NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a landslide victory in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Elections 2025, marking its return to power in the capital after 27 years.
According to the Election Commission, the BJP won 48 out of 70 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) managed 22 seats. The Congress failed to open its account for the third consecutive election in Delhi.
Biggest Winning Margins
- Despite BJP’s dominance, the highest winning margin was recorded by AAP’s Aaley Mohammed Iqbal, who secured the Matia Mahal seat with a lead of 42,724 votes over BJP’s Deepti Indora.
2. In Seelampur, AAP’s Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad defeated BJP’s Anil Kumar Sharma by 42,477 votes, securing the second-largest victory margin in the election.
3. Among BJP candidates, Vijender Gupta won the Rohini seat by defeating AAP’s Pardeep Mittal with a margin of 37,816 votes.
4. In Deoli, AAP’s Prem Chauhan won by 36,680 votes, defeating Deepak Tanwar of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
5. Another big victory for BJP came in Bawana, where Ravinder Indraj Singh secured a win by 31,475 votes, defeating AAP’s Jai Bhagwan Upkar.
6. From Badarpur, AAP’s Ram Singh Netaji won with a victory margin of 25,888 votes, defeating his opponent.
7. In Matiala, BJP’s Sandeep Sehrawat secured a commanding victory with a margin of 28,723 votes.
8. From Kirari AAP’s Anil Jha triumphed with a margin of 21,871 votes, clinching the seat.
9. In Mustafabad, BJP’s Jagdish Pradhan emerged victorious with a strong margin of 17,578 votes.
10. Karawal Nagar BJP’s Kapil Mishra defeated his rival by a margin of 23,355 votes, ensuring a solid win.
AAP Faces Major Setbacks
The election proved disastrous for several senior AAP leaders, with party chief Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy CM Manish Sisodia, ministers Saurabh Bhardwaj, Somnath Bharti, and Satyendra Jain, along with leaders Awadh Ojha and Durgesh Pathak, losing their respective seats.
However, incumbent Delhi CM Atishi managed to retain her seat in Kalkaji, emerging as a key leader for AAP after the defeat.
With this decisive win, BJP is set to form the Delhi government, marking a new political chapter in the capital’s governance.
