Modi’s BJP wins big in high-stakes contest

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Nikita Yadav, Zoya Mateen and Soutik Biswas

BBC News, Delhi

Getty Images Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the Vikashit Delhi Sankalp Rally for upcoming Delhi assembly election at sector 12, RK Puram, on February 2, 2025 in New Delhi, India. Getty Images

The victory is a shot in the arm for Prime Minister Modi’s BJP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party will form the government in Indian capital Delhi for the first time in 27 years as it scripted an impressive election victory.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won or is leading in 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly, while the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in 22 seats, according to data from the Election Commission of India (EC).

A party that wins more than the halfway mark of 35 seats can form the government.

“Development wins, good governance triumphs,” Modi wrote on X, adding his party…

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