Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 05, 2025, 09:57 AM
Delhi Election 2025: Voting is going on for all 70 seats for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. The fate of 699 candidates will be captured in EVMs today. According to the Election Commission, 8.10 percent voting had taken place till 9 am. This time too, the election atmosphere in Delhi is hot, and the reactions of leaders of various political parties are coming out.Number of candidates and seat mathematicsThe number of candidates in different assembly constituencies of Delhi is different. While Patel Nagar and Kasturba Nagar have the least number of candidates, only five each, the New Delhi seat has the highest number of 23 candidates in the fray. This seat is considered very important politically.Statements of leaders amid electionsAlong with voting in Delhi, rhetoric among leaders has also intensified. BJP candidate from Kalkaji assembly seat Ramesh Bidhuri said that Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Atishi are going to lose this election. He claimed that the people of Delhi are voting for the development of the national capital and want to bring change under the leadership of PM Modi.CM Atishi casts voteDelhi Chief Minister Atishi also exercised her franchise. She said that this is a fight of 'truth vs lie' and hoped that the people of Delhi will support the truth.President Draupadi Murmu casts voteDuring voting in Delhi, President Draupadi Murmu also exercised her franchise. She cast her vote at the polling station located at Rashtrapati Sampada.AAP leader Manish Sisodia casts voteSenior Aam Aadmi Party leader and candidate from Jangpura Manish Sisodia also exercised his franchise. His wife Seema Sisodia also voted with him. He appealed to the voters of Delhi to vote in maximum numbers.Statement of BJP leader Arvinder Singh LovelyBJP leader Arvinder Singh Lovely said that many basic problems persist in Delhi, prominent among which are pollution and the poor condition of the Yamuna river. He claimed that now the time has come for Delhi to get a government that works seriously on these issues.Statement of Foreign Minister JaishankarForeign Minister S Jaishankar also exercised his franchise. He said that the public is in a mood for change and this time Delhi can take a new decision in the elections.Rahul Gandhi votedSenior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also voted. After voting, he came out of Nirman Bhavan.Public participation is necessaryIn this election, leaders of all political parties have appealed to the voters to participate in the democratic process. Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have all tried to attract voters under their respective strategies.Eyes on the resultsNow all eyes are on the election results. Whether there will be a change of power in Delhi or the AAP government will get the support of the public again, it remains to be seen.