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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday scripted a historic victory for the BJP in Delhi Assembly elections as the party won 48 seats out of 70 seats. The PM vowed to deliver the Rs 2,500 monthly payment to women, clean the Yamuna, present the CAG report in the Assembly and fulfill the dreams of Delhi people with the full energy of a ‘double-engine’ government.

Thanking Delhiites for trusting “Modi ki Guarantee”, he addressed voters amid a festive mood at BJP National Headquarters and promised to pay back the debt of Delhi voters by bringing the city back on track of development.

“Delhi is a gateway to the country and deserves to have the best infrastructure,” he said.

He promised to present the CAG report – expected to carry financial irregularities of the AAP government – in the first Assembly session of the BJP government, repeating his promise “Lootnewalon ko lotana padega” (The corrupt will have to pay for it).

BJP posted some pictures of the event on X:

अनवरत!
ऐतिहासिक!
प्रचंड!

प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi आज दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव में भाजपा की ऐतिहासिक विजय के उपरांत भाजपा मुख्यालय में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में शामिल हुए और उपस्थित पार्टी कार्यकर्ताओं को संबोधित किया।#दिल्ली_के_दिल_में_मोदी pic.twitter.com/wZmWAYpmTl

— BJP (@BJP4India) February 8, 2025

PM Modi was stinging in his criticism of the ousted AAP, saying the BJP victory shows that there is no place for politics of lies and shortcut in Delhi.

“Shortcut wali rajneeti ka short circuit kar diya” (politics of shortcut has been short circuited by Delhi voters, he said.

PM Modi said the politics of polarisation, anarchy, arrogance and creating hurdles in development has been dumped.

“People who considered Delhi their fiefdom have been shown their place,” he said, highlighting how NDA governments in all the states have delivered development and welfare.

Mocking AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s antics, PM Modi said: "Governance is not a stage for publicity or gimmickry."

However, even after thgis massive victory, the BJP leadership remained tight-lipped about its candidate for the Chief Minister’s post.

BJP's Delhi election in-charge Baijayant Panda announced that the next CM’s name will be announced after discussions over the next 10 days.

Throughout the day, there was speculation of giant killer Parvesh Verma, who defeated Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi seat, being a front-runner for the CM’s post.

However, Verma refused to confirm or deny whether he was in the race for the top post.

“The party will decide the CM’s name. I am focused on serving the people and working 20 hours a day like my father,” he said.

Meanwhile, the AAP accepted its defeat – that came after three successive wins in 2013, 2015 and 2020 - in a dignified manner, and promised to the people of playing the role of constructive Opposition.

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In a related development, Lt Governor V.K. Saxena ordered the sealing of the Delhi Secretariat restricting removal of any file or computer hard disk from the office – an indication of an impending anti-corruption probe against the ousted AAP government's functionaries.