Arvind Kejriwal was the Delhi Chief Minister thrice: from 2013 to 2014 (for 49 days), 2015 to 2020, and again from 2020 to 2024. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader has been representing the New Delhi Assembly constituency since 2013, when he won the seat by defeating the incumbent Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit with a margin of 25,864 votes. He won the seat in 2015 and 2020. In the 2015 Delhi Assembly Election, Kejriwal defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Nupur Sharma by 31,583 votes. Congress candidate and former Delhi minister Kiran Walia stood third. Kejriwal retained his seat in 2020 by defeating BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Yadav with a margin of 21,697 votes. Kejriwal is again contesting from New Delhi in the upcoming Delhi Assembly Election 2025 against BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Congress candidate and son of Sheila Dikshit, Sandeep Dikshit. Arvind Kejriwal also contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 against Narendra Modi from Varanasi but lost by a massive margin of 3,71,784 votes.
Delhi government formation: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory against the Aam Aadmi Party. ending its political exile in the national capital after 27 years.
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AAP leaders have said that all the MLAs from Punjab along with CM Bhagwant Mann arrived at Kapoorthala House where the meeting took place. In Delhi, AAP faced a crushing defeat at the hands of BJP. in recently concluded assembly elections
The reconstructed bungalow was the official residence of Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi Chief Minister from 2015 till October 2024 when he vacated it after resigning from the post under fire from the BJP over corruption charges.
After losing the Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of Punjab MLAs in Delhi. Reports suggest that he is trying to remove Bhagwant Mann from the Chief Minister’s post by branding him as incompetent.
The meeting comes two days after the Aam Aadmi Party's rout in Delhi, where the BJP is set to form the government after a gap of more than 26 years. While the BJP won 48 seats in the 70-member House, the AAP secured 22, and the Congress drew a blank in the polls held on February 5.
The BJP, which returned to power in Delhi after 27 years, swept away the AAP from the national capital. The saffron party won 48 seats to extend its saffron footprint in the country. But, the biggest highlights of the poll were shocking setbacks to top leaders. Here is a list of unexpected defeats.
As BJP ended its 27-year drought in Delhi, the results of the Assembly Election hogged international media's limelight. From BBC to Al Jazeera, BJP's victory is being acknowledged.
The Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 have resulted in a historic win for the Bharatiya Janata Party, bringing an end to Arvind Kejriwal's 10-year rule in the national capital. The saffron party won 48 out of 70 seats, while AAP managed was reduced to just 22 seats.
The BJP in its campaign, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made welfare promises to the people of Delhi and attacked the incumbent government, alleging it of liquor and 'Sheeshmahal' scandals.
Delhi Election Results: AAP top leaders including party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, former Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, and Saurabh Bhardwaj lost their seats.