Riding high on the Modi wave, the BJP made a clean sweep in the national capital winning all seven seats with massive margins as all its candidates bagged more than 50 per cent of votes, while the Congress for the first time in five years fared better than the ruling AAP which was relegated to the third spot.
The BJP's overall performance in the national capital, which witnessed a triangular contest, was miles ahead of its opponents --- the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress.
The BJP polled over 56 per cent of votes, more than the combined vote share of the Congress (22.5 per cent) and the AAP (18.1 per cent).
The BJP had bagged 46.4 per cent votes in 2014.
Declaration of results was delayed due matching of paper slips from over 350 VVPATs. Results for Chandni Chowk and South Delhi were declared only by midnight.
The saffron party led in all seven seats since the commencement of counting at 8 am. Celebrations began outside counting centres by noon as many BJP candidates were well ahead in the race.
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Wearing NaMo T-shirts and saffron scarves, BJP supporters started bursting fire crackers, shouting pro-Narendra Modi slogans outside the counting stations as soon as the initial trend started trickling in.
Hordes of supporters were also seen waving the tricolour and shouting slogan 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', while police tried to ensure that they did not hamper the traffic movement.
Traffic was also restricted near the BJP headquarters as party workers erupted in celebrations.
Stormy weather in the national capital was also symptomatic of the turbulence in the Congress and the AAP, which were wiped out in the city.
The BJP literally had the wind at its back, as the saffron party was galloping towards a resounding victory. Several parts of the country also witnessed dust storm.
The results could have an impact on the Delhi Assembly polls scheduled in February 2020.
Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari exuded confidence that his party will form government in the Delhi in 2020.
"In 2019 Lok Sabha elections the people of Delhi rejected the politics of lies. The pessimist politics done by the negative minded leaders of Delhi have been rejected. In the Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) polls people are determined to form a strong government of the BJP for the development of Delhi," said Tiwari, who defeated former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit by over 3.66 lakh votes.
Commenting on the AAP's performance in the polls, Tiwari said, "Arvind Kejriwal's negativity depressed the voters which was reflected in poor standing of his party in the polls."
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