NEW DELHI: Rekha Gupta has been announced as next chief minister of Delhi, marking the BJP’s comeback in the national capital after 27 years.Rekha, a first-time MLA, won the Shalimar Bagh constituency in the Delhi assembly elections, defeating AAP’s Bandana Kumari by 29,595 votes. This victory marked the end of AAP’s decade-long stronghold in the…
NEW DELHI: After a historic victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now gearing up for a major decision: who will become the next chief minister of Delhi? The party secured a commanding 48 seats out of 70, sweeping the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) aside and ending its decade-long rule…
NEW DELHI: After BJP’s emphatic win, the spotlight has turned to the all-important question of who is going to be the next chief minister.While many names, including those of party MPs from Delhi, were doing the rounds, there were indications that the party brass may pick someone from among the winning MLAs to avoid two…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Amit Shah on Saturday mocked Congress for yet another poor performance in the Delhi assembly elections and accused the party of prioritising the Gandhi family over fighting elections.In a social media post on X, Shah took a potshot at the grand-old-party and said that it’s security deposit was forfeited in 67…
Arvind Kejriwal accepts Delhi polls mandate ‘with humility’. NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accepted defeat in the Delhi assembly elections and said that he hoped that Bharatiya Janata Party, that crossed the majority mark of 36 seats, would fulfil people’s expectations.“We accept the mandate of the people with great humility….
NEW DELHI: In a few hours on Saturday, the fate of a high-octane electoral contest for Delhi’s 70 assembly seats will be known. While the contest to form the next govt is largely considered to be between the incumbent AAP and BJP, which has sat in the opposition since 1998, Congress might disrupt the calculations…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the high-stakes Delhi assembly elections as voters will elect a new assembly on Thursday. A total of 699 candidates are in the fray for 70 seats. Voting will start at 7am across 13,766 polling stations for 1.56 crore voters who are eligible to cast their ballots. Arvind Kejriwal‘s…
NEW DELHI: Liquor shops, hotels, restaurants, and other establishments serving alcohol in Delhi will remain closed from February 3 to 5 and again on February 8, in line with the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, as per the official notification issued by the Delhi Excise Commissioner.The closure, classified as “dry days” under the Delhi Excise Rules-2010,…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing a major crisis ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, with three of its MLAs — Naresh Yadav, Rajesh Rishi, and Rohit Kumar Mehraulia resigning from the party on Friday. In a blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, seven outgoing MLAs resigned…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tuesday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) officials to seek action against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who claimed that the BJP leaders had “mixed poison” in the Yamuna flowing to the national capital from Haryana.Backing its demand to bar Kejriwal from campaigning in the Delhi assembly…
