BJP dominates South Delhi, leads in 11 of 15 Assembly seats
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads in 11 of 15 Assembly seats in South Delhi. Early counting trends show the party surging past the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital. These 15 seats include 10 from the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency and five from New Delhi, Greater Kailash, RK Puram, Malviya Nagar, and Kasturba Nagar.
BJP candidates hold strong leads in Bijwasan, Chhatarpur, Kalkaji, RK Puram, Kasturba Nagar, Sangam Vihar, Palam, and Malviya Nagar. Key BJP contenders include Kailash Gahlot in Bijwasan, Ramesh Bidhuri in Kalkaji, Sikha Rai in Greater Kailash, Anil Kumar in RK Puram, Neeraj Basoya in Kasturba Nagar, and Satish Upadhyay in Malviya Nagar.
Kalkaji remains a crucial battleground. BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri leads against AAP’s Chief Minister Atishi and Congress’s Alka Lamba. In Greater Kailash, AAP minister Saurabh Bharadwaj struggles as BJP gains ground. Malviya Nagar, long held by AAP’s Somnath Bharati, also shifts in BJP’s favor.
In New Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal faces a tight contest. Initially trailing, he has now gained the lead. Meanwhile, former AAP minister Kailash Gahlot contests from Bijwasan under the BJP banner. He switched parties last year, blaming Kejriwal’s government for unfulfilled promises.
AAP dominated these seats in the 2020 elections, winning 14 of 15. But current trends signal a major shift. By 10 AM, BJP led in 44 out of 70 Delhi seats, while AAP trailed with 25. With over 40 seats secured, BJP has crossed the halfway mark.
This election marks a dramatic turnaround for BJP. After struggling in 2015 and 2020 with single-digit seats, the party now surges toward victory. The counting continues, but BJP’s resurgence in Delhi remains the key takeaway of this election battle.
