New Delhi (TDI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a decisive victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, unseating Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and dealing a heavy blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Kejriwal lost his New Delhi seat to BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, a key contender for the chief minister post.
AAP’s ex-deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was also defeated, further cementing BJP’s dominance.
The polls, held on February 5 with a turnout of 60.54 percent, saw BJP campaign aggressively on issues such as the Yamuna river’s pollution, the liquor policy controversy, and Kejriwal’s residence renovation expenses during the pandemic.
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Congress, which has failed to secure a single seat in Delhi for three consecutive polls, remained absent from celebrations as the party registered another disappointing performance.
The results sparked reactions across political circles and social media, with former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas terming Kejriwal’s defeat “justice delivered.”
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Meanwhile, BJP workers celebrated at party headquarters, marking the end of AAP’s decade-long rule in Delhi.
Farkhund Yousafzai is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
