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New Delhi: The BJP won 48 seats in the 70-member Assembly, 40 more than its 2020 total of 8, while the AAP, which had won 62 seats in 2020, was reduced to 40 this time. The Congress drew a blank. The AAP’s top guns, including its national convener Arvind Kejriwal and senior leaders Manish Sisodia and Saurabh Bharadwaj, lost the election, while Ms. Atishi was able to keep her seat in Kalkaji.
After more than 26 years, the BJP has regained control of Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to Delhi voters and congratulated party workers, saying the BJP will keep its promises and set Delhi on the path to progress.
Next week, following the Prime Minister’s return from his vacation to the United States, a lavish swearing-in event is anticipated. According to sources, chief ministers from states that are ruled by the NDA would be invited to the oath ceremony. In the nation’s capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda met today to talk about the formation of a government. Following the results yesterday night, Prime Minister Modi also had a conversation with Mr. Shah and Mr. Nadda.
For over five months, Atishi was the Chief Minister of Delhi. She assumed the position in September of last year, following Mr. Kejriwal’s resignation as chief minister and his release on bail in a corruption case involving Delhi’s now-cancelled liquor legislation. Then, following the “people’s court” decision, he had said that he would return to the top position.
Mr. Kejriwal declared that he recognizes the people’s mandate following the AAP’s dismal performance and his loss in the New Delhi seat. “Today’s announcement of the Delhi election results was accepted by the electorate. The decision made by the people is crucial. He congratulated the BJP on winning and expressed his hope that it will fulfill the aspirations and expectations of the majority of voters.
Newly elected New Delhi MLA Parvesh Verma is seen as the front-runner for the Chief Minister position, even though the BJP leadership has not yet announced its nominee. This is because Verma defeated Arvind Kejriwal, the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Mr. Verma, a West Delhi native and two-time MP, was not given a ticket for the parliamentary election last year. After that, he rushed into the Assembly election arena, defeated Mr. Kejriwal by 4,000 votes, and ran for a seat he had previously won three times. Mr. Verma is the son of the late Sahib Singh Verma, the former chief minister of Delhi.