The counting of votes for the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital commenced at 8 AM today. This election cycle has witnessed unprecedented political dynamics in Delhi, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress joining forces for the first time to challenge the BJP’s long-standing dominance.
For this election, the BJP contested all seven seats, replacing sitting MPs on six of them. Meanwhile, the AAP and Congress formed an alliance, with AAP contesting four seats and Congress three. This strategic partnership aimed to consolidate the anti-BJP vote, creating a formidable opposition in a city where the BJP had previously secured all seven seats in both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The seven crucial constituencies in Delhi are:
Chandni Chowk
East Delhi
New Delhi
North East Delhi
North West Delhi
South Delhi
West Delhi
The campaign was particularly intense, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP playing a central role. Kejriwal, who received interim bail to campaign, focused on a narrative that voting for AAP-Congress candidates would prevent his return to Tihar jail, a claim that added a dramatic twist to the election season. Despite his active campaign, Kejriwal surrendered before the jail authorities on June 2, adhering to the Supreme Court’s order.
