This time, Kejriwal who has held the seat since 2013, is pitted against BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit.

Current standings indicate that the BJP is set to return to power in Delhi after 27 years, with party leading/winning in 48 seats, while AAP is ahead/has won 22, much below the majority mark of 36, according to EC data at around 2 pm.

As per the early trends published by the Election Commission, the BJP was leading in 41 of Delhi's 70 assembly seats, while AA

The BJP, if victorious, will for a government in Delhi after 26 years. The AAP is eyeing its fourth consecutive term in the National Capital.

Current standings indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to return to power in Delhi, with party leading in 48 seats, while AAP is ahead in 22, much below the majority mark of 36, according to Election Commission data at around 12:30 pm.

Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of AAP and former chief minister of Delhi, lost his seat in the New Delhi constituency to BJP’s Parvesh Verma. This loss signals the end of AAP’s decade-long rule in Delhi as the BJP is poised to regain power after a 26-year gap.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal has been defeated by the BJP's Parvesh Verma in the high-profile New Delhi constituency by a margin of 4,089 votes, dealing a major blow to the ruling pa