BJP ahead in 45 seats, poised to form govt in Delhi after 26 years; AAP leads in 25

NEW DELHI: The BJP is poised to form a government in Delhi after more than 26 years, with the latest Election Commission trends showing the saffron party ahead in 45 of the 70 assembly seats and AAP in 25.

According to the Election Commission (EC) website, the BJP’s vote share was 47.01 per cent till 11.55 am while AAP’s stood at 43.16 per cent.

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was trailing the BJP’s Parvesh Verma by 430 votes in the high-profile New Delhi seat after eight rounds of counting.