Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 LIVE Updates:

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) crossed the halfway mark in early trends as counting for the 70-seat Assembly in Delhi began on Saturday, 8 February.

The incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), that had a brute majority in the national capital for a decade, was trailing in several seats, as was predicted by several exit polls published earlier this week.

Key trends as of 10:40 am

• CM Arvind Kejriwal leads in New Delhi.

• Deputy CM Manish Sisodia leads in Jangpura.

• Atishi trails from Kalkaji seat.

• BJP's Manish Chaudhary leads in Okhala against AAP's Amantullah Khan and AIMIM's Shifa Ur Rehman.

• BJP's Kapil Mishra leads in Karawal Nagar.

• Vote counting for the Delhi Assembly election began at 8 am on 8 February.

• The voter turnout in the single-phase election was recorded at 60.42 percent.

• Key contestants to watch include Arvind Kejriwal (AAP), Parvesh Verma (BJP), Sandeep Dikshit (Congress), Atishi (AAP), Manish Sisodia (AAP), Somnath Bharti (AAP), Ramesh Bidhuri (BJP), Amanatullah Khan (AAP), and (AIMIM).

• Notable constituencies include Kalkaji, Ballimaran, Jangpura, Malviya Nagar, and Okhla.

"AAP and Congress Should Have Joined Hands": Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

As vote counting for Delhi's assembly elections continues, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, speaking to the media, alleged that "fraud in the voters' list is taking place," adding that "this 'Maharashtra pattern' is new and has now been implemented in Delhi."

He accused the Election Commission of turning a blind eye to the issue, stating, "The PM has been in Delhi for 10 years but couldn't win, so his desire to win there has led to these attempts, even though the final results are still pending."

"There is a close contest; it would have been better if AAP and Congress had come together. Yesterday, Rahul Gandhi, Supriya Sule, and I held a press conference in Delhi to address the Election Commission and the government's stance on elections," Raut was quoted as saying by PTI.

AAP Reduces the Vote Share Gap

As vote counting continues, the gap in vote share between the BJP and AAP narrows. According to the latest trends from the Election Commission, BJP holds a vote share of 48.11 percent, while AAP has 42.87 percent, reducing the gap from over 10 percent earlier to just 3 percent.

Delhi Election Results 2025: Celebrations at BJP Office Ahead of Imminent Victory

As the BJP moves toward a decisive victory, leading in 42 seats according to the Election Commission's latest trends, celebrations have begun outside the Delhi BJP headquarters.

Delhi Election Results 2025: Race for Delhi Tightens

As per latest trends, BJP is leading in 39 seats having crossed the majority mark, while AAP inches closer with a lead in 30 seats.

Delhi Election Results 2025: Kejriwal Takes Lead

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is leading in his constituency of New Delhi as per the latest trends.

In New Delhi, the former Delhi CM is facing off against BJP's Parvesh Varma.

BJP Touches Majority Mark As Per EC

According to the early trends reported by the Election Commission, the BJP has crossed the majority mark, indicating a strong lead in Delhi.

“Early Trends as per Expectation”, Says BJP Delhi President

Amid early trends showing a strong lead for the BJP in the Delhi Assembly election, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said, "The early trends align with our expectations, but we will wait for the final results."

"Our party workers have worked hard. This victory will be a triumph for our top leadership. We contested the election based on the issues facing Delhi, while Arvind Kejriwal tried to divert attention from these issues...Central leadership will decide (CM's face). This issue doesn't matter much to us. " he was quoted as saying by ANI.

BJP leads in 50 seats, AAP in 19

As per latest trends, BJP is leading in 50 seats with a vote share of 52.2 percent. AAP is far behind with a lead in 21 seats as of 9:35 am.

Delhi Election Results 2025: Kapil Mishra Leads in Karawal Nagar

BJP's Kapil Mishra is leading in Karawal Nagar, with AAP's Manoj Tyagi and Congress's PM Mishra trailing behind.

Delhi Election Results 2025: AAP's Manish Sisodia Trailing

AAP's Manish Sisodia is trailing in Jangpura, while BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah takes the lead as per early trends.

BJP's Satish Upadhyay Takes Lead in Malviya Nagar

As per early trends, BJP's Satish Upadhyay is leading from Malviya Nagar, where he's up against AAP's Somnath Bharati.

BJP Crosses Half-way Mark in Early Trends

The BJP has crossed the halfway mark of 36 seats, while AAP is leading in 23, as per early trends. As of 9:00 am, BJP is leading in 42 seats, while AAP is leading in 25.

Early Trends: BJP and AAP Locked in a Tight Race

BJP is leading in 30 seats and AAP is trailing close behind with a lead in 24 seats as per very early trends.

Delhi Election Results 2025: Kejriwal, Atishi Trailing as per Early Trend

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal are both trailing in their respective constituencies of Kalkaji and New Delhi, according to the very early trends

BJP Takes Lead in Early Trends

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 6 seats in the very early stages. AAP trails behind with a lead in 4 seats, while Congress is leading in 1 seat.

Delhi Election Results 2025: Vote Counting Begins

Vote counting for the Delhi Assembly election across 70 constituencies has begun, with early trends expected soon. Postal ballots will be counted first.

Stay tuned to The Quint for the latest updates.

This Election is a 'Fight Between Good and Evil': Delhi CM

Speaking to the media ahead of the result announcement, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP candidate from Kalkaji, Atishi, described the assembly election as 'a fight between good and evil, work and hooliganism.'

'These elections were anything but ordinary. I am confident that the people of Kalkaji and Delhi will stand with goodness and Arvind Kejriwal,' she added."

Who is Winning Delhi Election 2025?

Narendra Modi or Arvind Kejriwal? Another term for AAP or the end of BJP's 26-year wait? Is Congress finished in Delhi or can it revive?

The outcome of this election is crucial, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) aiming for a fourth consecutive term, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking to return to power after nearly 27 years, and Congress striving to regain influence in Delhi's assembly. The electoral contest featured 699 candidates, including 603 men and 96 women.

The campaign, however, has been less impactful than in 2015, 2020, or 2013. In this context, three key factors are likely to shape the outcome. Read The Quint's full analysis .

Delhi Election Results 2025: Kejriwal Accuses EC of Withholding Booth-Wise Voting Data

Ahead of the Delhi Assembly election results, which will be declared today, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal accused the Election Commission of withholding Form 17C, which tracks vote counts per booth.

However, the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi denied the claims, confirming full compliance with the Conduct of Election Rules (1961) at all polling stations.

Vote Counting to Begin at 7am

Votes will be counted shortly for the Delhi assembly elections, determining whether AAP wins a fourth term or BJP forms a government after 26 years. Congress, too, aims for gains after failing in the last two elections.

Vote counting begins at 7 am, with early trends expected around 9:30 am.

‘Micromanagement’ Pays Off? Why Delhi Exit Polls Are Predicting BJP Win


In what may be a shocker for Arvind Kejriwal loyalists, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the Exit Polls with six ayes. The Aam Adami Party (AAP) has managed to get endorsement to win the Assembly elections from just one pollster. Except for the pollster WePreside, which has predicted the AAP winning in the range of 46-52 seats, six others, including Chanakya, P-Marq and ABP Matrize, are sanguine for a saffron gust in the national capital.

While Exit Polls as a science to predict the poll outcomes are maturing in India, they don’t yet have clean records on many occasions. But the Exit Polls of  are overall indicating tough contest in Delhi.

Read the full analysis by Manish Anand .

Delhi Election Exit Polls: Axis Predicts BJP Win, CVoter Flags Gender Divide

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing a defeat in Delhi Assembly elections 2025 while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win 45-55 of the total 70 seats, if exit polls conducted by Axis My India are to be believed.

Assembly elections were held in Delhi on Wednesday, 5 February, and a voter turnout of 60.42 percent was recorded as updated till 11:30pm, the Election Commission stated in a press note.

A  released on Wednesday evening predicted a BJP victory and an exit for AAP from Delhi's Vidhan Sabha.

However Axis My India and Cvoter, known to be among leading polling agencies, released the findings of their survey a day after the elections and not on the polling day as has been the longstanding practice.

Axis My India has predicted 48 percent of votes polled in favour of the BJP, followed by 42 percent polled for AAP, 7 percent polled for the Congress and the remaining going to other parties.