Atishi Retains Kalkaji Seat, Defeats BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri As AAP Faces Major Setbacks In Delhi Elections

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:16am on 08 Feb 2025,Saturday International

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi secured victory in Kalkaji, defeating BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri by over 900 votes. Her win offers a silver lining for AAP, as top leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia faced losses. Atishi, who first won in 2020 with a margin of 11,393 votes, faced a tough three-way contest against Bidhuri and Congress’s Alka Lamba. The campaign saw heated exchanges, with Bidhuri questioning Atishi's name change. Atishi, known for education reforms, remains a key AAP figure amid the party’s electoral setbacks.

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