Amanatullah Khan wins Shaheen Bagh centred Okhla constituency, says 'current laga diya'

After AAP's massive lead on Delhi election result day, AAP leader Amanatulla Khan who contested from Okhla constituency has said that two crore Delhi citizens won today. "Vote has been given on basis of development and work, Aam Admi Party did a lot of work, did t do politics of hatred but love and took everyone toger. y (BJP) did t leave any stone unturned to spread hatred but at end, two crore Delhi citizens have won today. Two crore Delhi citizens have given a current to Amit Shah and BJP today. People want that development should happen and politics of hatred has lost today", said Khan.

On being asked on Shaheen Bagh, AAP leader said, "Shaheen Bagh is an issue, but people have voted on basis of development."

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After trailing initially, AAP leader Amanatullah Khan took a massive lead against BJP's Braham Singh with 44,384 votes and a vote share of 81.96 per cent against BJP candidate who has bagged a meagre 7,414 votes with a vote share of 13.69 per cent while Congress is where close to second. Okhla, from where Amanatullah Khan contested is a mirity-dominated constituency which has witnessed an intense on-going protest in Shaheen Bagh against centre backed CAA law.

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Forming majority

election commission’s data as of w states that AAP is leading at 59 seats while BJP leading only at 11 seats. Vote percent of AAP is 53.40 per cent while that of BJP is 38.88 per cent at time of writing article. Congress has failed to open an account and has gained only 4.24 per cent vote share. Congress leaders had revealed ahead of result day that ir party was tacitly backing AAP and hence did t do any intense campaigning.

BJP fought election to drive out ruling AAP, which is fighting to retain power in national capital. BJP was aiming to make advances in current assembly election after 2015 debacle where it won only 3 seats whereas AAP took a major chunk of assembly with 67 seats.

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