After throwing up all its political might to conduct 250 big and small rallies across constituencies in the national capital, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has given a good fight in the Delhi Assembly elections but that the party's hopes of winning are still intact.
"There is no doubt that the Aam Aadmi Party has given a good fight, but hopes of the BJP are still intact. AAP supporters are noisier and more open in support, but BJP supporters are not that vocal, hence the exit-poll results," said party spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao.
BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi has yesterday said that she was confident that her party will win the assembly polls in Delhi.
The former ‘Team Anna' member, who is contesting from Krishna Nagar constituency in East Delhi, was made BJP's chief ministerial candidate on January 15.
Speaking to reporters in his parliamentary constituency on the day polling was being held in the union capital, Rajnath Singh said the party was confident of its victory which will give the national capital stability and development.
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Saturday cast his ballot along with his mother in Krishna Nagar and said he is 'confident of BJP's win' in the Delhi assembly election.
The exit polls have predicted the second place for the Bharatiya Janata Party while the Congress may end up a distant third.
Of the seven exit polls that were released on Saturday evening after voting ended, five gave Kejriwal's party a clear majority. AAP was projected to win a minimum of 31 and a maximum of 53 in the 70-member assembly, while for BJP the range was between 17 and 35. An average of the seven polls - or the poll of exit polls - would give AAP 43 seats and BJP 25.
Insiders have confessed that it will be a “see-saw” poll and the infighting with BJP's Delhi unit has given AAP a lot of advantage.
67.08% voter turnout was recorded in the polling for the 70-member Delhi assembly which began at 8 am on Saturday amid tight security.
About 55,000 police personnel had been deployed to ensure hassle free voting. The police also undertook patrolling in different parts of the capital to prevent the distribution of liquor, money or any other allurements.
Over 1.33 crore electorate will decide the fate of 673 candidates.
