PM Modi congratulates Arvind Kejriwal for victory in Delhi polls

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for their landslide victory in the Delhi assembly polls.

“Congratulations to AAP and Shri Arvind Kejriwal Ji for the victory in the Delhi Assembly Elections. Wishing them the very best in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Delhi,” tweeted Prime Minister Modi.

Congratulations to AAP and Shri @ArvindKejriwal Ji for the victory in the Delhi Assembly Elections. Wishing them the very best in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Delhi.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 11, 2020

The results have been declared for 48 seats till 6:36 pm. AAP has bagged 43 seats, while the BJP has won five. The Congress has failed to open its account so far.

Accept the mandate of people, says Manoj Tiwari

New Delhi: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday congratulated AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal over his party’s performance in assembly elections while also expressed gratitude towards BJP party workers for their hard work, in the run-up for the polls.

“I thank the people of Delhi. I thank our party workers for their hard work, they have done a lot”, Tiwari said while briefing the media.

Speaking over the poll results and conceding defeat in the electoral battle, Tiwari said, “I accept the mandate of people of Delhi and congratulate Arvind Kejriwal. I hope he will perform well as per the expectations of the people.”

He also stated that the election results will be evaluated and the party cadre should not be disheartened over this performance.

“We couldn’t perform well, we will evaluate this. Sometimes we get discouraged when results are not as per our expectations but I would like to tell our workers to not be disheartened…Compared to 2015 our winning percentage has increased”, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari added.