Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is pitted against the Aam Aadmi Party, led by Arvind Kejriwal, which runs Delhi and has built a vast support base on its popular welfare policies and an anti-corruption movement.

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was trying to regain power in the federal territory that includes New Delhi on Wednesday as residents voted in a state legislature election. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party hasn’t won the territory that includes India’s capital of 20 million people in over a quarter-century.

After voting in Delhi election 2025 concluded with 60.42 per cent turnout, all eyes are now on counting day on February 8. Stay tuned to Mint's LIVE blog for the latest updates on Delhi Election 2025.

Axis My India predicted a vote share of 48% for BJP and its allies and a drop in AAP’s vote share from 53.57% in 2020 to 42% this time around.

Exit polls released on Wednesday indicate a likely victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) in the Delhi Election 2025, signaling a defeat for the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly took place in a single phase on February 5, witnessing a voter turnout of approximately 60%.

Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party on the back foot because of voter fatigue, but analysts predict a ‘much tougher fight’ between the parties.

Voting was underway on Wednesday in Delhi, the union territory that includes the capital of India, New Delhi, to decide the 70 members of its legislative assembly in a tight election whose results are scheduled to be declared on Saturday.

Delhi votes in a fierce legislative assembly race, with key issues including corruption, unemployment, and welfare.