Delhi polls verdict not referendum on PM Modi, says Kiran Bedi

Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Tuesday said the verdict of the Delhi Assembly polls is not a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bedi, who was talking to the media from the balcony of her residence in South Delhi, avoided commenting further and said one should wait till the final results are out.

With counting on for the Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is leading in 46 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead in 14 seats. The Congress is leading in just three seats.

AAP's Manish Sisodia is leading in Patparganj, Samnath Bharti in Malviya Nagar, Rakhi Bidlan in Mongolpuri, Saurabh Bhardwaj in Greater Kailash, Adarsh Shastri in Dwarka and Ajay Dutt in Ambedkar Nagar respectively.

Meanwhile, BJP's Karan Singh Tanwar is leading in Delhi Cantt. area and Jagdish Mukhi is leading from Janak Puri.

Congress chief ministerial candidate Ajay Maken is trailing by 3,436 votes in Sadar Bazar.

The counting started at 8 a.m. and all results are expected to be out by afternoon.

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the counting of votes. Counting is taking place at 14 centres in nine districts of the national capital.

A three-tier security has been put in place at all the 14 counting centres.

A voter turnout of 67.08 percent was recorded in the polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly. A total of 673 candidates are in the fray this time.