New Delhi: The former Chief Minister of Del;hi and national convener of Aam Aadmi party Aervind Keijriwal has lost the New Delhi assembly seat to BJP’s Parvesh Verma by a margin of 4089 votes after 10 years.
Kejriwal has been representing the New Delhi seat for over 10 years since winning against the then Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit in 2013 assembly polls.
The EC data shows that the BJP candidate got 30,088 votes, whereas the AAP chief got 25,999 votes while Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit, also contesting from the same seat, showed a dismal performance, getting only 4568 votes.
Earlier today, Kejriwal conceded his defeat and hoped that the BJP will fulfill all the promises.
“We accept the mandate of the people with great humility. I congratulate the BJP for this victory and I hope they will fulfil all the promises for which people have voted for them,” Kejriwal said in a video address posted on X.
The former Chief Minister also highlighted the work done by AAP in the field of “health, education, and infrastructure” over the past decade, reaffirming that his party would play a “constructive role” in opposition.
“We have done a lot of work in the field of health, education, and infrastructure in the last 10 years. We will not only play the role of a constructive opposition but will also remain among the people and continue to serve them. We did not come into politics for the sake of power, we considered politics as a medium through which the people could be served,” he added.