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Published 15:36 IST, February 14th 2020

Javed Akhtar meets Kejriwal, congratulates him on election win

Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar met AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal at his residence on Friday and congratulated him for his win in the Delhi Assembly polls.

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Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar met AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal at his residence on Friday and congratulated him for his win in the Delhi Assembly polls.

"It was a pleasure receiving Javed Akhtar sahab today at my residence," Kejriwal said in a tweet.

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Party functionaries said Akhtar met Kejriwal to congratulate him for his victory in the Delhi assembly polls.

Earlier, Akhtar also met AAP leader Sanjay Singh at his residence.

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The AAP won 62 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged the remaining eight seats.

The Congress drew a blank for the second consecutive time. 

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15:36 IST, February 14th 2020