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Voting for high-stakes Delhi polls underway, key politicians exercise franchise
Key politicians including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday queued up outside polling booths to exercise their franchise for Assembly polls in the national capital.
New Delhi: Key politicians including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday queued up outside polling booths to exercise their franchise for Assembly polls in the national capital.
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Jaishankar cast his vote at NDMC School of Science and Humanities Education at Tuglak Cresent whereas Kejriwal along with his wife - Sunita Kejriwal, mother and son, a first-time voter, cast their votes at a booth in Civil Lines.
आपका वोट ही आपकी दिल्ली का सुनहरा भविष्य लिखेगा
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) February 8, 2020
झूठ और वोट बैंक की राजनीति से मुक्ति पाने के लिए, परिवार सहित कृष्ण नगर स्थित रतन देवी आर्य कन्या उ.मा. विद्यालय के स्कूल में अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग किया।#DelhiVotesForBJP #DelhiAssemblyElection2020 pic.twitter.com/eEZXUc6AfZ
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Manish Sisodia, Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Delhi parliamentarians including Manoj Tiwari, Vijay Goel, Parvesh Verma and Meenakshi Lekhi also voted in the national capital.
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The city is witnessing a triangular contest among the ruling AAP, which won a landslide majority in the last elections, the BJP and the Congress. In the last poll, the AAP had won 67 seats, the BJP 3. Congress didn't open its account.
Voted along with my family, including my first-time voter son. Urge all young voters to come out to vote. Your participation strengthens democracy. pic.twitter.com/QU8wUZ18hv
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 8, 2020
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP is hoping to retain power for the second consecutive term. Similarly, the BJP is hopeful to gain a majority by cashing in on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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The Congress, which was in power for 15 years at a stretch in Delhi under the leadership of former Chief Minister late Sheila Dixit till the party lost to AAP in 2015 polls, will be hoping for a revival.
President Kovind voted this morning at the polling station in the Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, within the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/gS1RMmfa65
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) February 8, 2020
AAP is contesting on all 70 seats, while the BJP has fielded its candidates on 67 seats and has left three seats for its allies -- two for JD-U and one for LJP. On the other hand, Congress is contesting on 66 seats and has given four seats to its ally RJD. (ANI)