Labourers dismantle stage of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) outside their office put for watching election results for Delhi state election in New Delhi,India, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.
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The mood at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters in Delhi on Saturday was sombre with a stage put up outside the office for victory celebrations, remaining empty and all top leaders staying away from the party headquarters.
From the first round, the AAP was almost trailing behind the BJP and the mood never lifted. The AAP, which was prepared for a victory, had even ordered sweets, which had to be taken away in a car.
Party volunteers who came to celebrate the win even from Punjab were heart broken and started leaving by around 2 pm. The stage with empty chairs also started to get dismantled around 2 pm.
While cabinet ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai, Imran Hussain and Mukesh Ahlawat won, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Raghuvinder Shokeen lost. Former cabinet ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Satyendar Jain also lost the election.
“I congratulate the people of Kalkaji Assembly who voted against ‘baahubal’, hooliganism and voted for truth, honesty and work. I thank all those AAP workers who were threatened in the Kalkaji Assembly, but still even women from ordinary families fought against it. Hooliganism has lost,” Ms. Atishi said during a victory rally at her constituency.
Mr. Sisodia who had contested from Jangpura Assembly constituency, told the media, “We fought the election very hard. But we fell behind by around 600 votes. I congratulate the candidate who won and hope that he will solve the issues of Jangpura.”
“Many thanks and gratitude to all the respected voters of Babarpur Assembly for registering a historic victory for the third time by giving 76192 votes. Many congratulations to all the workers too,” Mr. Rai said in a post on X.
Published – February 09, 2025 04:01 am IST