Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:44am on 08 Feb 2025,Saturday International
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal lost his New Delhi seat to BJP’s Parvesh Verma by 3,182 votes, marking a major political setback. Kejriwal, who won the seat in 2013 after defeating Sheila Dikshit, faced corruption allegations and the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ controversy. Verma, a two-time West Delhi MP, accused him of neglecting civic issues. With BJP leading in 48 seats, AAP faces a crushing defeat after ruling Delhi for a decade. Celebrations erupted at BJP headquarters as Verma declared, “The darkness has gone, the lotus bloomed.” Kejriwal’s defeat underscores AAP’s sharp decline in Delhi politics.
