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BJP sweeps Delhi polls, PM Modi hails ‘historic mandate’

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK   Advertisement New Delhi, Feb 8: The BJP has secured a commanding victory in the Delhi Assembly elections,…

BJP sweeps Delhi polls, PM Modi hails ‘historic mandate’

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK

 

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New Delhi, Feb 8: The BJP has secured a commanding victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, winning 48 seats.

Meanwhile, the AAP has secured 22 seats. The Congress has failed to secure a single seat.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to the people of Delhi for giving a clear mandate in favor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Assembly elections.

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“Jana Shakti is paramount! Development wins, good governance triumphs. I bow to my dear sisters and brothers of Delhi for this resounding and historic mandate to @BJP4India. We are humbled and honoured to receive these blessings. It is our guarantee that we will leave no stone unturned in developing Delhi, improving the overall quality of life for the people and ensuring that Delhi has a prime role to play in building a Viksit Bharat,” PM Modi posted on X.

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AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal has lost the election from New Delhi seat, with BJP’s Parvesh Verma defeating him by 3,186 votes.

On the other hand, CM Atishi has secured a win from Kalkaji seat, defeating BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri.

AAP’s Durgesh Pathak has also faced defeat from the Rajendra Nagar seat, while Somnath Bharti of the Aam Aadmi Party has lost from Malviya Nagar.

In Jangpura, Manish Sisodia has lost to BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah by 594 votes.

In Kondli, AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar emerged victorious by 8,061 votes. From Tri Nagar, BJP’s Tilak Ram Gupta secured a win, while Om Prakash Sharma of the BJP won from Vishwas Nagar.

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