New Delhi, 8 February 2025: The BJP was leading in 43 of Delhi’s 70 assembly seats, while AAP was ahead in 27, according to early trends released by the Election Commission.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal led the New Delhi seat by 343 votes after three rounds of counting, but his former deputy, Manish Sisodia, trailed by 1,314 votes in Jagpura. In Kalkaji, Chief Minister Atishi was behind BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri by 1,149 votes after the first round, Election Commission data showed.
“The people will give BJP a decisive mandate. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Delhi will progress with the rest of the country. I can confidently say AAP will be eliminated from the national capital,” Bidhuri said.
BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht had a commanding lead of 16,181 votes in Mustafabad after three rounds, where AIMIM had fielded northeast Delhi riots-accused Tahir Hussain. In Okhla, AAP’s Amanatullah Khan trailed BJP’s Manish Chaudhary by 2,260 votes.
AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj was behind by 459 votes in Greater Kailash, while Delhi Cabinet Minister Gopal Rai led Babarpur by 8,995 votes. BJP’s Kapil Mishra was ahead in Karawal Nagar by 8,603 votes, and Tilak Ram Gupta led Tri Nagar by 8,339 votes. Other BJP candidates, including Sanjay Goel (Shahdara), Chandan Chaudhary (Sangam Vihar), Bajrang Shukla (Kirari), and Kartar Singh Tanwar (Chhatarpur), also held leads.
AAP’s Durgesh Pathak (Rajinder Nagar), Anjana Parcha (Trilokpuri), and Veer Singh Dhingan (Seemapuri) were ahead in their respective constituencies.
With the BJP gaining ground, Delhi party chief Virendra Sachdeva expressed confidence in forming the government. “The results so far match our expectations, but we will wait for the final outcome,” he said after offering prayers at Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place.
BJP supporters gathered outside the party headquarters, celebrating with ‘dhol’ beats, waving party flags, and smearing saffron-colored powder. The party, which last governed Delhi in 1998, is poised for a return after more than two decades.
AAP, which has dominated Delhi politics for the past 10 years with landslide victories in 2015 and 2020, now faces a tough challenge. Meanwhile, the Congress, which ruled from 1998 to 2013, seeks a revival after drawing a blank in the last two elections.
Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 60.54 percent on February 5, with 1.55 crore eligible voters casting their ballots.
