- India,
- 08-Feb-2025 07:40 PM IST
Delhi Election 2025: The results of the Delhi Assembly elections are almost clear. This time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered a historic victory with a huge majority, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suffered a major defeat. According to the election results, out of 70 assembly seats, the BJP has a lead in 48 seats, while the AAP seems to be limited to only 22 seats.Aatishi accepted the mandateDelhi's outgoing Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi has given her reaction to this defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party. She said, "I thank the people of Kalkaji for showing faith in me. I congratulate my team who worked hard at the grassroots level and reached out to the people while facing 'muscle power', hooliganism and assault. The rest is the mandate of the people of Delhi and I accept it." 'The struggle against BJP will continue' – AtishiOutgoing Chief Minister Atishi said that her party will continue its fight against the BJP. She said, "I have won my seat but this is not the time to celebrate. The fight against BJP will continue. Aam Aadmi Party has always fought against the wrong and will continue to fight. This is definitely a setback, but the struggle of Aam Aadmi Party will not end for the people of Delhi and the country."Atishi wins Kalkaji seatIn this election, Atishi has won from Kalkaji assembly seat. She saved her seat by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Bidhuri. According to the Election Commission data, Atishi got a total of 52,154 votes, while BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri got 48,633 votes. At the same time, Congress candidate Alka Lamba stood third with 4,392 votes.BJP's strategy successful in Delhi electionsThe aggressive electoral strategy, organizational strength and popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are considered to be the main reasons behind this historic victory of BJP. For the first time in Delhi, BJP is getting such a large number of seats, which is a big political change for the party.Big setback for AAPThe Aam Aadmi Party, which came to power with a huge majority in the last elections, could not perform as expected this time. The party is getting only 22 seats, which is a big setback for it. Political analysts believe that BJP's aggressive strategy and growing resentment against the AAP government led to this result.Way forwardThis election result will see a big change in Delhi politics. BJP now has enough majority to form the government, while Aam Aadmi Party will now have to play the role of opposition. It will be interesting to see in which direction Delhi politics moves in the coming years.