AAP Fights Back To Take Lead And Crosses Majority Mark, BJP Close
Delhi Election Results: A major flip-flop was seen as BJP who was ahead in early trends, lost some ground at 9.10 am.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has turned the tide in early trends, crossing the majority mark in the Delhi Assembly elections. Initially trailing as postal ballots were counted, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has now surged ahead. As of 9:10 AM, AAP is leading on 36 seats, BJP on 33, while Congress holds a lead on one seat.
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Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Counting Underway Amid Tight Security
The counting of votes for Delhi’s 70 assembly constituencies began on Saturday under a strict security setup at 19 locations across the national capital.
Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer, Alice Vaz, confirmed that 5,000 personnel—including counting supervisors, assistants, micro-observers, and support staff—had been deployed for the process. A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place, with 10,000 police personnel, including two companies of paramilitary forces at each counting centre.
Delhi, which has 1.55 crore eligible voters, recorded a 60.54% voter turnout in the February 5 election. A total of 94.51 lakh people cast their votes, comprising 50.42 lakh men, 44.08 lakh women, and 403 third-gender voters, according to the Election Commission of India.
Polling for the 70-member Assembly, which had 699 candidates in the fray, was conducted on February 5 across 13,766 polling stations from 7 AM to 6 PM.
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