Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Will cross 60 seats if every vote goes to 'jhaadu' against BJP’s hooliganism: Kejriwal

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed confidence that his party will once again secure over 60 out of 70 seats in the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections.

Addressing a 'janasabha' in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar constituency, Kejriwal claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had already conceded defeat.

“BJP has accepted their loss. If every vote goes to 'jhaadu' (broom, AAP's election symbol) against BJP’s hooliganism, we will once again cross 60 seats,” he said.

AAP had won 62 out of 70 seats in the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections and an unprecedented 67 seats in 2015.

Kejriwal also warned voters that if the BJP came to power, it would discontinue AAP-led government's free welfare schemes, including free electricity, water, and bus rides for women.

He claimed that AAP's policies help Delhi households save an average of Rs 25,000 per month, and if the party is re-elected, new initiatives would add another Rs 10,000 to these savings.

In Laxmi Nagar, AAP has fielded B B Tyagi against BJP’s sitting MLA Abhay Verma, who had defeated AAP’s Nitin Tyagi in the 2020 elections. Congress has nominated Sumit Sharma from the constituency.

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal launched AAP’s ‘Bachat Patra’ campaign, highlighting the financial benefits of the party’s welfare schemes.

Delhi will go to polls on February 5, and the results will be announced on February 8.

Delhi Assembly Election 2025 | The first of two state assembly polls this year sees a three-way contest between AAP, Congress, and BJP in the nation's capital. AAP decided to contest the polls alone, causing rumours of a rift in I.N.D.I.A. BJP, meanwhile, is hoping the liquor excise policy scam and pollution in Delhi will give the saffron party an edge over AAP. Kejriwal, on the other hand, has different plans with his demand for reservations for Delhi Jats. Congress will also be looking to make its presence felt and has not held back from attacking its own alliance partner. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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