New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra tendered his resignation from the post. He said, "I take the responsibility for the debacle of the party in Delhi Assembly polls. I had less time, but still I put all my efforts. I have never seen such politics in Delhi ever, where voters got influenced by the advertisements done by AAP and voted for it."
Amroha (UP), Feb 12 (ANI): A fan from Uttar Pradesh's Amroha celebrated Arvind Kejriwal's victory in Delhi Assembly elections in a unique way. Artist made a portrait of Kejriwal. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 62 seats in the Assembly and BJP won 8 seats while Congress didn't win a single seat. Kejriwal will be Delhi's CM for the second consecutive term.
Jammu, Feb 12 (ANI): A building in Jammu collapsed after fire broke out there around 3 am on February 12. The fire was later doused off by the fire tenders. The building was located in Jammu's Talab Tillo area. The rescue operation is still underway. More details are awaited.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Vice President of Vietnam, Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh arrived in India on February 11. She is on a three-day state visit to India from Feb 11-Feb 13. During the visit, Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh will call upon President Ram Nath Kovind.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 12 (ANI): A criminal was killed in an encounter with STF Varanasi Unit. The unit was led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Vinod. One security personnel has sustained bullet injury in the chest. Amitabh Yash, IG Special Task Force of UP said, "We received information about an encounter that took place here. A hardcore criminal named Rajesh Dubey was killed in this encounter. He was absconding from jail and he had a reward of 1 lakh on his head."
New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Shots were fired at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Naresh Yadav's convoy on February 12. The attack took place while he was returning back from temple. One party volunteer lost his life while another has been injured in the incident. Yadav is MLA from Mehrauli constituency.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Ahead of Delhi Assembly elections results, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MP Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday congratulated Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on early trends which showed that AAP party is leading in the results. "I hope Kejriwal-led government will do the development in Delhi," he added.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): After winning Rajinder Nagar constituency, AAP's MLA Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said that people of Delhi have proved that Arvind Kejriwal isn't a terrorist but a "true patriot". He further said, "He's working for nation building, the work he's doing is what constitutes patriotism. What BJP is doing, isn't patriotism. The latest trends show that AAP is set to come back to power in Delhi as it is leading in 59 of the 70 constituencies.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Manish Sisodia gained lead after rounds of counting over BJP's Ravinder Negi from Patparganj. "I am happy to become the MLA from Patparganj assembly constituency again," said Sisodia. AAP's Akhilesh Pati Tripathi led in early trends against BJP's Kapil Mishra from Model Town. Raghav Chadha and party workers celebrated AAP spokesperson's massive lead in Rajinder Nagar.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): On the day of Delhi's Assembly elections result, BJP leader Kapil Mishra congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and party supremo Arvind Kejriwal for leading in early trends. Kapil Mishra is trailing from Model Town behind AAP's Akhilesh Tripathi. "I want to congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and AAP party for the win, I think that this is the day of people who got the victory," said Mishra. "We have lost Delhi assembly election for the fifth time, I think that there are some expectations of the people that we have failed to fulfill," he added.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Supreme Court (SC) to hear petition challenging Delhi HC's order to hang Nirbhaya gang-rape convicts separately. While speaking to ANI, Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi said, "I hope today's judgement will be in our favour and the convicts will be hanged soon."
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Member of Parliament Parvesh Sahib Singh on Tuesday accepted the results of Delhi Assembly elections and assured that his party will work hard and give better performance in the next elections. He also expressed disappointed that for last 21 years party has failed to form the government in Delhi. "I accept the result. We will work hard and give a better performance in the next elections. If this election would have been on Education and Development, then Education Minister (Manish Sisodia) would not have been trailing,"said BJP MP.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 11 thanked residents of Delhi for their support and for choosing AAP party for the third time. He said, "I thanked Delhiites for choosing AAP party for the third time and believing in your son (Kejriwal). This win is not just mine but for all the residents of Delhi." AAP is leading on more than 60 of the 70 seats, and is set to return to power in Delhi with thumping majority.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital during Delhi election results counting process, the President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee Subhash Chopra spoke on EC trends which show party candidates trailing on almost all seats counting. He said, "I take responsibility for the party's performance and we will analyse the factors behind this." "Reason for the drop in our vote percentage is politics of polarization by both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)," DPCC Chief added.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital during Delhi election results counting process, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi Dr Ranbir Singh spoke on counting. He said, "Our first priority is to conduct the accurate counting so that there will be no inaccuracy in the entire process. We will have to follow the due process of the Election Commission and also have to be patient during counting."
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda paid tribute to Deendayal Upadhyaya on his death anniversary in Delhi on Feb 11. Deendayal Upadhyaya was the former Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Counting of votes is underway in Delhi. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia is facing a tensed situation amid the vote counting. Currently, BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi from Patparganj is leading with over 30000 votes while AAP leader Manish Sisodia is struggling to catch up. He is just behind Negi with around 28000 votes.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that victory of AAP against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its communal agenda is significant. He said, "Everyone knew that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will return to power for the third time. Congress' defeat will not send a good message. The victory of AAP against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its communal agenda is significant."
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital during Delhi election results counting process, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav spoke on counting. He said, "The message of Delhi election result will go across the country. People have voted for development and progress." "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is failing in its attempts of hatred politics," Akhilesh added.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital during Delhi election results counting process, Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) spokesperson and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj spoke on counting. He said, "People of Delhi have accepted our governance model. At the counting centre, right now, I can see I am getting double the votes as compared to the BJP candidate." He has fought from Greater Kailash constituency of Delhi.