As vote counting continues for the Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken an early lead over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The 10 am trends show that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken the lead in 41 seats, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has 28. Early trends indicate that key AAP leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Chief Minister Atishi are trailing in their respective constituencies.
As of 10 am, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal leads with 4,679 votes in the New Delhi Assembly constituency while BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh is quite close at 4,425 votes. Congress' Sandeep Dixit has been trailing so far with 742 votes.
In Kalkaji Assembly constituency, Chief Minister Atishi trails behind BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by a vote margin of 1,149.
As of 10 am on Saturday, AAP's Avadh Ojha is trailing BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi by a vote margin of 5,596 in Patparganj constituency. So far, Negi has received 12,776 votes, while Ojha has received 7,180.
In Greater Kailash Assembly constituency, AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj is trailing BJP's Shikha Roy by a vote margin of 459.
The exit polls were suggestive of the very real possibility of the Bharatiya Janata Party regaining power in Delhi after nearly 27 years. Though the projections suggest a close contest on the part of the incumbent, Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress is likely to play a marginal role.
A party would require 36 seats to secure a majority in the 70-member Delhi Assembly. Estimates indicate that BJP may win between 35 and 49 seats while AAP is expected to secure between 21 and 37 seats. The Congress, once the dominant force in the capital, is expected to win at most three seats.
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