The BJP won a historic mandate in Delhi polls, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years by ending over 10 years rule of Aam Aadmi Party with several AAP leaders including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, three-time MLA Somnath Bharti losing
The Bharatiya Janata Party won a historic mandate in Delhi polls on Saturday, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years by ousting Aam Aadmi Party with several AAP leaders including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal losing from their strongholds.
Assembly Speaker and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr.Raman Singh on Saturday expressed gratitude to all BJP workers for their efforts and said people of Delhi have rejected the politics of lies and deceit.
According to latest trends from the Election Commission at 4:30 PM, the BJP has won 40 seats, and leading in 8 others. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party has only won 17 seats, and leading in 5 others.
The EC data shows that the BJP candidate got 30,088 votes, whereas the AAP chief got 25,999 votes while Congress' Sandeep Dikshit, also contesting from the same seat, showed a dismal performance, getting only 4,568 votes.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Minister Pijush Hazarika announce plans to install a statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar near Janata Bhawan by August 2025, honouring his contributions to the nation.
"Arvind Kejriwal has always been questioning the functioning of constitutional institutions in the country. This politics of constantly putting pressure, this is a part of their (Arvind Kejriwal) politics" BJP's Satish Upadhyay told ANI.
Speaking to ANI, Tiwari said, "We are taking the allegations of horse trading seriously and the party would have already filed a complaint about it. What is the basis of these allegations? BJP will not tolerate it."
Claiming that AAP has "accepted defeat" and will later claim discrepancies in EVMs, Bidhuri told ANI, "They (AAP) have accepted defeat. They will later say that the EVM was faulty... How long will this continue?"
Hitting out at the opposition party, Kesavan criticised the tenure of former Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, ruing the days of stifling individual enterprise, freedom of expression and a culture of corruption.
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson A N S Prasad honoured the legacy of farmer leader C Narayanasamy Naidu on Thursday, urging Chief Minister M K Stalin to go beyond "ceremonial gestures" and organise a year-long celebration in honour of the leader's centenary.