LIVE BJP leads in Muslim Dominated seats like Okhla and Balimaran

Counting begins for Delhi Assembly polls

Amid stringent multi-layered security, counting of votes for the 70-member Delhi assembly, that constitutes the crucial national capital region, began at 8 AM on Saturday.

The voting for forming the government in the Union Territory was held on February 5, with over 60 percent of the citizens expressing their democratic choice by pressing the EVM buttons.

The fate of 699 candidates, including Chief Minister Aatishi, her predecessor and Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, BJP leaders Parvesh Verma and Ramesh Bidhuri and prominent Congress names like Sandeep Dikshit and Alka Lamba would be known today.

According to officials, 19 counting centres have been set up across Delhi, each under the watch of an Assistant Police Commissioner.

Most of the exit polls have predicted a victor for the BJP that would bring to an end the decade-long rule of the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party split over three terms. A few exit polls have, on the other hand, forecast triumph of the Àam Aadmi Party (AAP).

To ensure a smooth and transparent counting process, 38 companies of Central Armed Police Force have been roped in for guarding the counting centres. The local police would provide security in the counting centre premises and the initial entry points.

09:31 AM, 8th Feb

BJP leads in Muslim Dominated seats like Okhla and Balimaran

BJP has capitalized on vote division in Muslim Dominated seats like Okhla and Balimaran and pulled off a handy lead. In Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and anti hindu riot accussed Tahir Hussain of AIMIM were at the loggerheads where minority votes has 55 percent.

08:56 AM, 8th Feb

Bigwigs of AAP govt including CM trails from respective seats

The nightmare for AAP government continues on Saturday morning as bigwigs kept trailing. Two time Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was caught off the guard from New Delhi seat against BJP Delhi Chief Minister Son Pravesh Verma. Former Education Minister Manish Sisodiya is trailing from Jangpura Seat. Astonishingly The citing Chief Minister Atishi Marlena is also trailing from Kalkaji.

08:46 AM, 8th Feb

BJP crosses majority number in initial trends

The saffron bandwagon hardly broke sweat to cross the magic number required in 70 seats assembly. However it is just initial trend as the party consolidated its number in postal ballot post vote counting from EVM.

08:33 AM, 8th Feb

All Even Stevens in the postal ballots counting

BJP takes a whisker short lead against incumbent AAP in the initial counting of postal ballots. Generally the ruling party often rules the roost in postal ballot but BJP has surprised AAP big time. The numbers are dwindling in twenties and thirties