Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Tuesday congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kerjiwal on his anticipated historic landslide win in the Delhi Assembly polls.
"I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP for getting this historic mandate in Delhi," he said.
In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, the AAP is heading towards a landslide win and is currently leading in 64 of the 70 assembly seats up for grabs.
The BJP, which was relying heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity and had also brought in former IPS officer Kiran Bedi as its chief ministerial candidate to counter Kejriwal, is leading in just four to five seats.
The Congress, which had ruled the national capital for 15 years up to 2013 and was trying to rebuild its lost ground in Delhi, is trailing in all 70 seats.
Counting of votes began at 8 a.m. and is taking place at 14 centres in nine districts of the national capital.
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A three-tier security has been put in place at all the 14 counting centres.
A voter turnout of 67.08 percent was recorded in the polling for the Delhi Assembly.
A total of 673 candidates are in the fray this time.