With the Aam Aadmi Party making a clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls, winning 67 of the 70 seats on offer, congratulations came pouring in for the Arvind Kejriwal-led party on Tuesday, with friends and foes alike applauding the mandate of the people.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh called Kejriwal and assured him of the Centre's full support for the development of the national capital. He later took to twitter to share his message for the AAP chief.
"Congratulated Shri @ArvindKejriwal on his electoral success over the phone.Centre has assured him full cooperation for Delhi's development," Rajnath tweeted.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah also congratulated Kejriwal, while taking a swipe at the BJP's chief ministerial candidate, Kiran Bedi, who was defeated in the Krishna Nagar constituency, which had been a stronghold for her party in previous years.
"Wow, well done #Delhi and well done @AamAadmiParty. Good luck to @ArvindKejriwal for the next 5 years," he said.
"Wow @thekiranbedi "I haven't lost, @BJP4India has lost so let them introspect". Did I hear that right???? This is why candidates debate BEFORE the elections and not after," Omar added in a series of tweets.
Meanwhile, yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Shiv Sena youth wing chief Aaditya Thackeray also joined in the chorus of appreciation for Kejriwal, who will take oath as Delhi's chief minister on February 14 at the Ramlila Maidan.
"Congratulate Kejriwalji on this historic win, he will win hearts of people of Delhi," said Ramdev.
"Uddhav ji and I called up and congratulated @ArvindKejriwal ji for his massive, decisive victory in #Delhi . We wished @ArvindKejriwal ji the very best to live up to the expectations and the responsibilities as Government for #Delhi," Aaditya said in a series of tweets.
In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, the AAP won 67 out of the 70 assembly seats today.
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, managed to secure just three seats.
The Congress, which ruled the national capital for 15 years up to 2013 and was trying to rebuild its lost ground in Delhi, failed to even open its account.
