Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on his expected landslide electoral win in the Delhi assembly polls, and hoped that he would now concentrate on the issues bedevilling the national capital.
"I congratulate Arvind Kerjriwal for his victory and hope that now he will concentrate on the issues of Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already talked to him and assured him of full support in solving the problems of Delhi, that is the beauty of democracy," he told the media here.
Javadekar further said the vote share of the Congress had shifted to the AAP this time.
"This time, the Congress has been completely eclipsed. And, therefore, the vote shifted from the Congress which had a 24 percent vote share in the last assembly elections, and resulted in this massive verdict for the AAP. The AAP has definitely benefitted," he said.
"We always analyse the election results and take a cue from it, whether we are losing or winning, and therefore, this time also, we will analyse," he added.
In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, the AAP is heading towards a landslide win in the Delhi Assembly polls, 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.
Meanwhile, Delhi Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Arvinder Singh Lovely have handed in resignations owing full responsibility for their party's dismal show.
Counting of votes began at 8 a.m. and is taking place at 14 centres in nine districts of the national capital.
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.
