After Delhi election result, AAP will have to tread carefully in Punjab now
Delhi Election Results
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The fledgling party, which had risen to power and become the party of choice for Delhiites since 2013, saw its top brass losing by slim margins of under 5,000 votes in the capital. AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal lost his New Delhi seat by 4,089 votes, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia lost Jangpura by 675 votes and minister Saurabh Bharadwaj by 3,188 votes. Chief minister Atishi won by a slim margin of 3,188 from Kalkaji. AAP's seat tally plunged from 62 to 22 seats and its vote share by 10% from 53.57% in 2020 to 43.57% in 2025 Assembly elections.
The bitterly-fought election saw close contests on several seats with 14 of 70 Assembly segments seeing a victory margin of less than 5,000. After the defeat, Kejriwal accepted the verdict and in a recorded video message said, «Today the results of the Delhi elections have come in, and whatever decision the people have made, we humbly accept it. The people's verdict is paramount… Now that the people have given their verdict, we will not only play the role of a constructive opposition but also continue serving society.»
AAP's undoing
The middle class voter's anger against Kejriwal proved to be AAP's undoing. BJP's campaign of «Sheesh-Mahal» drove home the point that Kejriwal was no different and the people would benefit from a «double engine government». The constant squabble between L-G and AAP government led to a growing fatigue
