Delhi Elections Results Highlights: Results for Assembly elections in the national capital will be declared Tuesday.
Delhi Assembly Election Result 2020 Highlights: With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) winning a hat-trick in the national capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the victory “belongs to every family who chose their son”. “Dilli walo, ghazab kar diya aaap logon ne. (Delhi, you did wonders) Delhi, I love you!” he said.
Reactions started pouring in for the AAP’s feat, with many BJP leaders associating the party’s victory with “freebies”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and the latter said he was looking forward to work together with the Centre to make Delhi a “world class city”. The AAP has won 62 seats in the 70 member House. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has claimed 8 seats and the Congress, which could not even open its account, have conceded defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections.
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Taking a resolve to rebuild and revive the party at the grassroots level in the national capital, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “People’s mandate is against us, we accept it. We have resolved to revive and rebuild the party.” Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra said, “Attempts to polarise were made by both parties (BJP and AAP) and they were successful to an extent.”
On the other hand, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said, “We fought on topics related to Delhi. We asked questions about electricity, safe drinking water, free WiFi. But our competitors raised different topics to divert voters. The counting is still underway. Let’s see.”
Delhi Elections Results Live: Voting took place on February 8.
Taking full responsibility of his party's poor show in the Delhi Assembly polls, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said his future role in the party is an internal matter. Tiwari, who led the Delhi BJP through its impressive victories in civic body polls in 2017 and Lok Sabha elections last year, failed to pass the test of fire as his party suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) managing to win just eight of the 70 assembly seats.
On being asked if he considered stepping down after the BJP's defeat in the assembly polls, he said, "It is an internal party matter. I will let you know if anything like that happens." (PTI)
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. The BJP is headed for a crushing defeat at the hands of the ruling AAP in the Delhi polls with trends showing the Arvind Kejriwal-led party well on its way to win more than 60 seats in the 70-member Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters here about the Delhi poll outcome, 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."
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had congratulated him and the Aam Aadmi Party for a triumphant comeback in the Delhi Assembly election result.
"Thank you so much sir. I look forward to working closely with the Centre to make our capital city into a truly world class city," he tweeted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for the party's win in the Delhi Assembly elections.
"Congratulations to AAP and Shri Arvind Kejriwal Ji for the victory in the Delhi Assembly Elections. Wishing them the very best in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Delhi."
Taking a swipe at the BJP for increasing its tally from 3 to 8 seats in the Delhi Assembly election results, former union minister Yashwant Sinha congratulated the party. "Congratulations to my old party. They have more than doubled their tally in Delhi state assembly elections. Sterling performance," he said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on the party’s win.
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal reaches Hanuman Temple at Cannaught Place to offer prayers after results of the Delhi Assembly election showed a triumphant return of the party in the national capital.
Sandeep Dikshit, Congress: "Congress' performance is not surprising. We were nowhere there. We tried to showcase the work done by Sheila ji but it was done really late because unfortunately Subhash Chopra ji was given the responsibility really late."
BJP has secured the second seat in Delhi. BJP's Vijender Gupta won the Rohini seat by a margin of over 12000. He defeated AAP's Rajesh Nama Bansiwala
Congress leader and Punjab cabinet minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot on Tuesday said his party was not defeated in the Delhi election as its tally remained at zero like in 2015, and so it was the BJP's loss. "We were zero earlier, and this time too we are zero. So it's not our defeat. It's a defeat for the BJP," he told mediapersons , referring to the election trends which gave the Congress no seat in the Delhi assembly election.
Manoj Tiwari, Delhi BJP chief: "I thank the people of Delhi. I thank our party workers for their hard work, they have done a lot. I accept the mandate of people of Delhi and congratulate Arvind Kejriwal. I hope he will perform well as per the expectations of the people. We couldn't perform well, we will evaluate this. Sometimes we get discouraged when results are not as per our expectations but I would like to tell our workers to not be disheartened...Compared to 2015 our winning percentage has increased."
Delhi BJP State President Manoj Tiwari at his residence on Tuesday (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)
BJP chief JP Nadda: "BJP accepts the mandate of the people. We will play our role as a constructive opposition and raise public issues in the assembly. I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal, his party and hope that his govt will work for the development of the state."
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday described the AAP win in the Delhi Assembly elections as a victory of freebies. The BJP leader took to Twitter as trends indicated that the Aam Aadmi Party would sweep the Delhi polls. "Delhi ke chunaav mein muddhay haar gaye, muftkhori jeet gai (in the Delhi elections, issues lost, freebies won)," he wrote on his Twitter handle.
RJD's Tejashwi Yadav after results showed victory for the Aam Aadmi Party: "I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal. The mandate given by the people of Delhi has shown that they will vote on work and development."
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari conceded defeat in the Delhi Assembly Election with the Aam Aam Aadmi party leading in 63 seats and the BJP in only 7. Tiwari had earlier asserted that his party will win more than 45 seats in the 70-member Assembly and form the government.
BJP's Kapil Mishra, who lost from Model Town constituency seat in Delhi, said he still stands by his statement on anti-CAA protesters and Shaheen Bagh, the hotbed of protests in the national capital. "Don't be under the impression that we will change our stance on CAA and Shaheen Bagh," he said responding to a tweet.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the results of Delhi assembly elections were as expected and the public voted on development issues while rejected the communal agenda. "The Delhi result is a befitting reply to the arrogance. The trend of defeat seems not to end for (BJP)," he said. Pawar said it is now our responsibility to provide a common minimum program to public so that they will reject the BJP.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal met his supporters at the Aam Aadmi Party headquarters in Delhi after results showed a comfortable majority of the party for the third consecutive time in the national capital.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, family and party leaders greet supporters after election victory at the AAP HQ in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, family and party leaders greet supporters after election victory at the AAP HQ in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Thanking Delhi for its mandate assuring the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party a third consecutive term in the national capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said "it is the victory of every family in Delhi who chose me as their son." "Dilli walo, ghazab kar diya aaap logon ne. (Delhi, you did wonders) Delhi, I love you!" he said.
"The people of Delhi have given birth to a new kind of politics today. It is the politics of work. The message from Delhi is - votes will go to the one building schools, providing affordable healthcare. This is a good message for the country and this politics shall ensure India's progress. This is he the triumph of the entire country. Today's Tuesday, Hanumanji Ka din, Hanumanji has showered his blessings on Delhi. My family has supported me as well. Today it's my wife's birthday as well," he said.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Delhi election result: "I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and the people of Delhi for AAP's victory in Delhi polls. 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," he said.
AAP Delhi convenor Gopal Rai: "The hatred brigade, Amit Shah, his unconstitutional politics, have been defeated by Arvind Kejriwal, and the people of Delhi today. "Jab jab nafrat aur mohabbat ki jang hui hai, nafrat hari hai (In every battle between love and hate, the hate always loses)"
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia won the Patparganj seat in East Delhi after a tough fight against BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi. After trailing initially, Sisodia wrested the seat in final rounds of counting.
BJP's Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has conceded defeat from his Hari Nagar constituency. Taking to Twitter, Bagga congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party for its imminent win in the national capital
"Janta malik hai (The citizens are masters)," Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said as results of the Delhi Assembly elections showed a clean sweep by the Aam Aadmi Party with the BJP, the JD(U)'s ally, leading in only 8 out of 70 seats.
The JD(U), of which Kumar is the national president, had also contested two assembly segments in Delhi Burari and Sangam Vihar - and is trailing in both by huge margins.
With Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) looking to win a hat trick in the national capital, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday took a swipe at the BJP, saying the party is "slowly becoming stateless." Addressing a rally in Bankura, she said one state after another was slipping out of the BJP's grip, and the party would soon lose all states under its control.
"The BJP tortured students and women in Delhi. The party got a befitting reply in Delhi assembly polls. It will face similar results in 2021 assembly polls in Bengal. Only development initiatives will click (with people), CAA, NRC and NPR will be rejected," she said.
Manish Sisodia leading by 656 votes in Patparganj after round 11. Sisodia has 54,286 votes, while BJP's Negi has 53,630 votes.
Though its tally remains zero, the Congress, which won 9.65 per cent of the vote share in the 2015 Assembly elections, stood at 4.24 per cent at 1.30 pm on Tuesday. For the party’s state unit, which was faced with infighting through the past month, one thing is clear: Running a campaign based solely on highlighting former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s achievements had no impact on voters, who want to look ahead, not to the past. The party, which had finished second in Delhi during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, had little to offer this time except criticism of AAP and BJP. The road ahead for the party will need more than just introspection. Read more here
"We fought on topics related to Delhi. We asked questions about electricity, safe drinking water, free WiFi. But our competitors raised different topics to divert voters. The counting is still underway. Let's see," BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters. Earlier this week, Hussain was part of The Indian Express' Idea Exchange program. He spoke about Shaheen Bagh protests, statements made by BJP leaders during the campaign, among other things. Have a look at what he had to say
NCP chief Sharad Pawar congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party and its convenor Arvind Kejriwal as trends after 11 rounds of counting for Delhi elections suggested a return to power by the ruling party.
Taking to Twitter, Pawar said, "Congratulations to Shri. Arvind Kejariwal ji and Aam Admi Party workers for achieving a 'Sweeping Victory' in the Delhi Assembly Polls!"
Congress leader P Chidambaram said the people of Delhi have defeated the polarising, divisive and dangerous agenda of the BJP. "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," he tweeted.
BJP MP Parvesh Verma accepted BJP's defeat and said the party will work hard for next elections. "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."
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Okhla candidate Amanatullah Khan says, "Dilli ki janta ne aaj BJP aur Amit Shah ji ko current lagane ka kaam kiya hai, ye kaam ki jeet huyi hai aur nafrat ki haar. Maine nahi, janta ne record( his lead margin) toda hai. (People of Delhi have given a current to BJP and Amit Shah. This is the victory of work and defeat of hatred)."
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders at party office. Political Strategist Prashant Kishor also present. AAP is leading on 58 seats as per official EC trends.
Among the 13 seats BJP is leading, the saffron party has gained Bawana, Krishna Nagar, Karawal Nagar, Kirari, Shahdara, Tri Nagar, Ghonda, Patparganj, Rohtas Nagar, Shalimar Bagh. As per recent trends, BJP has held on to Mustafabad, where sitting MLA Jagdish Pradhan is leading by over 25,000 votes, and Vishwas Nagar, where OP Sharma is leading by over 9,000 votes. After trailing in Rohini for the past hour, BJP’s Vijender Gupta is ahead by 2000 votes.
Conceding BJP's defeat in Delhi assembly elections, former cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir said, "We accept Delhi election results and congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and 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."
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Delhi election results: I have congratulated Arvind Kejriwal. People have rejected BJP. Only development will work, CAA, NRC and NPR will be rejected.
DMK president MK Stalin also congratulated Arvind Kejriwal for the huge victory. "I congratulate @ArvindKejriwal and @AamAadmiParty for forming government yet again in Delhi, on a massive mandate. This is clear vindication that development trumps communal politics. Federal rights and regional aspirations must be strengthened in the interest of our country."
DMK leader Kanimozhi took to Twitter to congratulate Arvind Kejriwal. 'A resounding NO to the 'politics of hate'.Congratulations to @ArvindKejriwal and @AamAadmiPartyfor this huge victory.
Delhi Mahila Congress chief Sharmistha Mukherjee Tuesday attributed the party’s rout in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 to the inordinate delay in decision-making at the top, lack of strategy and unity at the state level, demotivation among party workers and lack of grassroots connect. Sharmistha, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, said she took responsibility for the defeat as she was “part of the system”. READ MORE
AAP leader Sanjay Singh says, "People of Delhi have handed over a huge majority to their son. We are headed for a landslide. As of now, we are leading in 58 seats, but the number is set to rise. Your son was called a "terrorist". Arvind Kejriwal was pained by the slur. It was said it's an India Pakistan match. Hindustan jeet Gaya!"
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh: "Your son was called a "terrorist". Arvind Kejriwal was extremely hurt that day. We were also told that Delhi elections would be an India Pakistan match. Hindustan jeet gaya!"
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Congress' performance in Delhi elections: "We were already aware of it. The question is - what happened to BJP which was making big claims?" (ANI)
Subhash Chopra, Delhi Congress Chief: "I take responsibility for the party's performance, we will analyse the factors behind this. Reason for the drop in our vote percentage is politics of polarization by both BJP and AAP." (ANI)
Subhash Chopra, Delhi Congress Chief: I take responsibility for the party's performance, we will analyse the factors behind this. Reason for the drop in our vote percentage is politics of polarization by both BJP and AAP.
As AAP is leading on 56 seats, Prashant Kishor tweeted: 'Thank you Delhi for standing up to protect the soul of India!'
In a huge upset for AAP, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is trailing from Patparganj by a margin of over 1,400 votes, BJP's Ravinder Negi has managed a lead as of now. Stay tuned for LIVE updates
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has maintained a solid lead in his New Delhi constituency against his rival candidates since the early trends. Currently, CM Kejriwal is leading by 6,413 votes against BJP's Sunil Yadav who has bagged 5,182 votes. The New Delhi constituency has a history of being represented by a Chief Minister. In 2015, Kejriwal handed down a crushing defeat to BJP’s Nupur Sharma by 31,583 votes. In the 2013 assembly polls, Kejriwal challenged then outgoing CM Sheila Dikshit and won by a margin of 25,000 votes.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Kapil Mishra says, " We believe that we won't get much votes in the first six rounds. These are all from JJ clusters...people who were earlier loyal to INC are also voting for AAP. After 6th round, we will take a good lead. We predict a win by 5k votes. "
Leading by 4,000 votes, AAP's Akhilesh Tripathi said, " First round was a bit slow. But I was confident that AAP will take the lead from the second round. I am pretty sure that after 6th round, we will have a lead by 25k votes. People are smart and know that BJP is only interested in hate-mongering."
AAP candidate from Model Town, Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, who is leading over BJP's Kapil Mishra, says, "I thank everyone who has expressed their confidence in Arvind Kejriwal. People want a govt that takes care of its citizens. People of Delhi have voted for development, I thank them."
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says, '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 and its communal agenda is significant.'
After two and a half hours of counting, AAP is leading in 53 seats while BJP is ahead in 17. Congress is still drawing a blank in Delhi after the party was leading some time back in Ballimaran. As per latest developments, interesting news is emerging from Kalkaji, where AAP star candidate Atishi is trailing behind BJP’s Dharambir Singh. In Rohini too, veteran BJP leader Vijender Gupta is behind AAP’s Rajesh Nama Bansiwala.
Meanwhile, two hours into counting, Congress is still drawing a blank in Delhi. With Haroon Yusuf leading some time back in Ballimaran, the party had some hope. But now Aam Aadmi Party’s Imran Hussain is back in the drivers' seat. Hussain, who is the sitting MLA from the seat, is up against BJP’s Lata Sodhi besides Yusuf.
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari now says being the state chief, he will be responsible for whatever be the outcome. "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."
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj also said, "The BJP's campaign was very vicious done on very bad taste. Not just the leaders who were seen on television spreading poison but also the local leaders in the gullies were saying such nasty things that nobody could take it. It was like they were asking for vote in the name of Hindus otherwise Hindus will vanish. Now you see, AAP will win and Hindus will continue as before. The religious card can be used in desperate situations once or twice, you can't use it in every election. When you keep saying 'Hindu khatre mein hai' everyone understands that aapki kursi khatre mein hai'."
Manish Sisodia also says, "Our victory will prove that real patriotism is that if you get the opportunity in politics, you must work for the people. Work on education, hospitals."
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on early trends: Wait for the final result, we are going to register a massive win.
Aam Aadmi Party's Saurabh Bhardwaj, who is leading with a margin of 1,505 votes from Greater Kailash constituency, says, "People of Delhi have accepted our governance model. At the counting center, right now, I can see I am getting double the votes as compared to the BJP candidate."
As per the trends released by the Election Commission of India, the AAP is ahead on 13 seats, while BJP is leading on 11 seats.
Congress candidate from Vikaspuri constituency Mukesh Sharma accepted his 'defeat' as the Congress has not opened its account yet. Taking to Twitter he said, 'Accepting my defeat, I thank all the voters and Congress workers of Vikaspuri constituency and hope that there will be all-round development of the area. I will continue to fight for the development of Delhi, Vikaspuri and Uttam Nagar assembly constituencies in the future.'