The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the day in Delhi, warning of severe thunderstorms and squally winds reaching speeds of 70–80 kmph in the next few hours. The forecast for the next three days includes more spells of heavy rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds. A yellow alert has also been announced to caution the public about possible weather-related disruptions.

Severe thunder lightning squally winds 70-80 kmph likley over Delhi during next 2 hours. @moesgoi @ndmaindia @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/ZcSaqQaUrE

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 1, 2025

Today’s forecast suggests mostly cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle likely through the day. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, dust storms, and strong surface winds between 30 to 40 kmph—possibly gusting up to 50 kmph—are expected during the afternoon and evening hours.

As for the temperature, the maximum is likely to settle around 37 degrees celcius, while the minimum is expected to be close to 26 Degree Celsius, offering a brief but welcome respite from the earlier heat.

On Thursday, Delhi’s main weather observatory at Safdarjung recorded a maximum temperature of 38.6 Degree Celsius, slightly below the normal range, while the minimum temperature stood at 26.8 Degree Celsius, which is about two degrees higher than the seasonal average.

With more unstable weather on the way, the IMD has advised residents to stay indoors during storms and remain cautious about potential disruptions in daily routines.

The incident happened just hours after heavy rainfall and thunderstorms hit the city on Friday night. Local police, fire brigade, and NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) teams are at the spot, trying to save as many lives as possible. The reason for the collapse is not yet clear.

#WATCH | A building collapsed in the Mustafabad area of Delhi, several feared trapped. Dog squad, NDRF and Police teams at the spot. Rescue operations underway.

More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/9yS3TKdxDm

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025

Rajendra Atwal, Divisional Fire Officer, said the fire department received a call at around 2:50 AM. “We received a call regarding a house collapse around 2:50 AM… we reached the spot and found out that the entire building has collapsed and people are trapped under the debris… NDRF, Delhi Fire Service are working to rescue the people,” he said.

]]> https://www.india.com/news/delhi/aam-aadmi-partys-national-convenor-arvind-kejriwals-daughters-wedding-pictures-7764315/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:20:08 +0000 https://www.india.com/?p=7764315 New Delhi: Former Delhi chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s and Sunita Kejriwal’s daughter Harshita Kejriwal got married to Sansar Jain, who was Harshita’s batch mate at IIT Delhi.

The wedding took place on Friday, 18 April 2025. A few pictures of the wedding have been released.

Mehndi and other events took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Delhi on Thursday, April 17 where only a limited number of people were invited. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia were present. According to sources, Harshita Kejriwal and Sansar Jain’s reception will be held on April 20.

Sansar and Harshita have just launched a startup.

Arvind Kejriwal has two children, a son Pulkit Kejriwal and a daughter Harshita Kejriwal.

Five Major North Indian States Hit By Unexpected Cold

States like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR, and Uttar Pradesh are experiencing a sudden and unexpected drop in temperatures. The sudden change in weather was due to a western disturbance.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, a rise in facing temperature is expected after Thursday, March 6. Skymet Weather stated that light to moderate rain and snowfall are likely to continue in the Western Himalaya region for 24 hours. After that dry weather is likely to prevail.

Northeast Weather

On Wednesday, light to moderate rainfall is anticipated in eastern Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, with some areas of Lakshadweep and Kerala also expecting scattered showers. In Rajasthan, temperatures are projected to decline steadily over the next couple of days. The Konkan and Goa regions, along with coastal Karnataka, are forecasted to encounter hot and humid weather from March 4 to 6 and March 4 to 7, respectively.

Bihar Weather

Who might succeed Justin Trudeau as the next Prime Minister of Canada following his resignation? Meanwhile, Bihar is facing a slight drop in temperature due to strong winds, which are anticipated to continue in the upcoming days, potentially intensifying in the afternoons. Kumar Gaurav, a scientist at the Patna Meteorological Centre, has indicated that daytime and nighttime temperatures could decrease by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius soon, leading to a yellow alert due to the rise in surface wind speeds.

The BJP labelled the official residence of Delhi Chief Minister as “Sheesh Mahal” for alleged corruption in the renovation works. The bungalow was occupied by Kejriwal as the chief minister from 2015 till the first week of October last year.

No reaction was received from the AAP or Kejriwal on the matter.

According to BJP leader Vijender Gupta, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) acknowledged two previous complaints and requested factual reports from the Public Works Department (PWD), leading to its directive for a comprehensive investigation.
In his first complaint to the CVC, the newly-elected BJP MLA from Rohini alleged that Kejriwal flouted building regulations to construct a lavish mansion covering 40,000 square yards (8 acres) of land.

Government properties, including plot Nos. 45 and 47 on Rajpur Road (previously housing senior officials and judges in Type-V flats) and two bungalows (8-A and 8-B, Flag Staff Road) were demolished and merged into the new residence, violating ground coverage and floor area ratio norms and lacking proper layout plan approvals, Gupta alleged.

In his second complaint, Gupta accused of excessive expenditure on the renovation and interior design of the bungalow located at 6, Flag Staff Road. He further alleged significant financial misconduct and the misuse of crores of rupees from taxpayer funds for opulent facilities in the bungalow.

(With PTI inputs).

“Traffic movement may be restricted/diverted on Netaji Subhash Marg, SPM Marg, Church Mission Road, Khari Baoli Road, Qutab Road, Maharaja Agarsain Marg, Subhash Park T-Point, Shanti Van Chowk and Chhatta Rail Chowk,”, it said.

According to the advisory, vehicular traffic may also be restricted/diverted on Fatehpuri T-Point, BH Rao Road, Rani Jhansi Road, Pahari Dheeraj, Sadar Thana Road, BSZ Marg, Bora Tooti Chowk, Rani Jhansi Road, Delhi Gate, Rajghat and surrounding stretches.

Additionally, the Delhi Police advisory asked the commuters to avoid the areas where the Shab-e-Barat procession will take place.

Traffic Advisory

In view of Shab-e-Barat on the intervening night of 13-14 February 2025, traffic restrictions and diversions will be in place from 05:00 PM onwards. Commuters are advised to avoid affected roads, use public transport, and plan their journey in advance to… pic.twitter.com/fsqkifivjT

— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) February 13, 2025

Commuters travelling to Old Delhi Railway Station, ISBT, Red Fort, Chandni Chowk, and Tis Hazari Courts should plan their journey with sufficient time to avoid delays, the advisory said, while urging commuters to prefer public transport to help ease road congestion and to avoid roadside parking and park vehicles only on designated parking lots.

Report any suspicious/unidentified objects or individuals to the nearest police personnel or PCR, the advisory added.

Are schools closed in Delhi-NCR on February 14?

While traffic restrictions and diversions will be in place in Delhi-NCR, including Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad, during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday in wake of Shab-e-Barat celebrations, no official notification has been issued about the closure of schools and other educational institutions in the Delhi-NCR region.

Hence, all schools in the national capital and its adjoining cities will remain open on Friday.

Considered one of the holiest nights in the Islamic lunar calendar, Muslims across the globe observe Shab-e-Barat on 15th night of Sha’ban, the eighth month of the Islamic lunar year.

(With PTI inputs)

“These include Ashish Sood and former state general secretary (organisation) Pawan Sharma,” a top BJP functionary in Delhi said.

Sood, who won from Janakpuri by 18,766 votes, is a senior leader with some hands-on experience in administrative matters gained during BJP’s rule in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.

He is also BJP’s in-charge for Goa, and co-in-charge for the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit.

Sharma, who won from Uttam Nagar by 29,740 votes, is also a frontrunner for the chief minister’s post, BJP leaders said.

He is currently the BJP’s co-in-charge for Assam.

Other serious contenders to the top post include former Delhi BJP presidents Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay.

Gupta, the leader of opposition in the previous Delhi Assembly, scored a hat-trick of wins from Rohini, winning by 37,816 votes.

Upadhyay, the former vice-chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council, is believed to share close ties with the RSS leadership, BJP leaders said.

Co-in-charge for BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit, Upadhyay defeated AAP stalwart and former minister Somnath Bharti from Malviya Nagar by a slender margin of 2,131 votes.

The BJP leaders also didn’t rule out the possibility of the party’s national leadership placing its bet on a woman candidate for Delhi chief minster’s post.

In that case, Rekha Gupta and Shikha Rai are two experienced leaders who may be considered, they said. While Rai defeated AAP heavyweight Saurabh Bharadwaj from Greater Kailash by 3,188 votes, Gupta won from Shalimar Bagh by more than 29,000 votes.

In case the national leadership opts for someone from outside its legislative party members, a few sitting MPs could also be considered, such as East Delhi MP and Union minister Harsh Malhotra and North-East Delhi MP and prominent Purvanchali face Manoj Tiwari, said a section of Delhi BJP leaders.

Meanwhile, a senior BJP leader cautioned that going by past experiences in Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, where the party won assembly polls recently, it leaves little room for speculation on such matters.

“You never know… The national leadership can come out with an altogether fresh face who fits the bill and is capable of discharging the duties as the chief minister of Delhi amid high expectations of the people,” he said.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the decision to pick the chief minister will be taken by the party’s central leadership, adding that all the newly-elected MLAs are capable of discharging the duties assigned to them by the party. PTI VIT ARI ARI

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Ravi Negi emerged victorious from the Patparganj Assembly seat, securing a total of 74,060 votes, according to EC data.

Ojha’s massive defeat has become meme-worthy content on social media users trolled the educator over his popular phrase “Think like a king and you will become a king one day”. “Looks like Ojha sir will not be able to become a king after all,” a user wrote on X.

Who is Awadh Ojha?

Originally hailing from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, Awadh Pratap Ojha is a popular educator in UPSC coaching circles, having tutored UPSC and other civil services aspirants for the last two decades. During his 22-year teaching career, Ojha, a popular social media figure with millions of followers across various platforms, has reportedly tutored dozens, if not hundreds of successful UPSC aspirants, who have gone on to become IAS, IPS officers.

Born on July 3, 1984 in middle-income household, Awadh Ojha’s father, Mata Prasad Ojha, was a postmaster, who valued education, despite coming from a humble background. Ojha’s father reportedly sold 5 acres of land to help his wife, who later went on to become a lawyer, get an education.

Later. Mata Prasad sold another parcel of land in order to fund his son’s studies in Delhi.

UPSC aspirant to teacher

During his early years, Awadh Ojha attempted the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE), but failed to clear the mains. Following his unsuccessful UPSC attempt, Awadh Ojha gravitated towards teaching and established a coaching institute for civil services aspirants in UP’s Prayagraj (then Allahabad).

Despite being unable to achieve his dream of becoming a civil servant, Awadh Ojha has taught and mentored scores of UPSC aspirants, who have credited his tutoring for their success in civil service examinations.

Awadh Ojha boasts stellar academic qualification, having earned a Masters in Arts, a law degree, as well as a doctorate (PhD).

Parvesh Verma: The ‘Giant Killer’

The saffron party’s key candidate, Parvesh Verma, contested against Arvind Kejriwal and Congress’s Sandeep Dikshit and defeated both of them with an impressive mandate. Verma dominated headlines with his strong statements.

Parvesh made a big remark about Kejriwal before voting day. He stated that Kejriwal would lose this election and finish in third place. Not only that, Verma also promised voters that he would change Talkatora Stadium’s name to Valmiki Stadium if he came into power.

Giving a massive jolt to the AAP, Verma defeated former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi constituency. Now, termed as the ‘giant killer’ by media, he defeated Kejriwal after briefly taking the lead since the counting of the votes. At the conclusion of the eighth round of counting, Kejriwal received 18,097 votes while Verma garnered 19,267 votes. The results indicated that the saffron party ‘was ahead in 45 out of the 70 assembly seats in Delhi.

Parvesh Verma’s Personal Life

The BJP MP is former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma’s son. He tied knots to Swati Singh Verma, who is Vikram Verma’s daughter.

Parvesh and Swati have three children, one son – Shiven Singh, two daughters, Sanidhi and Prisha.

Parvesh Verma And Swati’s Marriage And ‘A Condition’

In a 2024 interview with News 18 India, Parvesh Verma recounted a notable story regarding his marriage. The politician disclosed that he informed Swati that if she genuinely wished to marry him, she needed to be prepared to have five children. Parvesh Verma emphasized his long-standing desire for a family of five and mentioned that after considering his stipulation for a few moments, Swati agreed. The BJP MP expressed his happiness, stating that he felt elated when Swati accepted his unconventional requirement for marriage.

Stop Planning For A Fourth Child

Despite Swati agreeing to the condition set by BJP MP Parvesh Verma, circumstances took a different turn. During the same interview, Parvesh mentioned that all three of his children were delivered via cesarean section. Consequently, when he expressed his desire for two more children after the third birth, the doctor recommended against it. Parvesh disclosed that the doctor advised both him and his wife to refrain from trying for a fourth child because Swati had undergone cesarean deliveries for all three of their children. The politician confessed that he felt disappointed upon hearing this and even told the doctor, “You have caused me a great loss.”

Political Backgrounds

Parvesh and Swati Verma, belong to two prominent and powerful political families. Parvesh is former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma’s son, while Swati is the daughter of BJP leader Vikram Verma.

Swati Verma made headlines and rose to fame when she filed a nomination for the New Delhi Assembly seat in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. She filed the nomination as a dummy candidate.

Who is Parvesh Verma?

Hailing from a noted political family, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma was born in 1977, and is the son of veteran BJP leader and former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, who passed away in 2007. Parvesh’s uncle, Azad Singh, is a former mayor of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation mayor and had unsuccessfully contested from Mundka assembly constituency on a BJP ticket in the 2013 Delhi polls.

Parvesh Verma Education

Born and raised in Delhi, Parvesh Verma completed his schooling at the Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. After his graduation, Parvesh attended the Fore School of Management where he pursued an MBA degree.

Parvesh Verma political career

In 2013, Parvesh Verma made his formal entry into electoral politics, emerging victorious from the Mehrauli Assembly constituency, in the 2013 Delhi assembly polls.

A year later, as the BJP wave swept the nation, Verma secured the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat for the saffron brigade in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, and retained the seat in the 2019 polls by registering a landslide victory, winning by a gargantuan margin of 5.78 lakh votes.

As a Lok Sabha MP, Parvesh Verma has served on the Standing Committee on Urban Development, and was also a member of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament.

Campaign against AAP, Kejriwal

In 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections, the BJP fielded Parvesh Verma against former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, as the party realised that it would require a true political heavyweight like Verma to defeat the AAP chief.

Verma led a vociferous campaign against Arvind Kejriwal, called the “Remove Kejriwal, Save the Nation” campaign, during which he castigated the incumbent AAP regime for being unable to fulfill their promises and commitments made to the electorate.

During his campaign, Parvesh Verma criticized the AAP government over its administration, raising issues like pollution, women’s safety, and development of civic infrastructure. Verma also cornered the AAP over its unfulfilled commitment of cleaning up the Yamuna River, highlighting the ruling party alleged “mismanagement” of Delhi’s environmental issues.

Parvesh Verma Net Worth

According to publicly available records and election affidavits, Parvesh Verma owns assets (movable and immovable) worth Rs 115.6 crore, including Rs 96.5 crore in movable assets.

Greater Kailash Assembly Constituency

Greater Kailash is a crucial seat and a major battleground in the 2025 assembly election in the national capital. On voting day, the seat witnessed a three-way battle between AAP, BJP, and Congress, making it the most closely watched battle in the 70-seat assembly election in Delhi.
The political future of the 60-year-old BJP politician will be determined in the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. She is currently serving as the BJP councillor for the second term from ward number 173 in the Greater Kailash assembly constituency. In 2023, she was also a candidate for the position of mayor representing the BJP. She holds a post-graduate degree and her total assets are estimated at Rs 16.1 Crore, with liabilities reported at Rs 3.1 Crore.

Recently, Shikha said that she’s confident that the saffron party will win and form the government. Dismissing the allegation levelled by AAP that the BJP is loosing the battle, she said, “The people of Delhi also want development like the other states that have a double-engine government,” she told ANI. Saurabh, on the other hand, stated that the exit polls will be proven wrong and AAP will form government this time also.

2020 Delhi Assembly Elections

In the last Delhi Assembly Elections Results, Greater Kailash recorded a historically high voter turnout – 60% of the electorate participating. AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj won the last two elections, securing 60,372 votes in 2020 and defeating BJP’s Shikha Rai by 16,809 votes. The Congress candidate, Sukhbir Singh Pawar, received only 3,339 votes.

As per the latest figures from the ongoing counting, the Congress party appears to have a stronghold in the Badli seat. The party fielded Devender Yadav from the Badli Assembly seat. Notably, both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi campaigned for Yadav.

For the Badli constituency, the ruling AAP party fielded its previous candidate, Ajesh Yadav. The BJP gave a ticket to Ahir Deepak Chaudhary, while the grand old party fielded Devender Yadav for the crucial seat.

Delhi Assembly Election Results In 2020

In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, AAP candidate Ajesh Yadav won the seat by a margin of 29,094 votes. He garnered 69,427 votes, representing 49.65% of the total votes cast, while BJP’s Vijay Kumar Bhagat received 40,333 votes, which amounted to 28.84% of the vote share.

Delhi Assembly Election Results In 2015

In 2015, AAP candidate Ajesh Kumar Yadav defeated Congress’ Devender Yadav by a margin of 35,376 votes. Kumar Yadav bagged 72,795 votes, while Yadav had to settle for 37,419 votes.

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025

Currently, the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections is underway. Early trends are hinting at a triumph of the saffron party. The saffron party is leading on 41 seats, the AAP on 29, and the Congress is leading on 0, as per the data taken at 10:35 am.

Another prominent name is Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who is locking horns from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency against BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress’ Alka Lamba. BJP’s key candidate Parvesh Verma, who is contesting against Kejriwal and Sandeep Dikshit, has dominated headlines with his strong statements.

Parvesh made a big remark about Kejriwal before the voting day. He stated that Kejriwal will lose this election and finish in third place. Not only that, Verma also promised voters that he would change Talkatora Stadium’s name to Valmiki Stadium if comes into power.

The BJP MP is former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma’s son. He tied knots to Swati Singh Verma, who is Vikram Verma’s daughter.

Parvesh Verma’s Personal Life

Parvesh happily married to Swati Singh Verma. The couple has three children, one son – Shiven Singh, two daughters, Sanidhi and Prisha.

In a 2024 interview with News 18 India, Parvesh Verma recounted a notable story regarding his marriage. The politician disclosed that he informed Swati that if she genuinely wished to marry him, she needed to be prepared to have five children. Parvesh Verma emphasized his long-standing desire for a family of five and mentioned that after considering his stipulation for a few moments, Swati agreed. The BJP MP expressed his happiness, stating that he felt elated when Swati accepted his unconventional requirement for marriage.

Stop Planning For A Fourth Child

Despite Swati agreeing to the condition set by BJP MP Parvesh Verma, circumstances took a different turn. During the same interview, Parvesh mentioned that all three of his children were delivered via cesarean section. Consequently, when he expressed his desire for two more children after the third birth, the doctor recommended against it. Parvesh disclosed that the doctor advised both him and his wife to refrain from trying for a fourth child due to the fact that Swati had undergone cesarean deliveries for all three of their children. The politician confessed that he felt disappointed upon hearing this and even told the doctor, “You have caused me a great loss.”

Political Backgrounds

Parvesh and Swati Verma, belong to two prominent and powerful political families. Parvesh is former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma’s son, while Swati is the daughter of BJP leader Vikram Verma.

Swati Verma made headlines and rose to fame when she filed a nomination for the New Delhi Assembly seat in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025.

The New Delhi constituency is one of the major seats among 70 Assembly constituencies in the national capital. The seat witnessed a triangular contest between AAP, the saffron, and the grand old party.

The saffron party’s Parvesh Verma defeated Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi seat by 4,089 votes. Sandeep Dikshit of Congress received 4,568 votes.

The Malviya Nagar constituency is one of the major seats among 70 Assembly constituencies in the national capital. The seat witnessed a triangular contest between AAP, the saffron, and the grand old party. BJP’s Satish Upadhyay won the Malviya Nagar seat by defeating AAP’s Somnath Bharti.

Malviya Nagar seat was a stronghold of the ruling Aam Adami Party (AAP) and one of the star faces, Somnath Bharti, won the last three elections from here. He won the 2015 and 2020 assembly elections with an impressive 50 percent of the vote share. This time, Bharti contested against Congress’ Jitendra Kumar Kochar and BJP’s Satish Upadhyay.

BJP candidate Manjinder Singh Sirsa won from Rajouri Garden seat, defeating AAP’s Dhanwati Chandela by 18,190 votes.

Rajouri Garden seat was a stronghold of the Aam Adami Party (AAP). The ruling party fielded Dhanwati Chandela, who won the last election from the same seat. In 2015, AAP’s Jarnail Singh won the Assembly Elections from the same constituency. Chandela contested against BJP’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who won from the same seat in 2013 when he was with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Congress has fielded Dharmpal Chandila from the same seat.

Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Akhilesh Yadav led the campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), while the Congress campaign was led by Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Pawan Khera, Mallikarjun Kharge, and other prominent party figures. In contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, party president JP Nadda, along with other senior leaders as their key campaigners.

The BJP leaders showed confidence in winning the Delhi Assembly Election after the exit polls, while AAP leaders defended by stating that their party has always fared better than exit poll predictions. It is worth noting that, the exit polls published after the Assembly Elections suggested that the grand old party is expected to maintain its poor performance.

Here’s the constituency-wise full list of winners and losers from the AAP party:

Names of candidates have been highlighted in the below list.

“EC has refused to upload form 17C and number of votes polled per booth in each assembly despite several requests,” the AAP chief said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

The party has also launched a website, transparentelections.in, where they have claimed to have uploaded copies of Form 17C provided to AAP for every assembly constituency. “Aam Aadmi Party has made a website – http://transparentelections.in where we have uploaded all the form 17C of every assembly. This form has all the details of votes polled in each booth,” Kejriwal’s post read.

The AAP chief also claims that they will be presenting the data of every assembly constituency and every polling booth which was set up in the national capital during the February 5 election, and criticising the ECI for not doing the same “in the interest of transparency.”

“Through the day, we will present the data of every assembly and every booth in a tabulated format as well so that every voter can access this information. This is something that the election commission should have done in the interest of transparency but it is unfortunate that they are refusing to do it,” the post added.

Earlier, on Thursday, the AAP national convenor, and candidate for New Delhi Assembly constituency alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to poach the candidates of AAP, offering them Rs 15 crore each. BJP has vehemently denied the allegations.

“Some agencies are showing that the ‘Gali Galoch party’ (Referring to the BJP) is getting more than 55 seats. In the last two hours, 16 of our candidates have received calls that if they leave AAP and join their party, they will make them ministers and will give Rs. 15 crores to each of them,” Kejriwal said.

“If his party is getting more than 55 seats then what is the need for him to call our candidates? Obviously, these fake surveys have been conducted with the sole purpose of creating this atmosphere to break down some candidates. But you abusive people, not even one of our men will break down,” he added.

Meanwhile, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena’s Principal Secretary has written to the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government to conduct an ACB inquiry on allegations of bribes offered to MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party.

Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 60.42 per cent in the high-stakes assembly elections on Wednesday, according to data from the Election Commission of India. As per the ECI data, among the eleven districts, North East recorded the highest voter turnout at 66.25 per cent, while South East had the lowest at 56.16 per cent.

Votes for the Delhi Assembly elections will be counted tomorrow (February 8). Exit polls have varied in their predictions regarding the margin of the BJP’s victory. One poll suggested that the party could win 51-60 out of 70 assembly seats in Delhi, while two other polls predicted an AAP victory.

According to the P-MARQ exit poll, BJP is likely to win 39-49 assembly seats, AAP 21-31 seats and Congress 0-1 seats.
Matrize’s exit poll predicted a close contest between BJP and AAP. It said BJP is likely to win 35-40 seats and AAP 32-37 seats. It said Congress can win one seat.

WeePreside exit poll said AAP could win 46-52 seats, BJP 18-23 seats and Congress 0-1 seat.

(Only the headline has been reworked by India.com staff. Copy comes from an agency feed)

The sitting MLAs who resigned from AAP are; Palam MLA Bhavna Gaur, Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli, Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri, Madan Lal from Kasturba Nagar, Rohit Mehrauliya from Trilokpuri, B.S. June from Bijwasan, and Pawan Sharma from Adarsh Nagar, as per a report by ABP News.

Meanwhile, AAP on Friday launched its ‘Bachat Patra’ to highlight the financial benefits of the schemes brought by his party’s government.

AAP launches ‘Bachat Patra’ campaign

Speaking at the event, AAP supremo and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that every household in the national capital saves an average of Rs 25,000 a month due to the AAP government’s welfare schemes and if the party returns to power, its new initiatives will add another Rs 10,000 to people’s savings, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.

“Our volunteers will reach out to people and get them to fill the ‘Bachat Patra’ in which they will note how much they are saving through our free welfare initiatives,” Kejriwal said.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5 and the results will be announced on February 8.

(With PTI inputs)

Notably, the vehicle was seized less than a week before the Delhi Assembly elections.

As soon as the news was out, the Punjab Government promptly responded and issued a clarification, stating that the registration number on the car was ‘forged and fake’ and that it did not belong to any state government or its employees.

On Wednesday night, Tilak Marg police station received information that a suspicious car with a Punjab number plate was parked near Punjab Bhavan. A team of cops reached the spot, and after inspection, cash worth lakhs, liquor bottles, and various pamphlets of the Aam Aadmi Party were found, Delhi police said.

Appropriate legal action is being initiated at Police Station Tilak Marg of New Delhi District, the police said.

The Bhartiya Janata Party slammed the AAP party over the recovery. BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal stated that the incident has “exposed the disgusting face of AAP.”

“Delhi police have caught a vehicle of Punjab government and cash and liquor has been recovered from it. With this, the disgusting face of AAP has been exposed in Delhi. They have fooled the public of Delhi in the name of ‘Aam Aadmi’…Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP government is functioning in Delhi on the foundations of corruption, scams and lies. There will be a change in Delhi and a BJP government will be formed,” the BJP MP told news agency ANI.

AAP’s national spokesperson, Priyanka Kakkar counter BJP’s allegations, terming them as “hilarious accusations.” She said that the owner of the vehicle is from Maharashtra but is being falsely shown bas eing from the national capital.

“This is a hilarious allegation and the Punjab government has also issued a clarification that no car with this number plate belonged to the Punjab government. The car never entered Punjab Bhawan. The registration number of the vehicle is of a Ford Ecosport car… The owner of the vehicle is from BJP-ruled Maharashtra, but they are showing that the owner of the vehicle is from Delhi,” Kakkar told ANI.

The Punjab government has clarified that the vehicle is registered to Maj. Anubhav Shivpuri, who was assigned to the Army Dental College in Pathankot three years ago and is a permanent resident of Khadki, Maharashtra.

“The registered vehicle model on the registration number PB35AE1342 is the Ford Eco Sport of make year 2018 but the actual vehicle apprehended by the police belongs to the Hyundai Creta series. This confirms that the vehicle’s number plate is forged and fake. High-Security Registration Plate (HSRP) is mandatory for all vehicles, and the registration plate visible in the video is an ordinary one, without the features of HSRP, hence easy to forge,” the statement read.

The statement dismissed any link to the Punjab government, asserting, “Our records show that there is no vehicle owned or rented by the Government of Punjab. The seized vehicle is not associated with the Government of Punjab in any way.” The elections in Delhi are scheduled for February 5, with vote counting set for February 8. A competitive race is ongoing among the ruling AAP, BJP, and Congress, with each party criticizing the others on multiple issues in the capital.

(with agency inputs)