Kejriwal likely to meet HM Amit Shah at Ministry of Home Affairs

Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal is likely to meet Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah at around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, February 19. This is going to be first meeting between two leaders after assembly elections in national capital. As per news ncy PTI, meeting will be held at Ministry of Home Affairs office. This meeting has been described as a "courtesy" call. 

Delhi elections result 

Soon after counting of votes for 70 seats of Delhi Assembly began at 8 am, AAP mand to take an early lead leaving Congress and BJP behind. Celebrations started taking place at AAP headquarters as early vote-counting trends showed a comfortable victory for party. With time, margins between AAP and BJP, Congress increased following which Arvind Kejriwal-led side registered a thumping victory. 

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Arvind Kejriwal’s party secured 53.57% of votes in national capital and won on 62 seats out of 70 constituencies in assembly. BJP, on or hand, who contested with ir allies JD(U) and LJP secured nearly 40 per cent of votes and won eight seats. Congress, a party that has ruled national capital for many years under leadership of former CM Sheila Dikshit, won zero seats in election with only 4.26 per cent of vote share.  

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While AAP's Sanjeev Jha recorded biggest victory margin of over 88,000 votes from Burari, AAP's Amanatullah won Okhla with a margin of 71,000 votes. Patparganj constituency witnessed a neck to neck contest between AAP's Manish Sisodia and BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi with latter leading all throughout counting only to trail behind Sisodia in end. Sisodia, however, won with only a thin margin. 

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