AAP workers celebrate as Kejriwal secures majority mandate in Delhi

Emerging victorious from the Delhi Assembly polls, Arvind Kejriwal was thankful to people of the national capital for reposing their faith in his party. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

AAP supporters celebrate the victory of AAP and Kejriwal at Alka Chowk. (Express photo: Arul Horizon)

BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had said on Tuesday morning that his party could win 55 seats. The BJP, a distant second, won eight seats as against three in the last Assembly polls. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)

Arvind Kejriwal with his wife and Manish Sisodia at Hanuman Temple after winning Delhi election in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

As Kejriwal addressed hundreds of supporters at the AAP office Tuesday, the crowd offered a glimpse into why his party’s politics brought many ideologies together.(Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party returned to power in Delhi Tuesday for a second five-year term at the head of another landslide. The AAP won 62 of the 70 seats and retained much of its vote share from 2015 when it won 67 seats — its vote share was 53.57%, a marginal drop from 54.34% in 2015. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Ahead of the declaration of election results, celebrations had begun for Arvind Kejriwal's AAP. The party volunteers distributed sweets. (Express photo: Sourav Roy Barman)

Apart from being the counting day, today also marks the birthday of Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

AAP leader Raghav Chadha secured victory in Rajinder Nagar constituency. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The AAP headquarters was decorated with blue and white balloons and big cut-outs of Kejriwal were placed in different parts of the party office. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal along with Sanjay Singh and other leaders at party office Tuesday.

A beaming Arvind Kejriwal with Prashant Kishore.

Parlad Singh Sawhney and Vishesh Ravi, both from AAP, won with huge margins from Chandni Chowk and Karol Bagh respectively. (Express photo: Anya Shankar)

A little fan of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, dressed up like him, shows up at the AAP office, New Delhi. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

The Aam Aadmi Party secured 62 of 70 seats in Delhi. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

Counting centres are spread across 21 locations, spanning 70 constituencies. In pic: Celebration outside AAP office in Chakala Mumbai. (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty)

A stage has been set on the terrace and Kejriwal addressed party workers later today. (Express photo: Sourav Roy Barman)

BJP spokespersons are trying to defend the party’s dismal performance, appearing at different channels, from party’s Office at Pant Marg. (Express photo)

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia won in Patparganj with 69,974 votes against BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi. (Express photo: Somya Lakhani)

AAP members celebrate at Mumbai office . (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)

As the counting was underway, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari exuded confidence of winning the elections with a comfortable victory. In pic: Laxmi Nagar counting booth. (Express photo: Somya Lakhani)

Delhi Congress office as early trends started coming in Tuesday. The Congress, which once ruled the city state, has been wiped out again. (Express photo: Sourav Roy Barman)