Delhi election results: AAP's protective shield and BJP's three messages

At the outset, the BJP ate into the vote base of the Congress, and not the AAP, which maintained its vote share at close to 54 per cent

Is Delhi really a microcosm of India? When it comes to how people vote, it has proven to be.

Narendra Modi’s 2014 victory was followed by a bigger victory in 2019. Similarly, Arvind Kejriwal pulled off a nearly thumping victory, winning 62 of the 70 seats, marginally down from the 67 his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had won in 2015.

The much-expected victory has one strong message from the AAP and three key takeaways from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) camp, which neither Kejriwal party, nor India’s other regional parties can afford to overlook.

An analysis of results data provided