‘Setback for AAP’: Atishi Narrowly Wins Kalkaji Battle, Vows to Proceed Battle In opposition to BJP – News18

Final Up to date:February 08, 2025, 15:35 IST

Atishi clung on to her south Delhi seat at the same time as her colleagues, together with get together chief Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, suffered shock defeats

It was a bittersweet victory for Atishi on Saturday as Delhi’s outgoing chief minister defeated her opponent Ramesh Bidhuri in Kalkaji however her get together AAP misplaced the Delhi elections, ending its decade-long rule within the Capital.

Chatting with News18, Atishi mentioned: “I want to thank the folks of Kalkaji for his or her assist. It’s the mandate of individuals of Delhi and we settle for it. However this can be a setback for us.”

She additionally vowed to proceed the struggle towards the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP), which clinched an enormous victory within the nationwide capital after almost three many years.

Atishi clung on to her south Delhi seat at the same time as her colleagues, together with get together chief Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, suffered shock defeats.

The 43-year-old chief defeated BJP’s former MP Ramesh Bidhuri and the Congress’s Alka Lamba. She turned the chief minister after Kejriwal determined to step down as soon as he obtained bail in a corruption case linked to Delhi’s now-scrapped liquor coverage.