After voting concluded for the Delhi Assembly elections and exit polls predicted a comfortable majority for Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, BJP President JP Nadda held a meeting with Delhi BJP leaders on Saturday, 8 February.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal also held a meeting at his residence on the security of EVMs, in the presence of Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Prashant Kishor, Sanjay Singh and Gopal Rai.
The provisional voter turnout for the elections was pegged at 57.06 percent, much below the 67.12 percent figure in the 2015 elections.
- A scuffle broke out between AAP and Congress workers near Majnu ka Tila. Congress candidate Alka Lamba was seen trying to slap an AAP worker in a video
- CM Kejriwal, Dy CM Manish Sisodia and President Kovind cast their vote in their respective constituencies
- The counting of the votes will take place on 11 February
- The national capital had recorded voter turnout of 67.12 percent in the 2015 Assembly elections
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AAP's Sanjay Singh Speaks After Meeting on Security of EVMs
After a meeting at CM Kejriwal’s residence on the security of EVMs, AAP leader Sanjay Singh told the media, “EVMs that should be taken directly to the strong room after getting sealed are still with some officers. There is an incident in Babarpur. A similar incident is being reported from Vishwas Nagar… Therefore, arrangements must be made outside the strong room for our party workers and our MLAs, so that they can guard and make sure that EVMs are not tampered.”
BJP Chief JP Nadda Holds Meeting With Delhi Leaders
After voting concluded for the Delhi elections and exit polls predicted a comfortable majority for AAP, BJP President JP Nadda held a meeting with Delhi BJP leaders.
Kejriwal Holds Meeting at Residence over Security of EVMs
Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is holding a meeting at his residence on the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Prashant Kishor, Sanjay Singh and Gopal Rai are present in the meeting, reported ANI.
Manish Sisodia Congratulates AAP Party Workers on Twitter
Manish Sisodia, Deputy chief minister of Delhi tweeted, “Voting ended! Hearty congratulations to all the part workers! They all worked from morning till late at night, and some worked 24 hours in the last days. How selfless and strong is the relationship of all of us, this election is the proof. We are winning by a huge margin. Today salute the hard work of all colleagues.”