
Delhi Election Result 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the next government in the Union Territory of Delhi, with 48 seats won at the end of a meticulous counting process, according to data from the ECI website. The incumbent Aam Aadmi Party secured 22 seats. The halfway mark is 36. Tight security arrangements were in place to carry out the crucial ballot counting process, which began at 8 am on Saturday. In the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls, 699 candidates—603 male and 96 female—contested across 70 constituencies. Electors cast their ballots for the contest in a single phase on February 5, with a total voter turnout of 60.42 per cent across 11 districts. The turnout was weaker than in 2020, when AAP staged a clean sweep with 62 out of the 70 seats and the remaining eight seats went to BJP, while the Congress got none.
For the BJP, the outcome was even better than what most exit polls predicted.
According to the Zee News-ICPL exit poll, AAP was projected to win 33-38 seats whereas 31-36 were expected to go to BJP and the Congress was seen bagging up to two.
08 Feb 2025, 9:01 PM (IST)
Addressing his party workers at the BJP headquarters in the national capital, PM Narendra Modi encourages the youth to join politics.
He also says that the country's politics needs transformation and fresh blood in order to get rid of politics of deceit and foolishness.
)
09 Feb 2025, 1:19 PM (IST)
Incumbent Delhi Chief Minister Atishi steps down from her position following the Aam Aadmi Party's loss in the Assembly elections.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader has submitted her resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas.
08 Feb 2025, 7:10 PM (IST)
BJP has won 47 seats so far and is leading in one, according to the latest data from the ECI results portal.
AAP has secured 22 seats.
Take a look at the current tally:
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 47 | 1 | 48 |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 69 | 1 | 70 |
Source: ECI website (results.eci.gov.in)
08 Feb 2025, 5:22 PM (IST)
"This is not just my victory, this is the victory of the people of Delhi, who chose truth over lies, governance over gimmicks, and development over deception," says BJP's Parvesh Verma.
"I humbly thank every voter who placed their trust in me," he says.
08 Feb 2025, 5:10 PM (IST)
BJP's Parvesh Verma says the BJP leadership will decide the next chief minister for Delhi.
Thanking the electors, Verma calls his win as "the victory of the people of the national capital".
08 Feb 2025, 4:21 PM (IST)
Haryana Minister Anil Vij describes the defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly polls as the end of "politics of lies, fraud and freebies".
Thanking "Delhi's smart people" for making Congress "zero", Vij says: "PM Modi's name is shining and after the defeat of AAP and its leaders, politics of lies, fraud and freebies has ended."
According to him, the country's "politics is getting purified".
08 Feb 2025, 4:49 PM (IST)
Extending gratitude to the people, Atishi says: "I want to thank the people of the Kalkaji Assembly for placing their trust in me."
She also says:
08 Feb 2025, 4:24 PM (IST)
With the BJP looking set to form the next government in the national capital, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lashes out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), predicting its "disintegration" over former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's monopoly on decision making.
"They (AAP) tried to fool the people of Delhi for 10 years and did not even give the people what they could have given. AAP will disintegrate in its current form because the control is with Kejriwal. You ask Atishi, how much freedom to make decisions she has," Puri tells news agency ANI.
08 Feb 2025, 4:36 PM (IST)
Incumbent Delhi CM Atishi has secured the Kalkaji Assembly constituency by securing 52,154 votes, defeating BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by a margin of 3,521 votes.

08 Feb 2025, 4:34 PM (IST)
BJP has won 40 seats so far and is leading in eight others, according to the latest data from the ECI results portal.
AAP has secured 17 seats and is leading in five others.
Take a look at the current tally:
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 40 | 8 | 48 |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| Total | 55 | 15 | 70 |
Source: ECI website (results.eci.gov.in)
08 Feb 2025, 4:11 PM (IST)
BJP has won 38 seats so far and is leading in 10 others, according to the latest data from the Election Commission of India portal.
AAP has bagged 17 seats and is leading in five others.
Take a look at the current tally:
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 38 | 10 | 48 |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| Total | 55 | 15 | 70 |
Source: ECI website (results.eci.gov.in)
08 Feb 2025, 4:09 PM (IST)
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma has secured 30,088 votes in the AAP stronghold, the New Delhi constituency, defeating former CM Arvind Kejriwal by 4,089 votes.

08 Feb 2025, 3:11 PM (IST)
BJP has won 23 seats so far and is leading in 24 others, according to the latest data from the Election Commission of India portal.
AAP has bagged 11 seats and is leading in 12 others.
Take a look at the current tally:
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Total | 34 | 36 | 70 |
Source: ECI website (results.eci.gov.in)
08 Feb 2025, 3:08 PM (IST)
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raj Kumar Bhatia secures the Adarsh Nagar seat, defeating his closest opponent, Aam Aadmi Party candidate Mukesh Kumar Goel, by a margin of 11,482 votes.
08 Feb 2025, 2:41 PM (IST)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed confidence that the BJP government will certainly transform the national capital in line with India's Viksit Bharat aspirations.
"Happy to know that (a potential BJP win) because under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, we are very keen that Delhi gets a government which serves its people. And that's something which is the need of the hour for attaining Viksit Bharat 2047," says Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The BJP is poised to form a government in Delhi after 26 years, with the latest EC trends showing the BJP ahead in 43 of Delhi's 70 seats and AAP in 16.
08 Feb 2025, 2:58 PM (IST)
BJP's Tilak Ram Gupta secures the Delhi Cantt seat by a margin of 15,896 votes against AAP's Preeti Jitender Tomar.
08 Feb 2025, 2:56 PM (IST)
BJP's Arvinder Singh Lovely secures the Gandhi Nagar seat by a margin of 12,748 votes against AAP's Naveen Chaudhary (Deepu).
08 Feb 2025, 2:15 PM (IST)
AAP's Virender Singh Kadian wins the Delhi Cantt constituency by a margin of 2,029 votes against BJP's Bhuvan Tanwar.
08 Feb 2025, 2:13 PM (IST)
AAP's Punardeep Singh Sawhney (Sabby) bags the Chandni Chowk constituency by a margin of 16,572 votes against BJP's Satish Jain.
08 Feb 2025, 2:12 PM (IST)
AAP's Imran Hussain wins in Ballimaran, defeating BJP's Kamal Bagriby a margin of 29,823 votes.
08 Feb 2025, 2:02 PM (IST)
AAP's Gopal Rai has secured the Babarpur seat by a margin of 18,994 votes against BJP's Anil Kumar Vashisht.
08 Feb 2025, 1:48 PM (IST)
The Delhi Chief Secretary has ordered that all documents must be kept safe in the Delhi Secretariat complex without permission from the General Administration Department under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.
No file, in physical or digital form, should be moved without permission, according to the order.
"To address security concerns and safety of records, it is requested that no files/documents, Computer Hardware etc. may be taken outside Delhi Secretariat complex without permission from GAD. It is therefore directed that necessary directions may be issued to the concerned Branch In-charges under the Departments/Offices situated in Delhi Secretariat to ensure safety of records, files, documents, electronic files etc. under their section/branches," says the order.
"This order shall also be applicable to Secretariat Offices and Camp Offices of Council of Ministers and In-Charges of both the offices are also directed for compliance of this order. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority," it adds.
08 Feb 2025, 1:40 PM (IST)
Thanking electors as trends showed his BJP leading in the Delhi Assembly polls, Home Minister Amit Shah says that the people of the national capital have shown trust in "Modi ki guarantee (PM Modi's guarantee".
This marks the end of an administration full of lies, he says, referring to the incumbent AAP government.
08 Feb 2025, 1:31 PM (IST)
Delhi Assembly Election Results 2025 LIVE Updates: With all eyes on incoming ECI data, take a look at leading parties & CMs in earlier 7 polls in capital city
Here’s a summary of the past Chief Ministers who have shaped the capital’s political landscape before the current administration.
| Name | Term | Party |
| Brahm Prakash | 2 years, 332 days | Congress |
| Gurmukh Nihal Singh | 1 year, 263 days | Congress |
| Madan Lal Khurana | 2 years, 86 days | BJP |
| Sahib Singh Verma | 2 years, 228 days | BJP |
| Sushma Swaraj | 52 days | BJP |
| Sheila Dikshit | 15 years, 25 days | Congress |
| Arvind Kejriwal | 48 days | AAP |
| Arvind Kejriwal (2nd stint) | 9 years, 218 days | AAP |
| Atishi | AAP |
08 Feb 2025, 1:16 PM (IST)

BJP candidate Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma is the centre of focus as his family and party workers celebrate an imminent big win against former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi.
08 Feb 2025, 1:05 PM (IST)
Thanking the electors, with incoming data showing his lead in AAP's crucial New Delhi seat, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma describes the moment as "PM Modi's win".

08 Feb 2025, 12:45 PM (IST)
As the counting trends emerge for the 2025 Delhi polls, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is confident that the BJP will form a government in the national capital.
Targeting the erstwhile UPA government, Scindia described the rise in non-performing assets (NPAs) in those years as "cancer".
"The biggest cancer in our country, is the non-performing assets (NPA) of banks, which the BJP and NDA government inherited from the Congress and UPA government as a burden on the people of Delhi. In 2014, that NPA was 11.5 per cent. Today it is 2.6 per cent... 10 years ago, the UPA government had spent only Rs 2 lakh crore on infrastructure. PM Narendra Modi has increased it to Rs 11 lakh crore," says Scindia.
08 Feb 2025, 12:07 PM (IST)
BJP leader Radhika Khera expresses confidence that her party will form the government in the national capital after a hiatus of nearly 27 years.
Her remarks come as official counting trends show the party leading in 47 seats in the 70-seat Assembly.
Khera says that lotus will bloom in the national capital, referring to BJP's election symbol.
"We had already seen the results on the ground when we were campaigning... The lotus will bloom and the BJP will form the government," says Khera.
08 Feb 2025, 12:38 PM (IST)
BJP leaders meet at the party office in the national capital.
Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva, Union Minister Harsh Malhotra, and party National Vice President Baijayant Panda are among prominent faces present at the premises.
08 Feb 2025, 12:28 PM (IST)
Take a look at BJP's leading candidates at this hour:
| Constituency | Leading Candidate | Total Votes | Margin |
| MUSTAFABAD(69) | MOHAN SINGH BISHT | 73834 | 38930 |
| KARAWAL NAGAR(70) | KAPIL MISHRA | 70864 | 38380 |
| SHALIMAR BAGH(14) | REKHA GUPTA | 67839 | 29352 |
| RITHALA(6) | KULWANT RANA | 86636 | 26053 |
| ROHINI(13) | VIJENDER GUPTA | 50241 | 26003 |
| VISHWAS NAGAR(59) | OM PRAKASH SHARMA | 71151 | 24949 |
| PATPARGANJ(57) | Ravinder Singh Negi (Ravi Negi) | 54077 | 21270 |
| NAJAFGARH(35) | NEELAM PAHALWAN | 72657 | 21064 |
| GHONDA(66) | AJAY MAHAWAR | 57267 | 18702 |
| SHAKUR BASTI(15) | KARNAIL SINGH | 47826 | 18536 |
| MATIALA(34) | SANDEEP SEHRAWAT | 55078 | 18184 |
| BAWANA(7) | RAVINDER INDRAJ SINGH | 47252 | 17294 |
| ROHTAS NAGAR(64) | JITENDER MAHAJAN | 48771 | 17185 |
| RAJOURI GARDEN(27) | MANJINDER SINGH SIRSA | 60449 | 16504 |
| TRI NAGAR(16) | TILAK RAM GUPTA | 58836 | 15753 |
| NANGLOI JAT(11) | MANOJ KUMAR SHOKEEN | 40999 | 15272 |
| KRISHNA NAGAR(60) | DR ANIL GOYAL | 40114 | 14377 |
| MADIPUR(26) | KAILASH GANGWAL | 44693 | 11826 |
| JANAKPURI(30) | ASHISH SOOD | 26056 | 10856 |
| R. K. PURAM(44) | ANIL KUMAR SHARMA | 32761 | 10814 |
| KASTURBA NAGAR(42) | NEERAJ BASOYA | 34342 | 9756 |
| WAZIRPUR(17) | POONAM SHARMA | 33829 | 9699 |
| MOTI NAGAR(25) | HARISH KHURANA | 34880 | 9022 |
| VIKASPURI(31) | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | 26170 | 8846 |
| UTTAM NAGAR(32) | PAWAN SHARMA | 33903 | 7942 |
| BIJWASAN(36) | KAILASH GAHLOT | 40750 | 7515 |
| ADARSH NAGAR(4) | RAJ KUMAR BHATIA | 36485 | 7469 |
| SHAHDARA(62) | SANJAY GOYAL | 56229 | 7375 |
| GANDHI NAGAR(61) | ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY | 45766 | 7267 |
| NERELA(1) | RAJ KARAN KHATRI | 45786 | 6823 |
| LAXMI NAGAR(58) | ABHAY VERMA | 48790 | 6501 |
| DWARKA(33) | PARDUYMN SINGH RAJPUT | 47284 | 6296 |
| MALVIYA NAGAR(43) | SATISH UPADHYAY | 26220 | 6053 |
| HARI NAGAR(28) | SHYAM SHARMA | 32952 | 5605 |
| BADLI(5) | AAHIR DEEPAK CHAUDHARYY | 23881 | 5145 |
| MANGOL PURI(12) | RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN | 50450 | 5020 |
| PALAM(37) | KULDEEP SOLANKI | 44984 | 4790 |
| CHHATARPUR(46) | KARTAR SINGH TANWAR | 56614 | 3974 |
| SEEMAPURI(63) | KU. RINKU | 28337 | 3744 |
| MODEL TOWN(18) | ASHOK GOEL | 31656 | 3697 |
| MEHRAULI(45) | GAJENDER SINGH YADAV | 20007 | 2685 |
| MUNDKA(8) | GAJENDER DRALL | 34272 | 2054 |
| KALKAJI(51) | RAMESH BIDHURI | 32737 | 1911 |
| NEW DELHI(40) | PARVESH SAHIB SINGH | 22034 | 1844 |
| RAJINDER NAGAR(39) | UMANG BAJAJ | 44188 | 1810 |
| GREATER KAILASH(50) | SHIKHA ROY | 38256 | 1727 |
| SANGAM VIHAR(49) | CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 46810 | 751 |
| JANGPURA(41) | TARVINDER SINGH MARWAH | 30665 | 636 |
08 Feb 2025, 12:22 PM (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the national capital around 6:30-7 pm, sources told Zee Business.
The PM will address party workers after the BJP's expected big victory, according to the sources.
08 Feb 2025, 12:16 PM (IST)
Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia loses in Jangpura.
A close aide of Arvind Kejriwal, Sisodia has served as Delhi Deputy CM for eight years.
08 Feb 2025, 11:53 AM (IST)
Taking a jibe at INDIA bloc members Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah wrote on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter): "Aur lado aapas mein!!!"
Abdullah's National Conference is also part of the INDIA bloc.
Aur lado aapas mein!!! https://t.co/f3wbM1DYxk pic.twitter.com/8Yu9WK4k0c
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 8, 2025
08 Feb 2025, 11:41 AM (IST)
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva says that the people of Delhi have chosen PM Narendra Modi's good model of governance and have rejected Arvind Kejriwal's bad model as BJP crossed the majority mark in Delhi election results in the early trends.
"The situation in Delhi--contaminated water, broken roads, poor sanitation, pollution in Yamuna, and much more--is a reflection of Kejriwal's model of governance, which the people of Delhi have rejected," Sachdeva tells news agency ANI.
"Modi ji's model of good governance is one that the entire nation respects. People have chosen good governance," he adds.
08 Feb 2025, 12:00 PM (IST)
08 Feb 2025, 11:55 AM (IST)
The counting is in its 11th round, with nine more rounds to go.
BJP candidate Mohan Singh Bisht is leading against Aam Aadmi Party's Adeel Ahmad Khan, as per the ECI portal.

08 Feb 2025, 11:53 AM (IST)
As many as 15 candidates of the party are leading by a vote margin of more than 10,000, and 21 by a margin of 7,500 and bove.
| Constituency | Leading Candidate | Total Votes | Margin |
| MUSTAFABAD(69) | MOHAN SINGH BISHT | 62980 | 38583 |
| KARAWAL NAGAR(70) | KAPIL MISHRA | 53578 | 27215 |
| SHALIMAR BAGH(14) | REKHA GUPTA | 50693 | 20846 |
| RITHALA(6) | KULWANT RANA | 63679 | 20117 |
| NAJAFGARH(35) | NEELAM PAHALWAN | 54548 | 19200 |
| VISHWAS NAGAR(59) | OM PRAKASH SHARMA | 60400 | 19198 |
| GHONDA(66) | AJAY MAHAWAR | 47846 | 19057 |
| SHAKUR BASTI(15) | KARNAIL SINGH | 38232 | 15754 |
| PATPARGANJ(57) | Ravinder Singh Negi (Ravi Negi) | 42263 | 15616 |
| MATIALA(34) | SANDEEP SEHRAWAT | 44553 | 14669 |
| ROHINI(13) | VIJENDER GUPTA | 32165 | 14588 |
| NANGLOI JAT(11) | MANOJ KUMAR SHOKEEN | 33533 | 14096 |
| RAJOURI GARDEN(27) | MANJINDER SINGH SIRSA | 55087 | 13668 |
| TRI NAGAR(16) | TILAK RAM GUPTA | 47470 | 10737 |
| JANAKPURI(30) | ASHISH SOOD | 21974 | 10596 |
| ROHTAS NAGAR(64) | JITENDER MAHAJAN | 35221 | 10458 |
08 Feb 2025, 11:31 AM (IST)
The Indian National Congress (INC) appears to be facing yet another electoral setback in the national capital.
According to the latest trends from the Election Commission of India (ECI), the party is yet to secure a lead in any of the 70 assembly constituencies.
)
08 Feb 2025, 11:23 AM (IST)
Aam Aadmi Party candidate Avadh Ojha is trailing in Patparganj as the counting of votes for the 2025 Delhi election is underway. He is behind BJP candidate Ravinder Negi, while the Congress' Anil Chaudhary is in third place.
Ojha is an eminent civil services exam tutor.
Patparganj has been an AAP stronghold, especially given its association with Delhi's education reforms.
In 2013, 2015 and 2020, senior party leader Manish Sisodia won the seat.
In this year's polls, Sisodia is contesting the Jungpura seat.
08 Feb 2025, 11:14 AM (IST)

08 Feb 2025, 11:09 AM (IST)
| Constituency | Leading Candidate | Total Votes | Margin |
| DEOLI(47) | PREM CHAUHAN | 33877 | 19611 |
| BABARPUR(67) | GOPAL RAI | 32740 | 15767 |
| KONDLI(56) | KULDEEP KUMAR (MONU) | 43313 | 14679 |
| TRILOKPURI(55) | ANJANA PARCHA | 37825 | 13530 |
| BALLIMARAN(22) | IMRAN HUSSAIN | 28514 | 13329 |
| BADARPUR(53) | RAM SINGH NETAJI | 29383 | 12418 |
| CHANDNI CHOWK(20) | PUNARDEEP SINGH SAWHNEY (SABBY) | 17154 | 12366 |
| TILAK NAGAR(29) | JARNAIL SINGH | 28743 | 11413 |
08 Feb 2025, 10:58 AM (IST)
A young AAP supporter is spotted near former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence in the national capital.
Sporting a sweater and spectacles, to imitate the party supremo's characteristic dressing style, Avyan Tomar is a first-standard student.
"We always come here on result days. The party has also given him the name of 'Baby Muffler Man'," Avyan Tomar's father, Rahul Tomar, tells news agency ANI.

08 Feb 2025, 10:43 AM (IST)
The Indian National Congress (INC) has yet to open account with the counting of votes underway in the Delhi polls, as per early trends.
BJP is leading in 40 seats while AAP is ahead in 30 at this hour.
08 Feb 2025, 10:39 AM (IST)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is now leading in 40 seats while the Aam Aadmi Party is ahead in 30, as per data from the ECI portal.

08 Feb 2025, 10:28 AM (IST)
AAP candidate Ram Singh Netaji is leading with a margin of 12,791 votes.
| Constituency | Leading Candidate | Total Votes | Margin |
| BADARPUR(53) | RAM SINGH NETAJI | 19354 | 12791 |
| CHANDNI CHOWK(20) | PUNARDEEP SINGH SAWHNEY (SABBY) | 16044 | 11584 |
| TILAK NAGAR(29) | JARNAIL SINGH | 19230 | 10368 |
| BABARPUR(67) | GOPAL RAI | 22771 | 9017 |
| TRILOKPURI(55) | ANJANA PARCHA | 24426 | 8192 |
| MATIA MAHAL(21) | AALEY MOHAMMED IQBAL | 11231 | 7491 |
| SADAR BAZAR(19) | SOM DUTT | 11208 | 6166 |
| DEOLI(47) | PREM CHAUHAN | 8139 | 5464 |
| GANDHI NAGAR(61) | NAVEEN CHAUDHARY (DEEPU) | 12495 | 5085 |
| KONDLI(56) | KULDEEP KUMAR (MONU) | 18564 | 4954 |
| KAROL BAGH(23) | VISHESH RAVI | 8716 | 4114 |
| WAZIRPUR(17) | RAJESH GUPTA | 7165 | 3023 |
| SULTANPUR MAJRA(10) | MUKESH KUMAR AHLAWAT | 11214 | 2492 |
| KIRARI(9) | ANIL JHA | 22012 | 2313 |
| LAXMI NAGAR(58) | B B TYAGI | 11972 | 2228 |
| MUNDKA(8) | GAJENDER DRALL | 9198 | 2030 |
| TIMARPUR(3) | SURINDER PAL SINGH (BITTOO) | 8086 | 1927 |
| BURARI(2) | SANJEEV JHA | 10198 | 1893 |
| VIKASPURI(31) | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | 5202 | 1890 |
| ROHTAS NAGAR(64) | JITENDER MAHAJAN | 5883 | 1838 |
| BALLIMARAN(22) | IMRAN HUSSAIN | 11350 | 1834 |
| AMBEDKAR NAGAR(48) | DR. AJAY DUTT | 7167 | 1816 |
| BADLI(5) | AAHIR DEEPAK CHAUDHARYY | 3786 | 1627 |
| KALKAJI(51) | RAMESH BIDHURI | 8807 | 1342 |
| JANGPURA(41) | TARVINDER SINGH MARWAH | 4114 | 1314 |
| MALVIYA NAGAR(43) | SATISH UPADHYAY | 6292 | 1263 |
| MEHRAULI(45) | MAHENDER CHAUDHARY | 6462 | 1257 |
| SEELAM PUR(65) | CHAUDHARY ZUBAIR AHMAD | 10965 | 1073 |
| PALAM(37) | KULDEEP SOLANKI | 11514 | 833 |
| DWARKA(33) | PARDUYMN SINGH RAJPUT | 14143 | 784 |
| ADARSH NAGAR(4) | MUKESH KUMAR GOEL | 8365 | 751 |
| MOTI NAGAR(25) | HARISH KHURANA | 4961 | 749 |
| SANGAM VIHAR(49) | DINESH MOHANIYA | 14280 | 677 |
| PATEL NAGAR(24) | PRAVESH RATN | 11759 | 559 |
| GREATER KAILASH(50) | SHIKHA ROY | 7071 | 459 |
| MADIPUR(26) | KAILASH GANGWAL | 8332 | 343 |
| DELHI CANTT(38) | BHUVAN TANWAR | 8041 | 303 |
| TUGHLAKABAD(52) | SAHI RAM | 4747 | 240 |
| NEW DELHI(40) | ARVIND KEJRIWAL | 7949 | 223 |
| SEEMAPURI(63) | VEER SINGH DHINGAN | 14774 | 166 |
| MADIPUR(26) | RAKHI BIRLA | 11729 | 42 |
08 Feb 2025, 10:25 AM (IST)
Can the ruling Aam Aadmi Party reach the halfway mark as counting progresses?
AAP candidate Ram Singh Netaji is leading with a margin of 12,791 votes.
| Constituency | Leading Candidate | Total Votes | Margin |
| BADARPUR(53) | RAM SINGH NETAJI | 19354 | 12791 |
| CHANDNI CHOWK(20) | PUNARDEEP SINGH SAWHNEY (SABBY) | 16044 | 11584 |
| TILAK NAGAR(29) | JARNAIL SINGH | 19230 | 10368 |
| BABARPUR(67) | GOPAL RAI | 22771 | 9017 |
| TRILOKPURI(55) | ANJANA PARCHA | 24426 | 8192 |
| MATIA MAHAL(21) | AALEY MOHAMMED IQBAL | 11231 | 7491 |
| SADAR BAZAR(19) | SOM DUTT | 11208 | 6166 |
| DEOLI(47) | PREM CHAUHAN | 8139 | 5464 |
| GANDHI NAGAR(61) | NAVEEN CHAUDHARY (DEEPU) | 12495 | 5085 |
| KONDLI(56) | KULDEEP KUMAR (MONU) | 18564 | 4954 |
| KAROL BAGH(23) | VISHESH RAVI | 8716 | 4114 |
| WAZIRPUR(17) | RAJESH GUPTA | 7165 | 3023 |
| SULTANPUR MAJRA(10) | MUKESH KUMAR AHLAWAT | 11214 | 2492 |
| KIRARI(9) | ANIL JHA | 22012 | 2313 |
| LAXMI NAGAR(58) | B B TYAGI | 11972 | 2228 |
| MUNDKA(8) | GAJENDER DRALL | 9198 | 2030 |
| TIMARPUR(3) | SURINDER PAL SINGH (BITTOO) | 8086 | 1927 |
| BURARI(2) | SANJEEV JHA | 10198 | 1893 |
| VIKASPURI(31) | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | 5202 | 1890 |
| ROHTAS NAGAR(64) | JITENDER MAHAJAN | 5883 | 1838 |
| BALLIMARAN(22) | IMRAN HUSSAIN | 11350 | 1834 |
| AMBEDKAR NAGAR(48) | DR. AJAY DUTT | 7167 | 1816 |
| BADLI(5) | AAHIR DEEPAK CHAUDHARYY | 3786 | 1627 |
| KALKAJI(51) | RAMESH BIDHURI | 8807 | 1342 |
| JANGPURA(41) | TARVINDER SINGH MARWAH | 4114 | 1314 |
| MALVIYA NAGAR(43) | SATISH UPADHYAY | 6292 | 1263 |
| MEHRAULI(45) | MAHENDER CHAUDHARY | 6462 | 1257 |
| SEELAM PUR(65) | CHAUDHARY ZUBAIR AHMAD | 10965 | 1073 |
| PALAM(37) | KULDEEP SOLANKI | 11514 | 833 |
| DWARKA(33) | PARDUYMN SINGH RAJPUT | 14143 | 784 |
| ADARSH NAGAR(4) | MUKESH KUMAR GOEL | 8365 | 751 |
| MOTI NAGAR(25) | HARISH KHURANA | 4961 | 749 |
| SANGAM VIHAR(49) | DINESH MOHANIYA | 14280 | 677 |
| PATEL NAGAR(24) | PRAVESH RATN | 11759 | 559 |
| GREATER KAILASH(50) | SHIKHA ROY | 7071 | 459 |
| MADIPUR(26) | KAILASH GANGWAL | 8332 | 343 |
| DELHI CANTT(38) | BHUVAN TANWAR | 8041 | 303 |
| TUGHLAKABAD(52) | SAHI RAM | 4747 | 240 |
| NEW DELHI(40) | ARVIND KEJRIWAL | 7949 | 223 |
| SEEMAPURI(63) | VEER SINGH DHINGAN | 14774 | 166 |
| MADIPUR(26) | RAKHI BIRLA | 11729 | 42 |
08 Feb 2025, 10:10 AM (IST)
| Constituency | Leading Candidate | Total Votes | Margin |
| MUSTAFABAD(69) | MOHAN SINGH BISHT | 21762 | 16181 |
| TRI NAGAR(16) | TILAK RAM GUPTA | 21214 | 12167 |
| BAWANA(7) | RAVINDER INDRAJ SINGH | 17072 | 11147 |
| SHALIMAR BAGH(14) | REKHA GUPTA | 16780 | 9001 |
| KARAWAL NAGAR(70) | KAPIL MISHRA | 16728 | 8603 |
| NAJAFGARH(35) | NEELAM PAHALWAN | 14591 | 7183 |
| MANGOL PURI(12) | RAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN | 14853 | 6907 |
| SHAKUR BASTI(15) | KARNAIL SINGH | 12313 | 6524 |
| GHONDA(66) | AJAY MAHAWAR | 12628 | 5839 |
| PATPARGANJ(57) | Ravinder Singh Negi (Ravi Negi) | 12776 | 5596 |
| KASTURBA NAGAR(42) | NEERAJ BASOYA | 13387 | 5291 |
| MATIALA(34) | SANDEEP SEHRAWAT | 16717 | 4608 |
| GOKALPUR(68) | PRAVEEN NIMESH | 12282 | 4560 |
| HARI NAGAR(28) | SHYAM SHARMA | 10134 | 4512 |
| SHAHDARA(62) | SANJAY GOYAL | 18786 | 4202 |
| VISHWAS NAGAR(59) | OM PRAKASH SHARMA | 26630 | 4148 |
| CHHATARPUR(46) | KARTAR SINGH TANWAR | 14726 | 3913 |
| JANAKPURI(30) | ASHISH SOOD | 6094 | 3768 |
| NERELA(1) | RAJ KARAN KHATRI | 13321 | 3689 |
| RAJOURI GARDEN(27) | MANJINDER SINGH SIRSA | 15488 | 3599 |
| RITHALA(6) | KULWANT RANA | 14452 | 3306 |
| RAJINDER NAGAR(39) | UMANG BAJAJ | 15419 | 3200 |
| R. K. PURAM(44) | ANIL KUMAR SHARMA | 7374 | 2575 |
| BIJWASAN(36) | KAILASH GAHLOT | 8342 | 2534 |
| MODEL TOWN(18) | ASHOK GOEL | 6238 | 2495 |
| OKHLA(54) | MANISH CHAUDHARY | 4955 | 2260 |
| UTTAM NAGAR(32) | PAWAN SHARMA | 4826 | 2223 |
| NANGLOI JAT(11) | MANOJ KUMAR SHOKEEN | 8896 | 2038 |
| MUNDKA(8) | GAJENDER DRALL | 9198 | 2030 |
| VIKASPURI(31) | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | 5202 | 1890 |
| ROHTAS NAGAR(64) | JITENDER MAHAJAN | 5883 | 1838 |
| BADLI(5) | AAHIR DEEPAK CHAUDHARYY | 3786 | 1627 |
| KALKAJI(51) | RAMESH BIDHURI | 8807 | 1342 |
| JANGPURA(41) | TARVINDER SINGH MARWAH | 4114 | 1314 |
| MALVIYA NAGAR(43) | SATISH UPADHYAY | 6292 | 1263 |
| PALAM(37) | KULDEEP SOLANKI | 11514 | 833 |
| DWARKA(33) | PARDUYMN SINGH RAJPUT | 14143 | 784 |
| MOTI NAGAR(25) | HARISH KHURANA | 4961 | 749 |
| GREATER KAILASH(50) | SHIKHA ROY | 7071 | 459 |
| MADIPUR(26) | KAILASH GANGWAL | 8332 | 343 |
| DELHI CANTT(38) | BHUVAN TANWAR | 8041 | 303 |
08 Feb 2025, 10:05 AM (IST)
In a dramatic recovery, Arvind Kejriwal is now leading in the crucial New Delhi seat with 4,679 votes. This is the first instance this morning when the former Delhi CM has appeared to be leading in Delhi polls.
AAP has said that one will have to wait for trends to emerge for a good few rounds to gauge its position in the polls.
BJP's Parvesh Singh is not far behind, with 4,425 votes at this hour, show early leads.
INC's Sandeep Dikshit has 742 votes at this hour as the second round of counting is underway, with 11 more rounds to go.

08 Feb 2025, 9:55 AM (IST)
Delhi CM and senior AAP leader Atishi is traling by a margin of 1,149 votes in Kalkaji, where BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri is leading with 4,238 votes, shows incoming data.
The first round of counting is underway, with 11 more rounds to go.
08 Feb 2025, 9:49 AM (IST)
The centre-ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is looking comfortable with a lead in 47 out of the 70 constituencies in the Delhi Assembly, as per early trends.
The incumbent AAP is ahead in 22 at this hour.
However, senior AAP leaders, including CM Atishi, are trailing, data shows.
08 Feb 2025, 9:38 AM (IST)
In a major setback for AAP, its key leaders, including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, are trailing in their respective constituencies, as per early trends.
BJP’s Parvesh Verma is leading from the high-profile New Delhi Assembly seat.
Both AAP and BJP are vying for control of the national capital, with AAP seeking a third consecutive term.
08 Feb 2025, 9:29 AM (IST)
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Harish Khurana, contesting in Moti Nagar, exudes confidence in his party winning more than 50 seats out of 70 members in the legislature in the national capital.
"The way we are getting the response from the people, not just in Moti Nagar but in entire Delhi, BJP is going to win with more than 50 seats. The people were facing issues but instead of answering their questions, Arvind Kejriwal and his gang were dilly-dallying with the politics of allegations and accusations. Their attempts have failed," says Khurana.
08 Feb 2025, 9:27 AM (IST)
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and senior party leaders like Atishi and Manish Sisodia are trailing, as per early counting trends.
Incumbent CM Atishi is contesting against BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri and INC's Alka Lamba in Kalkaji.
08 Feb 2025, 9:21 AM (IST)
These are early trends.
Counting is underway in the first 1-3 of the up to 26 rounds, as per ECI data.
| Constituency | Leading Candidate | Total Votes | Margin |
| BAWANA(7) | RAVINDER INDRAJ SINGH | 4658 | 2678 |
| KIRARI(9) | BAJRANG SHUKLA | 4177 | 162 |
| TRI NAGAR(16) | TILAK RAM GUPTA | 5821 | 3373 |
| BALLIMARAN(22) | KAMAL BAGRI | 4211 | 214 |
| MADIPUR(26) | KAILASH GANGWAL | 4781 | 1070 |
| DWARKA(33) | PARDUYMN SINGH RAJPUT | 3805 | 455 |
| NAJAFGARH(35) | NEELAM PAHALWAN | 4374 | 1582 |
| PALAM(37) | KULDEEP SOLANKI | 4469 | 1006 |
| KASTURBA NAGAR(42) | NEERAJ BASOYA | 2424 | 447 |
| R. K. PURAM(44) | ANIL KUMAR SHARMA | 3472 | 1075 |
| CHHATARPUR(46) | KARTAR SINGH TANWAR | 3463 | 1158 |
| SANGAM VIHAR(49) | CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 69 | 22 |
| VISHWAS NAGAR(59) | OM PRAKASH SHARMA | 12386 | 354 |
| SHAHDARA(62) | SANJAY GOYAL | 7909 | 2229 |
| KARAWAL NAGAR(70) | KAPIL MISHRA | 6015 | 3109 |
08 Feb 2025, 9:11 AM (IST)
Aam Aadmi Party candidate Saurabh Bhardwaj, running from Greater Kailash, has exuded confidence in the party's victory.
The exit polls will be proven wrong and the Aam Aadmi Party will certainly form government once again, according to Bhardwaj.
Here's what else he says:
Earlier today, Bharadwaj offered prayers at the Kalkaji temple. "Whatever happens, now it is in the hands of the mother goddess," said Bhardwaj.
08 Feb 2025, 9:02 AM (IST)
These are early trends and and it is essential to wait until the counting progresses in most rounds to get a clearer picture of which party has better chances of forming the government in the Union Territory.
At least at this stage, things are looking much better for BJP than projected in the Zee News-ICPL, which indicated 31-36 seats for the centre-ruling party and 33-38 for AAP.
08 Feb 2025, 8:57 AM (IST)
Contesting against former CM Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, BJP's Parvesh Verma says it is an important day for the people of Delhi.
"I prayed that the BJP govt to be formed in Delhi," says Verma.
Verma, also battling against the Indian National Congress party's Sandeep Dikshit, offered prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place this morning.
08 Feb 2025, 8:43 AM (IST)
Former Delhi CM and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is trailing from the New Delhi seat, where BJP's Parvesh Verma is leading, show early trends.
The BJP is looking ahead in several seats.
Major voting trends are widely expected to emerge by around noon today, giving an early indication of the likely winner in the high stakes battle.
08 Feb 2025, 8:36 AM (IST)
As far as early trends go, the BJP seems to be leading in 39 out of the total 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly.
The ruling AAP is next, ahead in 24 seats, shows incoming data.
08 Feb 2025, 8:39 AM (IST)
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi has exuded confidence in her party's victory in the Delhi Assembly elections.
The people of Delhi, including from her constituency Kalkaji, would support the AAP and re-elect Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with a huge mandate, says Atishi.
Kejriwal will become the Chief Minister of Delhi for the fourth time with a huge majority, she adds.
08 Feb 2025, 8:32 AM (IST)
In Shahdara, BJP's Sanjay Goyal is leading with a margin of 506 votes against AAP's Jitender Singh Shunty.
The first of the total 18 rounds of counting is underway, as per ECI data.
08 Feb 2025, 8:29 AM (IST)
In Vishwas Nagar, BJP's Om Prakash Sharma is leading with a margin of 1,549 votes against AAP's Deepak Singhal.
The counting is underway for the first of the 16 rounds.

08 Feb 2025, 8:27 AM (IST)
Incoming data shows the BJP is leading in 17 out of the 70 seats in the contest for power in the national capital.
At the same time, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party is ahead in 14 and the Indian National Congress in 1.
08 Feb 2025, 8:26 AM (IST)
The ECI portal (results.eci.gov.in) is looking set to display incoming data as being filled in the system by the returning officers from their respective counting centres.

08 Feb 2025, 8:01 AM (IST)
The counting of votes for the high-octane 2025 Delhi Assembly election has begun amid tight security arrangements.
The verdict, expected to be announced later today, will decide the fate of the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration against PM Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main central opposition, the Indian National Congress (INC), which are seeking comebacks after 16 and 26 years, respectively.
Will the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retain power in the 2025 Delhi election?
Will the BJP make a comeback in the Union Territory after more than a decade? February 8 will not be just any Saturday.
Stay tuned to find out.
08 Feb 2025, 8:07 AM (IST)
VIDEO | Delhi Assembly elections 2025: Vote counting underway at various counting centres in the national capital. Visuals from inside Netaji Subhas University of Technology counting centre. #DelhiElectionResults #DelhiElectionResultsWithPTI
(Full video available on PTI… pic.twitter.com/5sS0pYQlGc
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 8, 2025
08 Feb 2025, 8:14 AM (IST)
Here are 4 major factors that have been taking centrestage in Delhi polls over the past few years.
These are:
08 Feb 2025, 8:05 AM (IST)
BJP candidate Dushyant Gautam, contesting from the Karol Bagh assembly constituency, visits the Jhandewalan Temple in the national capital this morning to offer prayers.
Gautam is contesting against AAP's Vishesh Ravi and INC's Rahul Dhanak.
08 Feb 2025, 7:48 AM (IST)
As many as 699 candidates are competing in the Delhi polls across 70 assembly constituencies.
08 Feb 2025, 7:35 AM (IST)
The postal ballots will be counted first.
After that, the electronic voting machines will be unlocked and the ballots will be counted in multiple rounds.
This process is expected to continue throughout the day, with results from different constituencies being released at intervals.
The ECI will keep sharing incoming trends at regular intervals.
08 Feb 2025, 7:30 AM (IST)
The Aam Aadmi Party is confident of forming the government again in the national capital, says Manish Sisodia.
He is contesting against BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah and INC's Farhad Suri in Jangpura.
08 Feb 2025, 7:21 AM (IST)
Within an hour from now, the counting of votes under the much-anticipated 2025 Delhi Assembly polls Delhi assembly polls will begin.
Candidates from the ruling AAP as well as other parties including the BJP await the outcome of a single-phase polling process undertaken on February 5.
08 Feb 2025, 7:11 AM (IST)
Here are some of the hot seats to watch out for:
| Seat | AAP | BJP | Congress |
| New Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | Parvesh Verma | Sandeep Dikshit |
| Kalkaji | Atishi | Ramesh Bidhuri | Alka Lamba |
| Jangpura | Manish Sisodia | Tarvinder Singh Marwah | Farhad Suri |
| Shakur Basti | Satyendar Jain | Karnail Singh | Satish Luthra |
08 Feb 2025, 6:56 AM (IST)
"I will only sit on that chair after people give a certificate of honesty."
This is what the former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said after stepping down from the post in September.
08 Feb 2025, 6:45 AM (IST)
Most exit polls predict a close battle between the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party while the Congress faces yet another defeat in the capital city.
According to an exit poll by Zee News-ICPL, the Aam Aadmi Party is projected to win 33-38 seats while BJP secures 31-36 seats.
The Congress may remain marginalised with 0-2 seats, according to the exit poll.
08 Feb 2025, 6:41 AM (IST)
The Aam Aadmi Party, which came into existence in 2012, is eyeing a third back-to-back term in Delhi.
The party dominated the last two Assembly polls in the national capital, winning 62 out of the total 70 seats in 2020.
The INC, which once ruled Delhi for 15 years straight, failed to open its account in the last two Assembly polls.
08 Feb 2025, 6:39 AM (IST)
Yes, while the national capital recorded an overall voter turnout of 60.42 per cent this year, the North East district staged the maximum participation, at 66.25 per cent.
The second highest turnout was witnessed in Shahdara, at 63.94 per cent.
On the other hand, the lowest polling activity was recorded in the South East Delhi district, at 56.40 per cent.
Take a look at official data:

08 Feb 2025, 6:29 AM (IST)
You can follow this space to catch the latest updates on counting data, watch the leading news channel Zee News, or track incoming data directly from the Election Commission of India portal (results.eci.gov.in) from 8 am onwards.
08 Feb 2025, 6:22 AM (IST)
With the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly election set to commence at 8 am, Delhiites and the rest of the country await early trends.
Top contenders Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are hoping to form government in the national capital.
Exit polls have projected a comeback for the BJP in Delhi after more than 26 years, with the centre-ruling party expected to hit the majority mark of 36 comfortably.
08 Feb 2025, 6:12 AM (IST)
Incumbent CM Atishi took office in September after the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor excise case.
08 Feb 2025, 5:59 AM (IST)
All eyes are on the high-octane battle in the national capital, with the counting of votes for the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls due to begin shortly.
Voting under the much-anticipated election took place for all the 70 constituencies of the Assembly in a single phase on February 5.
The counting is widely expected to complete today itself.
The stakes are sky-high as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeks a historic third consecutive term, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to reclaim power in the national capital after a 26-year wait.
07 Feb 2025, 11:35 PM (IST)
According to Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win in the national capital Assembly polls, defeating the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration, will be mildly positive for Dalal Street.
07 Feb 2025, 11:29 PM (IST)
If the Aam Aadmi Party retains power, key names in contention include Atishi, Gopal Rai and Manish Sisodia.
On the Bharatiya Janata Party's side, Parvesh Verma is emerging as a prominent contender, with Smriti Irani, Bansuri Swaraj and Ramesh Bidhuri also among those being discussed.
READ MORE HERE: Can Arvind Kejriwal's 'jharoo' clean sweep once again or will BJP's lotus blossom in national capital?
07 Feb 2025, 11:20 PM (IST)
According to the Zee News-ICPL exit poll, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is projected to win 33-38 seats in the 2025 state assembly election.
The poll predicts the BJP to secure 31-36 seats and the Congress to bag 0-2 seats.
Remember: Exit poll trends are not always close to reality (in fact, sometimes they are really far off).
07 Feb 2025, 11:14 PM (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal, who rolled out the Aam Aadmi Party in 2012 as part of an anti-corruption drive, has served as Delhi's Chief Minister for the second-longest tenure, totaling 9 years and 266 days (inclding his first stint that lasted 48 days).
Sheila Dikshit holds the record of the longest serving Delhi CM with 15 years and 25 days in office in one go.
07 Feb 2025, 11:03 PM (IST)
"I will only sit on that chair after people give a certificate of honesty," Aam Aadmi Party supremo and former Delhi Chief Minister has said.
07 Feb 2025, 10:59 PM (IST)
Atishi is the 8th Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Delhi.
Prior to being elevated to the CM's chair, Atishi served as the Education, PWD Culture and Tourism Minister in the Aam Aadmi Party administration in Delhi.
Atishi is also the third woman to hold this position in the national capital, following Sushma Swaraj (October-December 1998) and Sheila Dikshit (December 1998-December 2013).
Atishi represents the Kalkaji constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
07 Feb 2025, 10:55 PM (IST)
Will the BJP make a comeback in the Union Territory after more than two decades?
You will have to wait until the widely expected results announcement on February 8 for answers to all such questions.
07 Feb 2025, 10:50 PM (IST)
At 60.42 per cent (as per the latest available reading), the national capital's voter turnout recorded this year is weaker than in 2020, when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a clean sweep with 62 out of the 70 seats while the remaining eight seats went straight to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress failed to open its account.
Voter turnout is an important metric in elections as it gives information on the percentage of electors casting their ballots in a poll out of the total eligible electors.
A high voter turnout reading indicates that citizens are actively participating in the electoral process, exercising their right to choose their leaders, and on the flipside, a low turnout can signal lower citizen participation for any possible reason such as apathy, disenfranchisement or barriers to participation.
07 Feb 2025, 10:42 PM (IST)
In the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls, 699 candidates—603 male and 96 female—are contesting across 70 constituencies.
Electors cast their ballots for the 70-seat contest in a single phase on February 5, with a total voter turnout of 60.42 per cent (as per the latest available reading) across 11 districts:
07 Feb 2025, 10:36 PM (IST)
February 8 will not be just any Saturday. The counting of votes for the high-octane 2025 Delhi Assembly election will begin in the early hours on Saturday amid tight security arrangements.
Results are widely expected to be announced the same day after a meticulous counting process that decides the fate of the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration against PM Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main central opposition, the Indian National Congress (INC), which are seeking comebacks after 16 and 26 years, respectively.