<p>Counting of ballots for the bitterly-fought Delhi Assembly polls, seen as having significance beyond borders of the capital, began this morning amid tight security.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The electoral fate of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his challengers from BJP Kiran Bedi and Congress' Ajay Maken and 670 other candidates will be known today.<br /><br />Counting of votes is taking place simultaneously at 14 Centres across the city.<br />Delhi Assembly election result is being seen as an indicator of the popularity of the BJP government at the Centre though the party has rejected this view.<br /><br />The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements for the counting.<br />All the exit polls had given AAP a decisive edge over BJP with one of them giving it as high as 53 seats in the 70-member House.<br /><br />The BJP had rejected the exit polls and exuded confidence of wresting power in Delhi after a gap of 16 years. The party yesterday said it would get 34-38 seats.<br /><br />A record 67.14 per cent turnout was recorded in the polls on Saturday. The stakes in this election are high for both BJP and AAP which had put up a spirited fight during the high-voltage campaign.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Another poll on News Nation projected 41 to 45 seats for AAP, 23 to 27 for BJP and 1 to 3 for Congress.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The highest number of 53 seats for AAP has been predicted by India News-Axis poll, which gave BJP 17 and Congress upto 2.</p>
<p>Counting of ballots for the bitterly-fought Delhi Assembly polls, seen as having significance beyond borders of the capital, began this morning amid tight security.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The electoral fate of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his challengers from BJP Kiran Bedi and Congress' Ajay Maken and 670 other candidates will be known today.<br /><br />Counting of votes is taking place simultaneously at 14 Centres across the city.<br />Delhi Assembly election result is being seen as an indicator of the popularity of the BJP government at the Centre though the party has rejected this view.<br /><br />The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements for the counting.<br />All the exit polls had given AAP a decisive edge over BJP with one of them giving it as high as 53 seats in the 70-member House.<br /><br />The BJP had rejected the exit polls and exuded confidence of wresting power in Delhi after a gap of 16 years. The party yesterday said it would get 34-38 seats.<br /><br />A record 67.14 per cent turnout was recorded in the polls on Saturday. The stakes in this election are high for both BJP and AAP which had put up a spirited fight during the high-voltage campaign.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Another poll on News Nation projected 41 to 45 seats for AAP, 23 to 27 for BJP and 1 to 3 for Congress.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The highest number of 53 seats for AAP has been predicted by India News-Axis poll, which gave BJP 17 and Congress upto 2.</p>