Delhi Assembly election result 2025: BJP takes early lead over AAP

The Bharatiya Janata Party took an early lead over the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly election as counting of votes began across all 70 constituencies on Saturday morning.

As per the figures at 9.50 am, the BJP was ahead in 37 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party was ahead in 20 places.

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was leading against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parvesh Verma by a slim margin of 254 votes from the New Delhi Assembly constituency, as per the figures at 9.50 am. He had been trailing the BJP candidate earlier in the morning.

The polling was held on Wednesday and the provisional voter turnout was 60.4%, according to the Election Commission.

Most exit polls have projected that the BJP will defeat the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The Aam Aadmi Party has dismissed the exit polls, saying that the surveys had historically underestimated the party’s performance.

If the survey forecasts hold, the BJP will return to power in Delhi after 26 years.

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