The BJP has crossed the half-way mark of 36 in the National capital while the AAP is at second place with over 20 seats in an intense contest, according to the Election Commission data. BJP is returning to power in the National capital after 27 years. Meanwhile, Congress has hit the hat-trick of zero seats in Delhi as it is not leading in any of the 70 Assembly seats. Centre-administered territory, was governed by the AAP since 2013, but in the 2025 polls, big names of the party including former CM Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia lost.
Hailing the historic win of the party, PM Modi shared a post on X and stated, "Development wins, good governance triumphs." He further added that his party would leave "no stone unturned" in developing Delhi .
BJP wins in Delhi
According to the latest Election Commission (EC) data, the BJP has won over 40 seats and is leading in 6 seats, while the Kejriwal-led AAP has secured a total of 20 seats and is leading in two more.
Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has conceded defeat by 675 votes to the BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah in Jangpura.
Parvesh Verma, the son of former chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, told reporters that the credit for his “victory” belonged to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of Delhi.
Top AAP leaders, including Kejriwal and Sisodia — who served as chief minister and deputy chief minister for most of the last two terms — have lost the elections.
Saurabh Bharadwaj, another prominent leader and a minister, lost to BJP's Shikha Roy by a margin of 3,188 votes in Greater Kailash.