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"I love you", Arvind Kejriwal's first words in his first speech after winning a second full term as Delhi Chief Minister

Feb 14, 2020, 14:21 IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or the common man party, chief Arvind Kejriwal, speaks after the release of their party manifesto ahead of Delhi state elections, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. The polls are scheduled to be held on Feb.8.Photo/Manish Swarup)
  • The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is cruising to a comfortable victory in the recently concluded Delhi election.
  • The party seeking re-election put on an impressive show with leads in 60 out of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly.
  • AAP also managed to hold on to its vote share largely, clocking 53.3% compared to 54.3% five years ago.
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It's a euphoric moment for the Aam Aadmi Party and its leader Arvind Kejriwal, one of the newest political outfits in India's political sphere. If its victory in 2015 was historic, the one today has been no less impressive.

As of 3:30 pm, AAP led by incumbent Chief Minsiter Arvind Kejriwal was leading 60 out of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly after a carefully crafted campaign against a juggernaut that is the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Party2020 Seats2020 Vote share2019 seats2020 Vote share
AAP6253.6%6754.34%
BJP838.8%332.19%
Cong-4.2%09.65%
Others-3.6%03.82%

SEE ALSO: Kejriwal's spectacular win has five lessons for Rajinikanth, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, and Lalu Yadav

These are the highlights of Kejriwal's victory speech after the Delhi election results came out.

The message from the people of Delhi is clear. They will vote for people who will set up primary health centres, work on improving schools, build road, provide affordable water and electricity.

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This is a new type of politics, and it is great news for India as a country.

It is victory of the 2 crore people of Delhi who considered me their son.

Kejriwal thanked his party workers, his family for their support, as well as the Hindu deity Hanuman

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