The voting is underway for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Delhi on Wednesday (February 5). The fate of 699 candidates will be sealed in a contest that could reshape the political landscape of the national capital.

Delhi recorded 57.89 per cent voter turnout in the assembly polls on Wednesday amid charges of malpractices including money distribution and fake voting by both AAP and BJP who are engaged in an intense battle to decide who rules the national capital.

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP, contesting all 70 seats, is aiming for a third straight solo victory after winning landslide mandates in 2015 and 2020. However, with exit polls showing a weakened performance,

Pradeep Gupta, chairman and managing director of Axis My India, has predicted a “clean mandate” in the Delhi assembly elections. Notably, almost all exit polls have predicted a historic return of the BJP which has not won the national capital for 27 years.

Among the exit polls that predicted a BJP victory, the People’s Pulse showed the NDA was likely to get 51 to 60 seats, while the AAP may get 10 to 19 seats. The Congress, it claimed, will not be able

Out of 10 exit polls, only two – Mind Brink and WeePreside – ruled in favour of the AAP. About 57 percent of Delhi’s voters turned out to exercise their franchise today. While results are still three days away, muted celebrations seem to have started as exit polls predicted a clean sweep for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

With a turnout of 57.78 per cent until 5 pm, all eyes are now on the exit polls in Delhi. Seven pollsters have unanimously given the edge in Delhi to the BJP, while the Aam Aadmi Party is lagging behind.

Delhi election 2025 exit poll projections will start getting released by pollsters from 6:30 pm today, after the conclusion of voting for the assembly election, which is underway from 7:30 am on all 70 constituencies.