All the top exit polls conducted
in the national capital Delhi are indicating that AAP led by Arvind Kejriwal is heading towards a full
majority in the state assembly.
Top exit poll agencies like
Nielsen, C-Voter, Cicero, News Nation, Axis APM, and Today's Chanakya are
projecting AAP to win in excess of 40 seats, a comfortable number to form a
government.
BJP's CM candidate Kiran Bedi
termed the exit poll trends as incomplete and incomprehensive, "This is
based on data till 3 pm. Let us not accept it as final, " she said.
Voter turnout in Delhi today was
around 69%, a number higher than last year's general elections or 2013's
assembly elections.
If the AAP comes to power in the
state, it will be a first major setback for the BJP after it came to power at
the center last year in May.
AAP's victory in Delhi will give
Kejriwal an opportunity to avenge himself on PM Modi, who trounced him in the
general elections; both contested the election from Varanasi constituency. Most
of the political pundits were touting this assembly election as Modi vs
Kejriwal and not as Kejriwal vs Kiran Bedi.
Delhi assembly election was(and
still is ) a question of existence for the Aam Admi Party, while for the BJP,
it was a question of keeping the Modi wave alive before the vital Bihar
assembly elections.
BJP, in its vigorous poll
campaign, mostly concentrated on counting the achievements of the Modi
government at the center and criticizing Kejriwal and AAP. On the other hand,
AAP's campaign hovered mostly around some very populist promises like free
Wi-Fi, subsidized electricity and water bills, and homes for the slum dwellers.
The results for the elections
will come out on 10 February.
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