Published on Feb 10, 2025
Current Affairs
Delhi Assembly Election
Delhi Assembly Election

♦ The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Delhi Assembly Election, returning to power after 27 years by defeating the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

♦ The election results were announced on 8 February 2025. The BJP won 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly, while the AAP bagged 22 seats. The third contender, Congress, was completely wiped out in the polls after failing to win even a single seat.

♦ The BJP’s vote share was 45.56%, while the AAP secured 43.57% votes and the Congress’s poll percentage was 6.34.

♦ A party winning more than the halfway mark of 35 seats forms the government in the National Capital.