In a major political event that may well have major repercussions for the national firmament, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today proved there is much truth in the ‘David vs Goliath’ story to beat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress by scripting a landslide victory, winning 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections, stopping PM Narendra Modi and his, what looked like, unstoppable pan-India ride to power.
The BJP’s humiliation was complete with its Chief Ministerial face Kiran Bedi losing in the traditional stronghold of Krishna Nagar which was long held by party veteran Harsh Vardhan. The BJP won a paltry three seats as all its veterans had to bite the dust. The party gambled on Kiran Bedi but relied mostly on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image, which still did not work for the party.
On the other hand, Congress even failed to win a single seat.
The scale of AAP’s victory was reminiscent of the victories recorded by the Sikkim Sangram Party (SSP) which won all the 32 seats in the assembly while the JD (U)-BJP alliance won 206 of the 243 seats in 2010. In the 1991 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK-Congress alliance won 225 of the 234 seats while in subsequent elections the DMK-Congress alliance won 221 of 234 seats.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will now take oath as Delhi Chief Minister on February 14 at the Ramlila Grounds, the platform that launched him during the days of India Against Corruption, exactly one year after he stepped down.
Live Delhi election results 2015 highlights:
6.45 pm: Arvind Kejriwal elected leader of AAP legislature party.
6.30 pm: Sorry for disappointing performance of the party. Could not gauge the mood of people: P C Chacko tells Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
6.15 pm: National Conference today congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its “glorious victory” in Delhi Assembly polls saying BJP’s decline signified the rejection of “communal and divisive” politics in the country.
6.00 pm: Congress leader Rajiv Shukla today favoured “drastic steps” to revamp the party in wake of the unprecedented poll debacle in Delhi but steered clear of questions of bringing Priyanka Gandhi to the fore. “The results are disappointing. Drastic steps are needed to strengthen the party. Both BJP and Congress should learn lessons,” Shukla added.
5.45 pm: Union minister Giriraj Singh, who is seen as a Hindutva voice said, “We have not lost this election. Like Abhimanyu was killed through deceit by enemies, BJP has been defeated by polarisation of pseudo-secular forces. Members of a particular community were polarised before elections.”
5.30 pm: AICC in-charge for Delhi PC Chacko offers to resign following party’s worst-ever performance.
5.15 pm: Final tally: Aam Aadmi Party wins 67 seats in 70-member Delhi Assembly; BJP gets 3.
5.00 pm: The loss opened a schism within the BJP too with senior leader and Haryana minister Anil Vij today slamming the party’s strategy, saying it should not have “imported leaders”. If the party had concentrated on building leaders rather than importing them, then this would not have been the position of the party.”
4.45 pm: The reaction on the social media was stark too: Actress Shabana Azmi posted, “The indian voter deserves all our respect.Congratulations to #AAP. Dilli ne keh diya ab tumhare hawale watan saathiyo.ball is in your court (sic).”
4.45 pm: In customary fashion, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray used some plainspeak to target BJP. He said, “It would not be wrong to call the results a defeat for Narendra Modi. But the people of Delhi have shown that tsunami is mightier than a wave.”
4.30 pm: BJP trotted out Union Minister Piyush Goyal and he said, “I will not hold anybody responsible for BJP’s defeat. But I do not feel that Modi wave has faded.”
4.15 pm: A chastened Congress reacted: This loss has registered strongly with us and we will take all steps to establish our connect with the people
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The vote share among AAp, BJP, congress and other parties in the Delhi election 2015. (Courtesy: Election Commission)
4 pm: Delhi Election results update: 70/70 results in; AAP wins 67 seats, BJP 3, Congress 0, others 0.
3.45 pm: Delhi Election results update: 63/70 results in; AAP wins 60 seats (7 leading); BJP 3
3.20 pm: Delhi Election results update: 60/70 results in; AAP wins 57 seats (10 leading); BJP 3
3.05 pm: Delhi Election results update: 56/70 results in; AAP wins 53 seats (14 leading); BJP 3
2.30 pm: Delhi Election results update: 55/70 results in; AAP wins 52 seats (15 leading); BJP 3
2.20 pm: Election results update: 46/70 results in; AAP wins 44 seats (23 leading); BJP 2 (1 leading)
2.00 pm: Election results update: 41/70 results in; AAP wins 39 seats (28 leading); BJP 2 (1 leading)
1.50 pm: AAP leader Manish Sisodia wins from Patparganj constituency defeating BJP’s Vinod Kumar Binny by over 24,000 votes.
1.45 pm: Election results update: 32/70 results in; AAP wins 30 seats (37 leading); BJP 2 (1 leading)
1.40 pm: AAP’s Jarnail Singh defeats the richest candidate from Akali Dal Sirsa from Rajouri Garden
1.35 pm: I want to apologize to the BJP for not living up to the party’s expectations, says Kiran Bedi
1.30 pm: Election results update: 28/70 results in; AAP wins 26 seats (41 leading); BJP 2 (1 leading)
1.25 pm: Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister on February 14 at Ramlila Maidan, says AAP leader Ashutosh
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Supporters of Aam Aadami Party celebrate after party candidate wins, at Patel Nagar in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)
1.10 pm: election results update: 17/70 results in; AAP wins 15 seats (51 leading); BJP 2 (1 leading)
12.55 pm: AAP wins 13 (leading 53); BJP 2 (1 leading); INLD 0 (1 leading)
12.50 pm: Kiren Bedi loses from Krishna Nagar constituency
12.45: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal wins from the prestigious New Delhi constituency
12.45 pm: AAP leader Gopal Rai wins Babarpur seat with more than 35,000 votes; Another AAP candidate Alka Lamba wins from Chandni Chowk.
12.40 pm: Jai Kishan, the five-time Congress MLA from Sultanpur Majra, is in third place.
12.40 pm: I must acknowledge it. It is a decisive victory, says BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad
12.30 pm: AAP wins in Hari Nagar, Central Delhi
12.20 pm: Perhaps the biggest victory in Delhi, Ajay Dutt of AAP wins Ambedkar Nagar by more than 40,000 votes.
12.15 pm: BJP’s Vijender Gupta wins Rohini
12.10 pm: BJP leader Jagidsh Mukhi defeated by AAP’s Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri constituency; Another BJP candidate Vijender Gupta wins from Rohini.
12.05: Naresh Balyan of the AAP leads in Uttam Nagar by 13,000 votes.
AAP leads by a huge margin in both Patel Nagar and Sadar Bazar. BJP way behind. congress nowhere in the battle.
12 noon: Latest part positions – AAP leads in 63 seats, BJP in 6, Congress 0, others 1
11.55: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi congratulate Arvind Kejriwal on dream results in Delhi Elections 2015
11.50 am: I salute the people of Delhi, they have achieved something spectacular: Arvind Kejriwal
We have to serve the people of Delhi. I am a very small man alone, we have to do it together. This Delhi belongs to everyone: Arvind Kejriwal.
11.45: Arvind Kejriwal gives addresses public, says we took the virtuous path.
Kejriwal’s ‘Paanch Saal Kejriwal’, ‘Bharat Maata ki Jai’, ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ resonate amid sound of fire crackers.
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11,40 am: Congratulations pour in. Omar Abdullah tweets: Wow, well done #Delhi & well done @AamAadmiParty. Good luck to @ArvindKejriwal for the next 5 years.
Shazia Ilmi tweets: Congratulations to every Aap worker and leader. Do well. Wish u well
11.40 am: AAP wins Ambedkar Nagar seat
11.30 am: Key constituencies: New Delhi- Kejriwal leading by 19,000 votes; Malviya Nagar – AAP’s Somnath Bharti leading by 4,000 votes;Dwarka – AAP’s Adarsh Shastri leading by 20,000 votes; Krishna Nagar – BJP’s Kiran Bedi leading by less than 1,000 votes; Chandni Chowk – AAP’s Alka Lamba leading by 17,000 votes; Janakpuri – BJP’s Jagdish Mukhi trailing by 11,000 votes
10.25 am: AAP describes its electoral win in Delhi Elections 2015 as a “victory of honesty”. It is the victory of honesty, says AAP leader Manish Sisodia as results show huge victory for the party.
11.20 am: Even if BJP gets less than 7 seats we will give LOP to BJP, says AAP’s Kumar Vishwas.
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11.15 am: 5 Saal Kejriwal resonates louder than ever with AAP making leads in 66 seats.
11.10: BJP executive committee likely to be disbanded
11.05 am: Live Delhi election results 2015 – AAP lead in 66, BJP left stranded at 3. Congress losing in all seats
11 am: Kiran Bedi is now leading by 1,000 votes in Krishna Nagar.
10.58 am: Anna Hazare congratulates Arvind Kejriwal over AAP’s performance in Delhi Polls, Says BJP has lost its credibility
10.55 am: BJP needs 7 seats in Delhi assembly to be able to appoint a leader of opposition. 6 leads until now.
10.45 am: Ajay Maken assumes responsibility for Congress’s disastrous outing in the Delhi election results. Maken says he will resign from the post of general secretary of the party.
10.40 am: Latest party positions – AAP leading in 62 seats, BJP in 7, Congress 0, Others 1
10.35 am: Former AAP minister Saurabh Bhardwaj leading from the prestigious Greater Kailash constituency. Congress candidate Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of President Pranab Mukherjee in 3rd place
10.30 am: Kiran Bedi congratulates Arvind Kejriwal, says “full marks to Arvind” on AAP victory
Full marks to Arvind. Congratulations. Now take Delhi to the heights it belongs to. Make it a world class city..
10.25 am: Arvind Kejriwal wishes to meet PM Narendra Modi; PM Modi invites AAP leader for tea PM assures Kejriwal of Centre’s complete support in the development of Delhi.
10.2o am: Lead in for 70 seats – AAP takes mammoth lead in 62 seats, BJP in 8, Congress 0.
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Celebrations by AAP supporters in a poll booth in Delhi. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
10.15 am: As BJP heads for humiliating loss in Delhi elections 2015, PM Narendra Modi calls AAP chief Narendra Modi to congratulate him. Here’s what PM Narendra Modi tweeted:
10.15 am: Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely sends his resignation to Congress President Sonia Gandhi after poll debacle
10.12 am: Even though we lost Delhi elections so badly, we want to salute Delhi people… we take responsibility of the defeat: says Congress leader PC Chacko
I’d like to congratulate Arvind Kejriwal ji & AAP, wish he will be able to fulfill promises, says Chacko.
10.10 am: BJP says said the Delhi Election results 2015 were a referendum on Arvind Kejriwal and could not be seen as reflection of the Narendra Modi government’s performance.
10.08 am: Change from 2013 polls – (+) 28 for AAP, (-13) for BJP, (-8) for Congress
10.05 am: Dwarka round 3, AAP’s Adarsh Shastri leads 17000 votes while BJP trails at 9000 votes. INC 3205 Round 3 – AAP leads in Krishna Nagar, Patparganj and Trilokpuri in East Delhi. Kiran Bedi trails in Krishna Nagar
9.55 am: Leads are in for 70/70 seats: AAP leading in 59 seats; BJP 10, Congress 1
9.48 am: Arvind Kejriwal leading by more than 3,000 votes in New Delhi seat. BJP’s Nupur Sharma is second and Congress’s Kiran Walia is third.
9.45 am: Leads are in for 69/70 seats: AAP leading in 55 seats; BJP 12, Congress 1
9.40 am: Sadar Bazar, which to Congress is like Krishna Nagar is to BJP, seems to be going the AAP way. Ajay Maken, head of the Congress election campaign, is trailing by over 13,000 votes.
9.38 am: Kiran Bedi is trailing in Krishna Nagar, a seat which the BJP has never lost
9.35 am: Lead are in for 68 seats; AAP leads in 54 seats, BJP in 12, Congress 1
9.30 am: AAP’s Manish Sisodia leads with votes 3660 inPatpargaj; BJP’s Vinodkumar Binny trails at 2703 after round one.
9.25: Trends show landslide victory for AAP (+19 change from 2013 polls)
9.25 am: Lead are in for 64 seats – AAP lead in 46 seats, BJP 15, Congress 3 9.20 am: Aam Aadmi Party’s Rakhi Birla starts with huge lead from Mongolpuri, Congress stands 2nd
9.15 am: 56 out of 70 seats in – AAP leads in 42 seats; BJP in 11, Congress in 3
9.10 am: BJP CM candidate Kiran Bedi trailing in Krishna Nagar
9.05 am: Leads in for 50 seats – AAP leads in 36 seats, BJP in 11, Congress in 4 Talks of a landslide victory for the Aam Aadmi Party have already hit television stations. 9 am: Congress leader Ajay Maken trailing in Sadar Bazar
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Delhi election results 2015: A deserted Congress office at 24, Akbar Road. The Congress candidates are trailing in all seats. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
8.58 am: AAP’s Naresh Yadav leading in Mehrauli 8.56 am: AAP leading in initial count at Seelampur, Babarpur, Ghonda, Karawal Nagar
8.55 am: Lead for 47 seats in: AAP leading in 30 seats, BJP in 12, Congress in 5; Awaited: 23 seats
8.55 am: Celebration breaks out in Aam Aadmi Party office
8.55 am: Defeat is mine, it’s not a reflection on PM Narendra Modi, say BJP’ CM candidate Kiran Bedi (Read story)
8.52: Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi party doubles lead over BJP; +7 from 3013 polls
8.50 am: Leads for 39 seats in; AAP leads in 23 seats; BJP in 11; Congress in 5
8.45 am: President Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmishtha trails AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj in Greater Kailash
8.45 am: Leads for 33 seats in: AAP leads in 19 seats, BJP 9, Congress4 8.42 am: Delhi wants an honest government: AAP’s Patparganj candidate Manish Sisodia says as counting of votes begins in East Delhi
8.40 am: Lead for 26 seat in: AAP leading in 14 seats; BJP 8, Congress 3, others 1
8.35 am: Let’s wait for the full results to come in, says Congress’s Ajay Maken.
8.35 am: Kejriwal leading in NewDelhi 8.34 am: AAP candidate and former Minister Rakhi Birla was leading in Mangolpuri constituency
8.32 am: In Patparganj, AAP’s Manish Sisodia leads as BJP’s Vinod Binny (formerly of AAP) trails 8.30 am: AAP leader Somnath Bharti leads in Malavia Nagar
8.30 am: Lead for 22 seats in: AAP leading in 11, BJP in 8, Congress 2, Others 1
8.20 am: Lead in 16 seats are in: AAP, BJP leading in 7 (-3) and 6 seats respectively
8.16: Here’e what AAP tweeted:
8.15: BJP and AAP both leading in 2 seats each 8.10 am: Kiran Bedi is leading in Krishna Nagar
8.10: AAP’s Yogender Yadav says David likely to overcome the Goliath 8.08: CEC says its has assured EVMs can’t be tampered with
8.07: BJP says Narendra Modi factor will world in Delhi Elections
8.05 am: BJP takes first lead in Rohini. The seat belonged to AAP in last elections.
8 am: Counting votes for Delhi Elections 2015 starts 7.50 am: Here’s what BJP CM candidate tweeted before counting of votes:
7.50 am: Here’s what Arvind Kejriwal tweeted ahead of elections results:
Addressing his supporters after AAP’s massive mandate, a jubilant Arvind Kejriwal says he salutes the people of Delhi as they have achieved something spectacular. “We have to serve the people of Delhi… I am a very small man alone, we have to do it together. This Delhi belongs to everyone,” says Kejriwal.
Describing its electoral win in Delhi as a “victory of honesty” and a mandate against “ignorant, offensive and negative politics”, AAP urges its supporters to maintain restraint. AAP leaders said the party will not leave its “decency” and will not tease those who lost.
Talking to media, the Kejriwal says AAP government will gun for corruption and VIP culture in the national capital.
As the voting trends trickled in showing a massive landslide for AAP, Modi called Kejriwal over phone to congratulate him on the victory and invites him for tea. He assured Kejriwal of Centre’s complete support in the development of Delhi. A ‘sulking’ Anna Hazare does a U-turn and congratulates Arvind Kejriwal over AAP’s performance in Delhi elections 2015. He said BJP has lost its credibility.
Bedi also congratulated Kejriwal saying “full marks to Arvind.” Maken, whose party has been decimated in the elections, resigned as Congress General Secretary taking full responsibility for the debacle.
As trends cemented what exit polls had foreseen, and as announcement of AAP’s victory neared, Kiran Bedi sought to shield PM Narendra Modi from facing the flak for the disastrous party campaign and said said she will take responsibility for BJP’s defeat.
“We (me and Arvind Kejriwal) both are competing. We both are playing a match. When we play, only person can win. If the party wins, it will be a collective victory and if the party loses, I will take the responsibility,” Bedi reiterated as reporters at her residence asked ‘what went wrong’.
The defeat for BJP was all the more bitter because it had won all the seven Lok Sabha seats in the last year’s general elections. The party’s gamble of making Bedi its Chief Ministerial candidate back fired.
The only saving grace for the BJP was victory of its former state unit president Vijender Gupta who won from Rohini.
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The stakes in this election are high for both BJP and AAP which had put up a spirited fight during the high-voltage campaign.
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India Today-Cicero poll, after the end of polling, gave AAP 38 to 46 seats in the 70-member House and BJP 19 to 27 while Congress is predicted to get between three and five.
Today’s Chanakya poll on News 24 channel gave AAP a higher figure of 48 seats and 22 to BJP. The poll says Congress and allies may fail to open account.
Another poll on News Nation projected 41 to 45 seats for AAP, 23 to 27 for BJP and 1 to 3 for Congress.
In the 2013 elections, AAP had got 28 seats and had to to tie up with Congress’ 8 to form a short-lived government of 49 days in the 2013 polls. The BJP had then emerged the single largest with 32 seats.
The ABP-Nielsen poll said that AAP will get 39 while BJP 28 and Congress 3. Zee TV-C Voter poll projected 31 to 39 seats for AAP and 27 to 35 seats for BJP. Congress gets 2 to 4 in the poll. The highest number of 53 seats for AAP has been predicted by India News-Axis poll, which gave BJP 17 and Congress up to 2.
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