From left: Umang Bajaj, Durgesh Pathak
Credit: X/@ipathak25, MyNeta
Umang Bajaj of BJP won the Rajinder Nagar constituency, defeating Durgesh Pathak of AAP by 1231 votes in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025.
Counting for all 70 seats of Delhi was completed on Saturday, and saw pollsters' predictions of an AAP defeat coming true.
Ahead of the elections, both parties engaged in a high-octane campaign, with Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi both vying for middle-class votes -- though the BJP is likely to have gotten an edge after the govt at a central level introduced tax relief for the middle class in the Budget presented on Feb 1.
AAP, meanwhile, had to battle a setback to its image courtesy of the liquor excise policy scam which saw heavyweights like Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia spend time behind bars in Tihar.
Development woes, air pollution, and cleaning the Yamuna became talking points ahead of the polls, with all three major contestants relying on election freebies to make their pitch. As BJP looks to clinch Delhi from AAP, Congress -- the latter's national ally -- is a distant third. The grand old party decided not to join hands with AAP and contest the Delhi polls alone, but the comeback it was hoping for does not seem to have materialised.
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Delhi Assembly Election 2025 | The Delhi Assembly Elections saw a fierce contest between AAP and BJP, while Congress despite its best attempts failed to make a mark. The saffron party is all set to make a comeback in the national capital after almost three decades as AAP chief Kejriwal has accepted the people's verdict and looks to be part of a constructive opposition. Reactions from all quarters are pouring in as BJP celebrates its first electoral win in 2025, with Bihar polls slated to take place later this year. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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