New Delhi:
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Saturday elections of the Bharatiya Janata Elections of the Bharatiya Janata party in the elections of the Delhi Assembly of 2025, declaring in a position in X that “the development (and) good governance won.”
“My greeting and congratulations to all my brothers and sisters for giving a historical victory to BJP … I am very grateful to all from the bottom of my heart …” said Modi in Hindi, “we guarantee that we will not leave stone Without moving to guarantee the general development of Delhi, and to improve the lives of its people … it will also ensure that Delhi plays an important role in the construction of a developed India. “
“I am very proud of all my BJP workers who worked day and night for this massive mandate. Now we will be even more dedicated to serving the people of Delhi,” said the prime minister.
जनशक्ति सर्वोप ENAS!
विकास जीता, सुशासन जीता।
दिल्ली के अपने भाई-बहनों को @Bjp4india को ऐतिहासिक जीत के लिए मे मे मे वंदन अभिनंदन! आपने जो भरपूर और स्नेह दिया है, उसके लिए आप सभी का बहुत बहुत-बहुत आभार।
दिल्ली के चौत ENAS विकास और यहां के लोगों का उत्तम …
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2025
The Interior Minister and the second in command of Modi, Amit Shah, also published in X, stating that the prime minister “is in the heart of Delhi” and that the voters had destroyed Mr. Kejriwal ”Sheeshmahal‘, Pejorative of the BJP for luxurious renovations to the Bungalow occupied by the former prime minister. “Delhi has taught a lesson to those who break promises … will give an example for those who make false promises,” Shah said.
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The BJP went back to power in the national capital, for the first time in more than two decades, after enruting the outgoing ruling party, the AAM AADMI party of Arvind Kejriwal.
Mr. Modi’s game ran to an early massive advantage when the votes began to count this morning, registering potential customers in 50 of Delhi’s 70 seats before the AAP defended a little. But at 2.30 pm, with more than 85 percent of the votes counted, the contest was resolved; The saffron party led in 48 seats and AAP 22.
For the context, the AAP won 67 seats in the 2015 and 62 elections in 2020.
For an additional context, the BJP won only three seats in 2015 and eight in 2020.
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The voting of votes, between the AAP and the BJP, in 2020 was 15 percent, a gap reviewed by courting middle -class voters with the increase in reimbursement of income tax and women with direct transfers of cash.
Prime Minister’s tweet landed in X minutes after Mr. Kejriwal, who also lost his seat of the New Delhi Assembly, before the BJP Parvesh Verma, admitted the defeat in a brief video statement.
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“The results of Delhi’s elections declared today … and we accepted the people’s verdict. The people’s decision is essential. I congratulate the BJP for their victory, and I hope it is up to the hopes and expectations of the people They have given them a majority, “Kejriwal said.
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The outgoing prime minister of Delhi, Atishi, has also reacted to the defeat of the AAP, which threatens to tear down the curtains in the political future of the party, if not that of Mr. Kejriwal.
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Upon entering this election, Arvind Kejriwal was fighting a fed image crisis, in part, for his alleged participation in the scam of special liquor tax policy, and also repeated BJP attacks on various topics, from the infrastructure of Delhi to the annual air quality crisis and Yamuna’s water row.
Kejriwal also spent six months in Delhi’s prison after his arrest in the case of liquor policy; Taken in March last year, the Supreme Court only granted the bond in September.
Finally, the combination of accusations of corruption, poor governance and lack of compliance with survey promises, including cleaning the Yamuna River, proved to be too much for Delhi’s voters.
Political analysts told NDTV that AAP’s defeat, which is resonant, was built on a middle -class women and voters, who had voted for Kejriwal in the two previous elections.