Delhi Exit polls 2020 updates: AAP to sweep with 50 seats, BJP gets 18, Cong, 1

By Anuj Cariappa

Updated: Saturday, February 8, 2020, 20:17 [IST]

New Delhi, Feb 08: Exit polls for the Delhi assembly election on Saturday forecast a comfortable victory for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party despite a likely rise in tally for the BJP in the 70-member House.

Watch this space to know mood of voters in Delhi Assembly Election 2020 :

Feb 08, 2020, 8:17 PM IST

According to AAJ TAK India Today-AXIS exit poll, the Aam Aadmi Party is poised for a near-clean sweep. The party led by Arvind Kejriwal is likely to win 59-68 seats. The BJP will bag 2-11 seats. The Congress will once again fail to open its account.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:16 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari has rejected all the exit poll results.

ये सभी एग्ज़िट पोल होंगे fail..
मेरी ये ट्वीट सम्भाल के रखियेगा..
भाजपा दिल्ली में ४८ सीट ले कर सरकार बनायेगी .. कृपया EVM को दोष देने का अभी से बहाना ना ढूँढे..🙏
— Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariMP) February 8, 2020

Feb 08, 2020, 7:54 PM IST

Let us take a glance at what all the pollsters are saying:

All exit polls have predicted that that the Aam Admi Party will retain power in Delhi.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:50 PM IST

Meanwhile, Delhi records turnout of 57.06 pc at 6 pm; figure likely to rise as polling still underway at some booths: poll official.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:45 PM IST

According to India Today Exit poll, the Aam Aadmi Party once again is predicted to win all 10 seats East Delhi region. The BJP is unlikely to win a single seat.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:27 PM IST

According to India Today Exit poll, the Aam Aadmi Party will majority of the seats in the North East Delhi. Out of 10 seats in the region, the AAP is projected to win 7 to 9 seats. The BJP will settle with 1-3 seats.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:22 PM IST

India Today My Axis is going Lok Sabha segment by segment, so it will take time to predict consolidated numbers.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:21 PM IST

Times Now-IPSOS has revised its projections with more figures coming in . It is now 47 for AAP; 23 for the BJP ; and none for the Congress.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:04 PM IST

According to the ABP News-CVote Exit Polls, AAP will win somewhere between 49-63 seats out of the total 70 seats. While, BJP will win 5-19 and Congress: 0-4.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:04 PM IST

News X-Polstrat predicts 50-56 seats for AAP

Feb 08, 2020, 6:44 PM IST

Jan Ki Baat vote share projection

AAP: 51-52%, BJP: 38-40%, Cong+: 4-5% and Others: 5%

Feb 08, 2020, 6:42 PM IST

Republic-Jan Ki Baat in its exit poll, has predicted that Arvind Kejriwal may yet again get to rule Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will to win 48-61 seats. The BJP may win 9-21 seats and the Congress 0-1.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:40 PM IST

The India News Nation exit poll also predicted a huge victory for the Aam Aadmi Party. AAP will win 55 seats out of the total 70 seats. While, BJP will win 14 and Congress +1.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:37 PM IST

The Jan Ki Baat exit poll predicts a huge victory for the Aam Aadmi Party. AAP will win somewhere between 49-61 seats out of the total 70 seats. While, BJP will win 9-21 and Congress: 0-1.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:35 PM IST

According to the Times Now exit poll, Aam Aadmi Party will win 44 seats and the BJP will win 26 seats.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:35 PM IST

The Neta – NewsX exit poll predicts a huge victory for the Aam Aadmi Party. AAP will win somewhere between 53-57 seats out of the total 70 seats. While, BJP will win 11-17 and Congress: 0-2.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:33 PM IST

According to India Today Exit poll, the AAP will probably win 9 seats in West Delhi. The BJP will settle with only 1 seat.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:31 PM IST

Sudarshan News

The exit poll conducted by Sudarshan News has predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would retain Delhi, winning 40-45 Assembly seats. The BJP, it has predicted, would bag 24-28 seats and the Congress, which drew a blank in 2015 polls, may manage to bag 2-3 seats.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:25 PM IST

Key candidates

Prominent candidates in the fray include Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (New Delhi), his deputy Manish Sisodia (Patparganj), Atishi (Kalkaji) and Raghav Chadha (Rajendar Nagar) of the AAP; four former mayors -- Azad Singh, Yogender Chandolia, Ravinder Gupta and Khushi Ram -- of the BJP; and Shivani Chopra, daughter of Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

Another poll by Neta App-India News too gave AAP a definite edge. AAP is said to win 52-57 seats while BJP and Congress are predicted to win between 11-18 and 0-2 seats respectively.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

Meanwhile, the ABP-CVoter poll claimed AAP could win 42 to 56 of the 70 seats in the capital while BJP may win 10 to 24 seats in the February 8 polls. It also predicted Congress may be a distant third with a maximum of four (0-4) seats in the polls.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

The Congress, on the other hand, is likely to get around 2 seats the opinion poll also predicts. The rest of the UPA allies are unlikely to bag even one seat in the elections to be held on February 8, the poll says.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

Opinion polls declare AAP winner in Delhi assembly elections 2020

The Times Now-IPSOS opinion poll predicted that the AAP would end up with around 54 to 60 seats. The BJP, on the other hand, would win 10 to 14 seats, the poll also predicted. In comparison to the previous elections, the BJP stands to gain around 7 to 11 seats, while the AAP would be losing 7 to 13 seats.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

Many pollsters, including Chanakya, IPSOS and Republic TV-Jan Ki Baat polls, are expected to publish the Delhi Assembly Election 2020 exit poll as soon as the voting ends.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

What are exit polls?

Exit polls basically mean a survey in which voters are asked how they voted as they leave a polling station.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:23 PM IST

As per Section 126A of a Representation of the People Act, 1951, the results of the Delhi election exit poll can be disseminated only after 6:30 pm

Feb 08, 2020, 6:23 PM IST

The exit poll results will be broadcast live on television channels once the polling process is over.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:23 PM IST

Polling ends

Feb 08, 2020, 6:19 PM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to hold a poll review meeting later tonight with Delhi BJP leaders.

Feb 08, 2020, 6:02 PM IST

Voter turnout details from the 11 districts as yet.

#Voter Turnout details from the 11 districts as yet.

Polling underway during #DelhiAssemblyPolls #DelhiElections2020 #DelhiElections pic.twitter.com/YkIJK6dDq6
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) February 8, 2020

Feb 08, 2020, 12:39 am IST

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party is going into the Delhi election with the hope to repeat its stellar performance of the last assembly polls, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which bagged all seven seats here in the Lok Sabha election in May 2019, will be aiming at expanding its vote share in the national capital.

Feb 08, 2020, 12:39 am IST

The Congress is seeking to better its performance than last time when it did not bag any seat in the Assembly polls but improved its vote share in 2019 polls.

Feb 08, 2020, 12:40 am IST

The AAP had got 54.3 per cent votes in the 2015 Assembly polls, while the BJP secured 32 per cent and the Congress bagged just 9.6 per cent of the total votes polled.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:55 am IST

Over 14.7 million voters are eligible to cast their vote.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:55 am IST

There are a total of 13.751 polling booths across 2,689 locations.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:55 am IST

Massive voter awareness campaigns have been carried out across Delhi.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:55 am IST

Sultanpur Majra, Seelampur, Ballimaran, Bijwasan, Trilokpuri, Shakur Basti, New Delhi, Rohtas Nagar, Chhatarpur, Rajouri Garden and Jangpura are the 11 constituencies with QR code voter slips.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:55 am IST

All 70 constituencies have a model pink polling station, managed exclusively by women.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:57 am IST

The BJP mounted its one of the most aggressive campaigns in the Delhi Assembly polls so far, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah leading the saffron charge fuelled by its planks of Hindutva and nationalism and its strident opposition to anti-CAA protest in Shaheen Bagh.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:57 am IST

On the other hand, the AAP tried to hard sell its development agenda, while the Congress sought to showcase its achievements during its 15-year rule under Sheila Dikshit from 1998 to 2013.

Feb 08, 2020, 4:58 am IST

Riding on tech-savvy elements like QR codes and mobile apps, poll authorities have geared up for the polls, making tight security arrangements across the national capital and keeping an extra vigil in Shaheen Bagh and other sensitive polling areas.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:12 am IST

In view of Delhi elections, vehicles being checked by Police in Jamia area.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:14 am IST

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, BJP candidate from Hari Nagar assembly constituency offers prayers at Fateh Nagar Gurudwara. Voting for Delhi Elections 2020 to begin at 8 AM.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:17 am IST

AAP is going into the election with the tough task of matching its 2015 tally, when it won 67 of 70 seats in a landslide victory.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:21 am IST

All five polling stations in Shaheen Bagh have been declared 'critical' by Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:24 am IST

Kejriwal has banked on his work on fixing the city's hospitals and schools and promising a host of developmental works.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:27 am IST

App-based bike taxi aggregator Rapido will provide free rides to voters to help them reach polling booths.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:38 am IST

Voters start arriving at a polling station in Jhandewalan area, in Karol Bagh assembly constituency. AAP has fielded its sitting MLA Vishesh Ravi from here. BJP's Yogendra Chandolia and Congress' Gaurav Dhanak are contesting from here.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:43 am IST

BJP hopes to build on its performance in the 2019 parliamentary polls when it won all seven Lok Sabha seats.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:51 am IST

Today, people of Delhi will vote for better education and future for their children, says Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

Feb 08, 2020, 7:57 am IST

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Krishna Nagar Assembly constituency, Dr. Anil Goel, says, I am confident that in the next 5 years Delhi will have 'Saaf paani, saaf hawa aur saaf vyavhaar.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:01 am IST

Polling for 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi begins.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:03 am IST

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Madhav arrives at a polling station in Jhandewalan area, in Karol Bagh assembly constituency. AAP has fielded its sitting MLA Vishesh Ravi from here. BJP's Yogendra Chandolia & Congress' Gaurav Dhanak are contesting from here.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:05 am IST

The result of Delhi assembly elections 2020 will be announced by the Election Commission on February 11.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:08 am IST

At 111, Kalitara Mandal has lost all her teeth but definitely not her appetite for fish and the will to participate in elections as this oldest voter in Delhi is still excited to get her wrinkled finger inked on Saturday.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:10 am IST

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has cast his vote at the polling station set up at NDMC School of Science & Humanities Education at Tuglak Cresent. He says, it is basic duty of every citizen to vote. It is important to get out there and contribute.

Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has cast his vote at the polling station set up at NDMC School of Science & Humanities Education at Tuglak Cresent. He says, "it is basic duty of every citizen to vote. It is important to get out there and contribute." pic.twitter.com/y8quQkTS8L
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020

Feb 08, 2020, 8:14 am IST

Heavy security deployed at the Jamia Nagar area, where protests against CAA and NRC are being witnessed. Five polling booths have been marked 'critical'. Three shooting incidents were reported in the area during the ongoing agitation.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:16 am IST

PM Modi urges people in Delhi to vote in record numbers.

दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए आज मतदान का दिन है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरी अपील है कि वे अधिक से अधिक संख्या में लोकतंत्र के इस महोत्सव में भाग लें और वोटिंग का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाएं।

Urging the people of Delhi, especially my young friends, to vote in record numbers.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2020

Feb 08, 2020, 8:18 am IST

A queue of voters at a polling booth in Shaheen Public School in Shaheen Bagh, Okhla. AAP's Amanatullah is the sitting MLA and 2020 candidate of the party, he is up against Congress's Parvez Hashmi and BJP's Brahm Singh Bidhuri.

Feb 08, 2020, 8:19 am IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to the residents of Delhi to vote for change.

नमस्कार दिल्ली।

आज मतदान है।

बदलाव के लिए वोट करें।

विकास की गति देने वाली एवं जनहित को समर्पित सरकार चुनने के लिए वोट करें।

वोट देना आपका सबसे अमूल्य अधिकार है। स्वयं वोट दें और अपने मित्रों, सगे-संबंधियों को भी वोट देने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करें।

जय हिंद।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 8, 2020