As per early trends, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is on its way to form the government for third time in a row in Delhi assembly elections. As of 10:30am, the AAP is leading in 53 seats, while the BJP in 17. The Congress is yet to open their account as counting progresses.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is leading from New Delhi constituency by 4,387 votes against BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Yadav. In Patparganj, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia is ahead of BJP candidate Ravinder Singh Negi by 112 votes.
BJP's Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga is trailing from Hari Nagar seat where AAP's Raj Kumari Dhillon is leading by over 50 votes. AAP candidates Raghav Chadha and Dilip Pandey are leading from Rajinder Nagar and Timarpur constituencies respectively. Pandey has a lead of more than 1,500 votes over the second candidate.
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While Assembly speaker and AAP leader Ram Niwas Goel is leading from Shahdara by 81 votes, his party colleague Atishi is trailing against BJP's Dharambir Singh from Kalkaji seat.
In Model Town, BJP leader Kapil Mishra is ahead of AAP’s sitting MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi.
Responding to the early trends, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari said, "Trends indicate that there is a gap between AAP-BJP, there is still time. We are hopeful. Whatever the outcome, being the state chief, I am responsible."
The counting centres in Delhi polls are spread across 21 locations, across 11 districts, including at CWG Sports Complex in east Delhi, NSIT Dwarka in west Delhi, Meerabai Institute of Technology and G B Pant Institute of Technology in southeast Delhi, Sir CV Raman ITI, Dheerpur in central Delhi, and Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Bawana in north Delhi.
The assembly elections were held on last Saturday. A total of 672 candidates, including 593 men and 79 women contested the polls in 70 constituencies.