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Manish Sisodia leads in Jangpura; BJP ahead in overall Delhi trends

Delhi's Jangpura sees a fierce three-way contest as AAP's Manish Sisodia faces BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress' Farhad Suri in the 2025 Assembly election

Delhi poll results: Kejriwal leads; Atishi, Sisodia trail in early trends

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: The 10 am trends show that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken the lead in 37 seats, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has 20

Patparganj Assembly result: Avadh Ojha up against Ravindra Negi, Chaudhury

Patparganj Assembly election result 2025: AAP's Avadh Ojha faces Anil Chaudhury from the Congress and Ravindra Singh Negi of the BJP on this seat

Delhi Assembly election results 2025: Key constituencies to watch

As AAP, BJP, and Congress compete for power, high-stakes contests in key constituencies like New Delhi, Malviya Nagar, and Okhla will determine Delhi's political fate

Delhi Assembly election D-Day: Will BJP storm to power or AAP fight back?

As Delhi awaits its 2025 election results, all eyes are on AAP's survival, BJP's return, and Congress' struggle. Will Kejriwal secure a win, or is a political shift is underway?

Delhi polls: How India's once-vaunted third party AAP has lost its shine

A decade of prioritising national ambitions over implementation has destroyed Kejriwal's chance of emerging as the progressive alternative to Modi

Amit Shah slams Kejriwal, Sisodia; says AAP gave only toxic water to Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said states having a double-engine BJP government have progressed in the last 10 years, but Delhi has been left behind because the AAP keeps making excuses and fighting with the Centre. Addressing a public meeting in Jangpura in south Delhi, Shah dubbed AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia as "bade miyan and chote myian" who have looted Delhi. Shah said Sisodia, who is fighting elections from the Jangpura Assembly seat, is the only education minister in the country who went to jail in a liquor scam. "States having a double-engine BJP government have progressed in the last 10 years. Delhi has been left behind, they keep fighting with the Centre. They have been making excuses for 10 years while acting like cry babies," Shah said. Kejriwal lied to the people of Delhi and gave only garbage, toxic water and corruption to the national capital, he said. "Bade miyan and chote miyan" looted Delhi after making false promises. They a

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BJP only doing abusive politics, increasing fights: AAP's Manish Sisodia

Manish Sisodia exuded confidence and said that the public was very happy with AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and waned to bring him back to power

Delhi excise case: Court exempts Kejriwal, Sisodia from appearing in person

A Delhi court on Friday exempted former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from personally appearing in a excise case as they were campaigning for upcoming assembly elections. Special judge Kaveri Baweja allowed the reprieve after the three AAP leaders said they were unable to personally appear in court as they were "actively engaged" in campaigning for the elections. "In view of the above said submissions, personal appearance of the applicants are exempted for today only through counsel... The case is adjourned to February 3, 2025," the judge said. The money laundering case stems from a CBI case lodged after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended a probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the excise policy. According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours were extended to the licence holders. The Delhi government implemented the policy on

BJP defended Ravana as if they are his descendants: Manish Sisodia

Sisodia further alleged the BJP could be proved as bigger threat than Ravan for poor, labourers and slum dwellers

Kejriwal income rose by 40% during Covid; Sisodia took 1.5 cr pvt loan: BJP

Delhi BJP Chief also posed allegations on AAP leader Manish Sisodia, claiming that the latter took a loan of Rs 1.5 crore from three private individuals for his son's studies

ED gets nod to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi excise policy case

The Union Home Ministry has cleared the ED to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal over alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, with charges linking him to a Rs 100 crore bribe

Manish Sisodia raises over Rs 40 lakh through crowdfunding for polls

Former Delhi deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia Tuesday said that he has raised over Rs 40 lakh through crowdfunding to contest the upcoming assembly polls from the Jangpura seat. In a social media post, he said that 331 donors contributed amounts ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 500 to his crowdfunding campaign that was launched on December 30. "To contest the assembly election from Jangpura, I required a maximum of Rs 40 lakh. I am extremely happy that companions from across the country wholeheartedly contributed and supported me. "With the cooperation of 331 companions, a total of Rs 40 lakh has been raised. The good news is that 50 people from all over the country contributed Rs 100 each, and 36 people contributed Rs 500 each," the incumbent Patparganj MLA said in the post. Assuring people about using the "hard-earned" money honestly, Sisodia pledged to continue working towards advancing the education revolution in Delhi. "I will use every single penny of your ...

'Dragging your feet': Delhi HC slams AAP over delay in tabling CAG report

The Delhi high court criticised the AAP-led Delhi government for delay in the submission of a crucial CAG report on the liquor scam, raising doubts about their handling of the matter

CAG report reveals Rs 2,026 crore revenue loss in Delhi liquor policy scam

The CAG report reveals a Rs 2,026 crore loss in the Delhi liquor policy scam, highlighting corruption, flawed licensing, ignored expert advice, and arrests of AAP leaders

100 students selected as interns for election campaign in Jungpura: Sisodia

AAP senior leader Manish Sisodia on Monday said 100 students have joined an internship programme, where they will assist in the election war room in the upcoming Delhi assembly polls and support his campaign for the Jangpura constituency. According to a statement, around 1,000 students from across India applied for the internship and 100 were selected to manage various aspects of the election campaign, including war rooms, back rooms, research rooms, conducting field research, campaigning, and interacting with people. The internship programme, titled 'Internship with Manish Sisodia', was launched on December 21 to provide young people with a practical understanding of how elections are conducted, how leaders operate, and how democracy functions as a powerful tool. Sisodia said, "I had posted on social media that I am contesting elections from Jangpura and would love for the youth, especially college students, to join me and do an internship." "The aim is for them to understand how

'Feel like laughing': AAP responds to PM Modi calling party as 'AAPda govt'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed disappointment over the Delhi government's failure to implement the Centre's Ayushman Bharat Yojana, referring to it as the 'Aapda government'

Seeking help to contest polls, Sisodia launches crowd funding platform

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Monday launched an online crowd funding platform and appealed for financial support from the public to contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Sisodia, a key figure in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has been fielded from the Jangpura constituency this time. He has represented the Patparganj constituency in the Delhi Assembly since 2015. "Today I have launched an online crowdfunding platform to contest the election from Jangpura. Every time I contested elections and achieved success because of your financial support. This time too I want your financial support for my election," he wrote on X. The former deputy chief minister also posted a video featuring his journey from a journalist to politician. "Every rupee you donate will help advance the politics of work and education in Delhi," he said in a press conference. The AAP has start a hashtag on X, "MS4Jangpura" seeking public support. A blue and yellow coloured poster with the message "support a

Delhi polls: Cong releases 2nd list, Farhad Suri to take on Manish Sisodia

The Congress Tuesday released its second list of 26 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, fielding Farhad Suri against AAP's Manish Sisodia from Jangpura while also giving tickets es-AAP MLAs Asim Khan and Devender Sehrawat. With this list, the Congress has declared a total of 47 candidates for the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly. While Khan has been fielded from Matia Mahal, Shrawat has been given a ticket from Bijwasan. Both the former AAP MLAs joined the Congress on Monday. Suri will take on AAP's Sisodia from Jangpura. The Congress also fielded Satish Luthra from Shakur Basti, Rajesh Lilothia from Seemapuri (SC), Haji Mohammad Ishraq Khan from Babarpur, Rajesh Chauhan from Deoli (SC), Pradeep Kumar Upmanyu from Delhi Cantt and Sumit Sharma from Laxmi Nagar. The party had released its first list of 21 candidates earlier this month, fielding ex-MP Sandeep Dikshit from New Delhi, setting up a contest between him and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal. T