The capital was without a government for almost a year and the vote to elect a new set of lawmakers was much more than local politics. The state poll turned into a battle between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party.
AAP declared a wholesale victory on Tuesday spelling the first major setback for a BJP electoral juggernaut that started with a victory in the national parliamentary vote in May.
Main points:
- AAP won over 90% of the seats in the state assembly.
- Mr. Kejriwal will be sworn in as chief minister on Feb. 14.
- The BJP won three seats.
- Congress, that ruled Delhi for 15 years until 2013, won no seats.
- India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Arvind Kejriwal to congratulate him on his party’s victory in the city.