'Kejriwal vs Modi in 2024' banner surfaces outside AAP office with party leading in Delhi

As Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party leads in 55 seats and BJP leads only in 15 seats, a poster of 'Modi versus Kejriwal' surfaced outside AAP office on Tuesday. An AAP follower was seen holding a poster pitching name of Kejriwal against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for general elections 2024. In 2014, Arvind Kejriwal unsuccessfully took on Narendra Modi, n prime ministerial aspirant, in Lok Sabha election from Varanasi.

This year, while Amit Shah had anunced that Delhi polls will be fought under leadership of PM Modi without anuncing ir CM candidate, ruling AAP fiercely raised "Kejriwal versus Who" as ir campaign. For BJP ir campaign focussed on nationalism and Shaheen Bagh, while AAP sought a comeback claiming ir good work in past five years. 

In 2014, PM Modi won Varanasi Lok Sabha seat by defeating Arvind Kejriwal by a massive margin of 3.37 lakh votes. Modi polled 5,16,593 votes -- about half of total votes. Kejriwal whose party made a impressive entry into politics in 2013 hads agreed to fight against Modi after his party cadre asked him to do so. Kejriwal had n said that country wants "a brave prime minister, t someone looking for a safe seat," after PM decided to contest from both Varanasi and Vadodara. However, he faced a massive poll drubbing. 

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As per EC's official update, counting for 70 seats is done and ruling Aam Aadmi Party is leading on 55 seats and BJP on 15 seats. AAP in 2015 registered a landslide victory by winning 67 out of 70 seats and Congres drew blank, with BJP bagging 3 seats. As per Republic-Jan Ki Baat Exit Polls prediction 48-61 seats for AAP,  9-21 seats for BJP and 0-1 for Congress.

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