BJP set to win Delhi territory election

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win an election in the Delhi capital territory.

BJP was predicted to win an absolute majority in the 70-member assembly of the capital territory, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Modi. Counting of votes for the Delhi assembly election 2025 began at 8 am. 

Voting for all 70 seats of Delhi assembly took place on Wednesday, February 5. BJP was poised to win 48 seats in total, according to EC data at around 5 pm. 

AAP, which narrowed gap briefly, is expected to bag 22 seats, much below the majority mark of 36 and its 2020 poll tally of 62.

AAP, which grew out of an anti-corruption movement in 2012, tasted its first electoral success in Delhi and has ruled the territory, which houses India's parliament and federal government offices, for two consecutive terms from 2015.

Kejriwal, 55, an anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician, was arrested on graft charges weeks before the general election began, and alleged a political vendetta by the Modi government. The BJP denies the charges.

Source: Agencies