Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday addressed a press conference after conceding defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections and said he will work as a constructive opposition in the assembly and will continue to work for the benefit of the voters of the city.
In a video message, Arvind Kejriwal said, “We accept the mandate of the people with great humility. I congratulate the BJP for this victory and I hope they will fulfil all the promises for which people have voted them”.
“We have done a lot of work in the field of health, education, and infrastructure in the last 10 years. We will not only play the role of a constructive opposition but will also remain among the people and continue to serve them,” he added.
In a big blow to the AAP, party convener Arvind Kejriwal lost the New Delhi seat to BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh. Senior AAP leader and former deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia conceded defeat from the Jangpura seat, losing to BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marvah by over 600 votes.
With trends for all 70 assembly seats declared, the BJP is set to stage a solid comeback in the national capital with lead in 48 while the AAP is ahead in 22 others.
Congratulating the BJP leaders and workers over the BJP’s victory in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is a triumph of development and good governance.
“Development wins, good governance triumphs. I bow to my dear sisters and brothers of Delhi for this resounding and historic mandate to @BJP4India. We are humbled and honoured to receive these blessings”, he wrote on social media platform X.
“It is our guarantee that we will leave no stone unturned in developing Delhi, improving the overall quality of life for the people and ensuring that Delhi has a prime role to play in building a Viksit Bharat,” PM Modi added.
Congress MP and in-charge for communication Jairam Ramesh said that voting in Delhi “is a rejection of Arvind Kejriwal’s politics of deceit, deception, and vastly exaggerated claims of achievement”. He said that the Delhi results were “a referendum on Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party”.
However, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP candidate Atishi secured a face-saving victory for the party by defeating BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri in the Kalkaji seat. She is the only prominent top AAP leader who has won in the polls.
