BJP returns to power in Delhi after 27 years, defeating incumbent AAP

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered a decisive victory in the Delhi Assembly Election, returning to power after 27 years by defeating the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The BJP won 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly, while the AAP bagged 22 seats. The third contender, Congress has been completely wiped out in the polls after failing to win even a single seat.

A party winning more than the halfway mark of 35 seats forms the government in the National Capital.

Prominent winners from BJP include Parvesh Sahib Singh from New Delhi, Vijender Gupta from Rohini, Kapil Misra from Karawal Nagar, Tarvinder Singh Marwah from Jungpura, Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Garden, Arvinder Singh Lovely from Gandhi Nagar, Shikha Roy from Greater Kailash, and Harish Khurana from Moti Nagar. Other BJP winners are Kailash Gahlot from Bijwasan, Karnail Singh from Shakur Basti, Neeraj Basoya from Kasturba Nagar, and Umang Bajaj from Rajinder Nagar.

Prominent successful AAP candidates include Atishi from Kalkaji, Som Dutt from Sadar Bazar, Gopal Rai in Babarpur, Virender Singh Kadian from Delhi Cantt, Kuldeep Kumar in the Kondli seat, Jarnail Singh in the Tilak Nagar seat, Imran Hussain in Ballimaran, and Sahi Ram from Tughlakabad. Other AAP winners are Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat from Sultanpur Majra constituency, Anil Jha in Kirari, Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad from Seelam Pur, and Punardeep Singh Sawhney in Chandni Chowk.

The notable faces who lost include senior AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Saurabh Bhardwaj; Durgesh Pathak, Avadh Ojha, and Jitender Singh Shunty; Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit; and BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and Raaj Kumar Anand.

In by-elections, BJP’s Chandrabhanu Paswan has won from the Milkipur assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He defeated Samajwadi Party’s Ajit Prasad by a margin of over 61,700 votes. Chandirakumar, VC of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), has won the by-poll in the Erode (East) assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Related India News

Indian Army Thwarts Pakistan's Attempts To Attack Military Bases, Tensions Escalate Between the Two Nations

(Fast Mail):-- On Thursday night, India successfully thwarted Pakistan's attempts to attack its military installations in Jammu, Pathankot, Udhampur, and other locations using missiles and drones. This has further escalated tensions between the two countries, raising fears of a broader militar....

India thwarts Pak missile attack on 15 sites; launches drone strikes, neutralises air defence in Lahore

India has successfully foiled a major missile and drone attack launched by Pakistan late Wednesday night, 7–8 May, targeting 15 cities across the northern and western parts of the country, the ministry of defence said in a press briefing on Thursday. In a swift counteroffensive, In....

PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meeting with Secretaries of Government of India

The Prime Minister today chaired a high-level meeting with Secretaries of various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India to review national preparedness and inter-ministerial coordination in light of recent developments concerning national security. PM Modi stressed the need fo....

At least 100 terrorists killed as India airstrikes Pakistan under 'Operation Sindoor', Rajnath tells all-party meet

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, 8 May, told an all-party meeting that at least 100 terrorists were killed in the Indian strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under 'Operation Sindoor', sources said. They said the defence minister also informed the ....

India Destroys Pakistan’s Air Defense System in Lahore Using Israeli Drones

15 Pakistani Cities, from Lahore to Rawalpindi, Targeted with Israeli Drones Fast Mail News NEW DELHI: In response to Pakistan’s provocative actions, alongside shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) targeting Indian border areas, India targeted 15 Pakistani cities, from Lahore t....