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J-K Assembly elections: Voters choose more NOTA over AAP and BSP candidates

During the Assembly elections in J&K, 63.88% of the electorate cast their votes. Among them, 1.48% of the total votes were for NOTA. While the AAP received 0.52 per cent and BSP got 0.96% of the votes

'Never be overconfident in elections': Kejriwal takes aim at Congress

With the BJP racing ahead in Haryana and Congress lagging far behind, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the "biggest lesson" of the poll results is that one should never be "overconfident"

'Never be overconfident': Arvind Kejriwal on Haryana election results

Aam Aadmi Party concedes defeat as it fails to secure seats in Haryana Assembly elections

Swati Maliwal blasts Kejriwal for AAP's dismal performance in Haryana polls

According to the Election Commission, AAP was not leading in any seat in the Haryana election results and has secured a 1.64 per cent vote share in Kejriwal's home state

AAP's surprise victory in J-K: Mehraj Malik wins Doda seat by 4,000 votes

Jammu and Kashmir election results: AAP's Mehraj Malik leads the Doda seat in J&K Assembly polls by 4,770 votes, ahead of BJP's Gajay Singh Rana and NC's Khalid Najib Suharwardy

Biggest lesson from Haryana never be overconfident in elections: Kejriwal

With the BJP racing ahead in Haryana as per the early trends, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the "biggest lesson" of the poll results is that one should never be "overconfident" in the elections. The BJP looks forward to a comfortable win in Haryana, leading in 50 of the 90 assembly seats. "Let us see what the results are in Haryana. The biggest lesson of this is that one should never be overconfident in the elections," said Kejriwal addressing a gathering of the AAP municipal councillors. "No election should be taken lightly. Each election and each seat is tough," he added. The AAP failed to reach a pre-poll alliance in Haryana with the Congress due to disagreement over number of seats to be contested by it. It independently contested 89 of the total 90 seats in the state after its demand for being given 9 seats was turned down by the Congress. The AAP candidates were trailing on almost all the seats behind their BJP and Congress opponents. Kejriwal had earlier du

Delhi CM Atishi road repair plan: Tenders floated for 74 of 89 projects

Delhi CM Atishi says that 89 projects for road repairs in Delhi have been outlined to have a pothole-free capital by Diwali

Days after Kejriwal vacates, Delhi CM Atishi to shift to 6, Flagstaff Road

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi will shift to the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow on Monday, days after her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal vacated it and moved to a new address in Lutyens' Delhi, officials said. The shifting of the chief minister's personal effects and other belongings is underway, they said. Atishi was earlier allotted the AB-17 bungalow on Mathura Road after she was appointed a minister in the Kejriwal government last year. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Kejriwal, who resigned as chief minister in September, vacated the Flagstaff Road bungalow in Civil Lines last Friday. His new address is 5, Ferozeshah Road near Mandi House, which has been allotted to AAP Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Ashok Mittal. Atishi used to stay in south Delhi's Kalkaji with her parents while former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was occupying the AB-17 bungalow. Last week, Sisodia vacated the house and moved to Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh's official residence on RP Road, officials ad

Delhi polls: Kejriwal attacks BJP, says will campaign for PM Modi if

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal quipped that one engine of the BJP's double-engine government failed after the Lok Sabha elections, while the other is failing during assembly elections

Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates tree plantation campaign, table tennis ground

Kejriwal also shared a post and expressed his happiness after the people of the New Delhi constituency

If BJP-ruled states get free electricity, will campaign for them: Kejriwal

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal Sunday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free electricity in the 22 BJP-ruled states before the Delhi Assembly elections and promised to campaign for the saffron party if this demand is fulfilled. Kejriwal dared the BJP to hold the Delhi Assembly elections along with those in Jharkhand and Maharashtra in November and said the AAP is ready for it. Addressing a public gathering at 'Janta Ki Adalat', Kejriwal accused the BJP's "double engine" governments of failing in states and predicted the party's ouster from Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. "Double engine governments mean inflation, corruption, and unemployment," he said, adding, "the exit polls show that the BJP's double engine governments will soon collapse in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir." During his speech, Kejriwal held a packet containing six 'revris' (sweets) and said that each "revri" symbolised the six free services provided by his government -- free electricity, water, bus ride

Will campaign for BJP if PM Modi provides free electricity: Kejriwal

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free electricity in the NDA-ruled states before the Delhi Assembly elections, promising to campaign for the saffron party if he fulfills this demand. Addressing a public gathering at 'Janta Ki Adalat', Kejriwal accused the BJP's "double engine" governments of failing across the states, predicting their ouster from Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. He termed the "double engine" model as "double loot and double corruption". "I challenge PM Modi to provide free electricity in all 22 BJP-ruled states before the Delhi Assembly elections in February. If he does, I will campaign for the BJP," Kejriwal asserted. "The exit polls show the BJP's double engine governments will soon collapse in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir," he added. Kejriwal further accused the BJP of being anti-poor, citing the removal of bus marshals and data entry operators as well as the halting of home guards' salaries in Delhi. "The

Haryana elections: Kejriwal urges voters to cast vote for better future

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi also urged the voters of Haryana to vote keeping key issues in mind

Kejriwal to relocate amid leadership shift, new address at Ferozeshah Road

Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal's new home will be a bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi on Ferozeshah Road that is closer to the Aam Admi Party headquarters

Kejriwal to vacate CM residence in 1-2 days; house for him finalised: AAP

A house has been finalised in New Delhi area for the AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal where he will move along with his family in the next one to two days, vacating the official residence of Delhi chief minister at Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines, the AAP said on Wednesday. Kejriwal is likely to move in with his family in one of the two official bungalows allotted to the AAP Rajya Sabha MPs on Feroz Shah Road near Mandi House, sources in the party claimed. The two bungalows are just a few metres away to the AAP headquarters at Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, they said. Kejriwal, who resigned as the Delhi chief minister earlier this month, said that he would vacate the official Flagstaff Road residence during the Navratri period. The auspicious Hindu festival commences from Thursday. "Kejriwal will leave the official CM residence in next 1-2 days, as a house has been finalised for him and his family," the party said in a statement without disclosing location of the new accommodation. Kejriwal

Order against Navratri celebrations a Tughlaqi Farman: Delhi minister

The controversial order, issued on Monday, bans gatherings of five or more people in key areas of Delhi for six days, citing concerns over public order

SC issues notice on Delhi CM Atishi, Kejriwal's plea in defamation case

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Delhi government and BJP leader Rajiv Babbar on a plea of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal challenging the high court order refusing to quash a defamation case against them. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued a notice in the matter and stayed the proceedings in the trial court. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Atishi and Kejriwal, submitted that the defamation case has been filed by Babbar, as authorised representative of BJP Delhi. "BJP, neither central nor Delhi, has not filed any complaint. Babbar is not the person I have allegedly defamed," he submitted. Senior advocate Sonia Mathur, appearing for Babbar, stated that the BJP leader has filed the case on behalf of the party. Both Atishi and Kejriwal has challenged the September 2 order of the Delhi High Court, which had refused to quash the proceedings against them and other AAP leaders over their remarks about ..

DTC mandates removal of all political posters from buses, depots in Delhi

Following this order, posters featuring former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will now be taken down from DTC buses

Was jailed so that my work could be stopped: Kejriwal at Haryana rally

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the BJP-led Centre on Sunday and claimed that he was put in jail so that the work initiated by him could be stopped and also to prove him dishonest. The former Delhi chief minister was addressing a rally in Haryana's Rewari to garner support for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Satish Yadav in the October 5 state Assembly polls. Kejriwal was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail on September 13 after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in a case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)linked to the alleged excise policy scam in the national capital. He was in jail for about five months. Addressing the rally, Kejriwal said his government in Delhi built "excellent" schools and hospitals and added that around one lakh elderly people were sent on pilgrimages for free. "(Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji felt that he (Kejriwal) is doing so much work. He won (elections) first in Delhi, then in Punjab and now, he will win in Hary

Law and order has collapsed, jungle raj prevails in Delhi, claims Kejriwal

Law and order has collapsed and a "jungle raj" is prevailing in the national capital, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Sunday, citing firing incidents in the city targeting commercial establishments. In a post on X, the former Delhi chief minister said Union Home Minister Amit Shah would have to immediately take effective steps as maintaining law and order in the national capital comes under his jurisdiction. "Law and order in Delhi has collapsed. There is a complete Jungle Raj. People are scared in the national capital of the country. Delhi's law and order comes under Amit Shah. He will have to take effective steps immediately," Kejriwal posted in Hindi. In the past few days, firing incidents targeting a second-hand luxury car showroom, a hotel and a sweet shop, were reported from different corners of the city with police suspecting that these incidents are related to extortion bids by gangs. The issue of law and order was raised in the Delhi Assembly session on Friday by ..