Published 13:22 IST, February 11th 2020
Delhi Election: AAP's Amritsar cadre not left out as Kejriwal nears return as Delhi CM
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers from Amritsar began celebrations as the results of the Delhi Assembly elections started trickling on Tuesday morning
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers from Punjab's Amritsar began celebrations as the early trends hinting results of the Delhi Assembly elections started trickling on Tuesday morning. The workers in Amritsar distributed sweets and shared pleasantries as the trends showed that the AAP crossed the majority mark of 36 seats.
Celebrations in Punjab
As per the results on the website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at 12:57 pm, the AAP was leading in 58 seats out of the 70 seats in the Assembly, with the BJP leading in the remaining 12 seats.
AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was leading in the New Delhi constituency with 21,025 votes with a lead of 11,843 votes over BJP's Sunil Yadav. However, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was trailing by 556 seats.
The elections for the 70-seat Assembly took place on Saturday, February 8. AAP is looking to win the state assembly polls in order to retain power for the third consecutive time. The party had won 67 seats in the last Assembly elections in 2015 and over the last five years, has had a stable government.
Republic's Jan Ki Baat exit polls predicted an easy victory for AAP with 48-61 seats, while the BJP was predicted to garner only 9-21 seats and 0-1 seats for Congress. With 672 candidates in the fray, the Delhi Assembly Elections saw a fierce election campaign of the ruling AAP and the BJP, while the Congress party's presence remained almost absent from the picture. On Sunday, Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh said that 21 centres have been set up in the city for the counting of votes. The term of the current 70-seat Assembly, where AAP holds the absolute majority, will expire on February 22.
Updated 13:22 IST, February 11th 2020