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AAP congratulates BJP, says it hopes Narendra Modi would do good work

The BJP Was Leading In All The Seven Seats In The National Capital, With Three Of Its Candidates Ahead By Over One Lakh Votes.

PTI | Updated on: 23 May 2019, 01:17:55 PM
Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Saurabh Bharwaj offered Narendra Modi best wishes for his future tenure. (File Photo: PTI)

New Delhi :

The AAP on Thursday congratulated the BJP for its victory and said it hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would do "good work" in his future tenure.     

The BJP was leading in all the seven seats in the national capital, with three of its candidates ahead by over one lakh votes, while the Congress and the AAP were trailing at the second spot in five and two seats respectively.   

"In democracy, mandate of the people is considered to be very powerful. We respect the mandate of India and congratulate the BJP for its victory. We offer Prime Minister Narendra Modi best wishes for his future tenure. We hope he would do good work in his future tenure," Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Saurabh Bharwaj said.    

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who contested from the Northeast Delhi constituency against Congress veteran and former chief minister Sheila Dikshit and AAP's Dilip Pandey, was leading with a maximum margin of over 1.29 lakh votes.     

The seven candidates fielded by AAP were New Delhi- Brijesh Goyal, Chandni Chowk -Pankaj Gupta, South Delhi- Raghav Chadha, East Delhi-Atishi, North East Delhi -Dilip Pandey, North-West Delhi- Gugan Singh and West Delhi-Balbir Singh Jakhad. 

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First Published : 23 May 2019, 01:17:55 PM

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