As Delhi voted to elect the new government on Wednesday, most of the exit polls predicted a comeback of the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in the national capital.
The JVC polls predicted 39-45 seats for the BJP while the AAP is projected to bag 22-31 seats. According to Matriz pollsters, the BJP is likely to pocket 35-40 seats while the AAP's number may reduce to 32 to 37.
The P-Marq survey has predicted 39-49 seats for the saffron party while, it says, Arvind Kejriwal-led party is likely to win seats between 21 and 31.
According to NDTV Poll of Polls, the BJP is projected to bag 43 seats while the AAP's seats could be reduced to 26.
The Congress, which drew a blank in the last elections, is unlikely to improve its tally this time, with most of the pollsters predicting 0-1 seats for the grand old party.
The polling was held at 13,766 stations across the state to decide the fate of 699 candidates. The votes will be counted on February 8.
As per the Election Commission data, 57.70 per cent of voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm, which is less than the 63 per cent recorded in 2020. Polling began at 7 am and continued until 6 pm.
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Union ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal were among those who cast their votes.
The AAP, which is seeking a third consecutive term, relied mostly on its governance record and welfare schemes. The BJP, on the other hand, is making a determined push to reclaim the capital after more than 25 years.
The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years until 2013, is striving to stage a comeback after failing to win a single seat in the last two elections.
The AAP swept the last assembly elections, bagging 62 of the 70 seats while the BJP managed to pocket only eight. The Congress drew a blank.
