Delhi, February 8: The results of the Delhi Assembly elections were declared on Saturday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing a clear majority after 26 years. The party won 48 out of 70 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) managed 22 seats. The Congress failed to win a single seat.
BJP’s vote share was 3.6% higher than AAP’s, which translated into a significant gain of 26 additional seats compared to the last election. In 2020, the party had won only 8 seats. The last time the BJP secured a majority in Delhi was in 1993, when it won 49 seats and formed a government under Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma, and Sushma Swaraj before Congress took over in 1998.
Key Election Metrics
- BJP contested 68 seats and won 48, achieving a 71% strike rate.
- AAP lost 40 seats compared to 2020, with its strike rate dropping to 31%.
- BJP increased its vote share by 9%, while AAP suffered a 10% decline.
- Congress saw a 2% rise in vote share but failed to win any seats.
Congress-AAP Split Benefited BJP
Despite Congress’s poor performance, the party played a crucial role in AAP’s defeat. In 14 constituencies, AAP lost by a margin smaller than the votes polled by Congress. Analysts suggest that a Congress-AAP alliance could have won 37 seats, limiting BJP to 34 seats—below the majority mark of 36.
Key AAP Leaders Who Lost
Several senior AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Somnath Bharti, and Durgesh Pathak, faced defeat.
दिल्ली चुनाव के नतीज़ों पर AAP के राष्ट्रीय संयोजक @ArvindKejriwal जी का संदेश pic.twitter.com/BKyCnkSQtc
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 8, 2025
With BJP now back in power, the political landscape of Delhi is set for a new phase, as both AAP and Congress reassess their strategies for the future.
