Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi could find itself floundering in the absence of a convincing mandate, leaving it the most vulnerable in the 12 years since its formation.
North East Delhi recorded the highest voter turnout at 66.25 per cent, while South East had the lowest at 56.31 per cent, says poll panel's voter turnout application.
A defeat for the AAP, which has no experience of being out of power in the capital, could put Arvind Kejriwal's political standing at stake.
The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years till 2013, was hopeful of making a comeback after failing to win a single seat in the previous two elections.
Nine out of 11 exit polls have predicted a victory for the BJP in what could prove to be a huge boost for the BJP in terms of optics as well as the influence Delhi's politics holds in the heartland states.
BJP is expected to comfortably cruise to power in the Delhi battleground that saw a triangular fight with the AAP being relegated to the second position and Congress struggling to find a space, exit polls showed.
If the predictions hold true, it will be a huge prestige boost for BJP which was looking to overcome the towering shadow of Kejriwal and AAP in the national capital - the symbolic seat of power in the country.
The exit poll predictions show that the BJP is set to 'sweep' out the three-time ruling AAP and make a comeback after over two decades in the national capital.
The North-East district in Delhi, which recorded highest voter turnout till 5 pm, has five assembly constituencies – Ghonda, Gokalpur, Karawal Nagar, Mustafabad and Seelampur.
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Delhi's Northeast district recorded the highest voter turnout at 63.83 percent while the South East district recorded the lowest at 53.77 percent.
Since its debut in 2013, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has consistently outperformed exit poll predictions, which have struggled to gauge the full extent of its dominance.
Voter turnout across other districts as of 11 am included East Delhi at 20.03 percent, New Delhi at 16.80 percent, North at 18.63 percent, Northwest at 19.75 percent, Shahdara at 23.30 percent, South at 19.75 percent, South East at 19.66 percent, South West at 21.90 percent, and West at 17.67 percent
In the last Delhi Assembly Elections, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party had swept the polls winning 62 out of 70 seats in 2020.
Kejriwal stated, "Your vote is not just a button, it is the foundation of your children's bright future. It is an opportunity to provide good schools, excellent hospitals, and a respectable life to every family."
Nearly 3,000 polling booths have been identified as sensitive, prompting special security measures like drone surveillance, Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs), Striking Teams, and the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to maintain law and order.
AAP, BJP and Congress wrapped up their election campaigns with a series of back-to-back rallies by the big guns. The fate of the candidates will be decided on February 8 with the announcement of the results.
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Arvind Kejriwal told reporters on January 27 that the "BJP government in Haryana has mixed poison in the water supplied to Delhi through the Yamuna.
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Without taking Kejriwal’s name, PM Modi took a sharp swipe and said that “some leaders focused on jacuzzi, stylish showers."
Voting will begin at 7 AM across 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday, February 5. The results will be declared on February 8.
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