Confident Of Win As AAP Worked For People In Last 5 Yrs, Says Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that the party is confident of victory as it has worked for the people in the last five years

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New Delhi: The counting of votes for 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly has begun amid tight security. The counting, which began at 8 am, is taking place at 21 centres across the city. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that the party is confident of victory as it has worked for the people in the last five years. "We are confident of a win today because we have worked for people in the last five years," Sisodia told ANI. Earlier today, Sisodia offered prayers at his residence ahead of counting. "Oh God! Lead us from untruth to truth. Take us to light from the darkness. Take us to the sense of immortality from death," Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्मामृतं गमय।। हे ईश्वर! हमको असत्य से सत्य की ओर ले चलो। अंधकार से प्रकाश की ओर ले चलो। मृत्यु से अमरता के भाव की ओर ले चलो।

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) February 11, 2020

Meanwhile, an AAP supporter reached Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence with his children. Another AAP supporter was seen outside the party office in the national capital. He held a poster that read '2024 Kejriwal vs Modi'. Traffic restrictions were put in place at several roads ahead of counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections. Counting for all 70 Assembly seats in Delhi began at 8 am. The polling was held on February 8. As much as 62.59 per cent voter turnout, out of over 1.4 crore eligible voters, was recorded in Delhi on February 8, when the elections were held in a single-phase in the national capital. Out of the total number of eligible voters -- 1,47,86,382 -- there are 81,05,236 male voters and 66,80,277 female voters. Besides this, there are 869 third gender voters.