‘Good governance triumphs’: PM Modi on BJP’s Delhi election win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in the Delhi Assembly elections was a win for development and good governance.

Modi said that the voters had given the BJP a historic mandate.

“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,” he said on social media.

Jana Shakti is paramount!

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.

It is our guarantee that we will leave no…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2025

As of 3.35 pm, the BJP was leading in 30 seats and had won in 29 constituencies, data from the Election Commission showed. The Aam Aadmi Party was ahead in 9 constituencies and had won 13.

The halfway mark to gain a majority in the 70-member Assembly is 36 seats.

If the trend holds, the BJP will return to power in Delhi after 26 years.

Follow Scroll’s coverage of the 2025 Delhi Assembly election result here.

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