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In his first public comments after his AAP won a landslide in Delhi's assembly election, party leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday described it as "a victory for truth and honesty". Saluting the people of Delhi for doing a "wonder" in Delhi elections by giving them a landslide victory, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal also asked party workers not to get carried away by the mandate and not become "arrogant".
"You have done a wonder. When you are on the path of truth, all the forces of universe come together to help you. I salute the people of Delhi. It's a victory of truth," the 46-year-old former Delhi Chief Minister said in his first reaction to the Delhi poll outcome.The party is on course to make history as it was ahead in 66 seats out of 70 in the Delhi Assembly.
"I would like to urge all of you not to be arrogant. Otherwise we will meet the same fate five years down the line. We have to serve people of Delhi as they have given such a massive mandate to us and we are grateful to them," Kejriwal told the cheering crowd of supporters.
Addressing thousands of cheering supporters at the AAP office in central Delhi, Kejriwal said an Aam Aadmi Party government would work in a manner that both the poor and the rich would be proud of Delhi.
The 46-year-old then introduced his wife Sunita to the frenzied crowds chanting "Paanch Saal Kejriwal!" slogans and waving hundreds of party flags and brooms -- the AAP election symbol.
"This is my wife," he said, putting his arm around her shoulders. And as she folded her hands in greeting triggering a roar, he added, "I would have never been able to work if she had not supported me."
As Kejriwal made his brief comments, giving due credit to the AAP's victory to the voters and his activists, he said: "This is not a victory of the AAP. This is a victory for truth and honesty."
