Tue Feb 04 09:11:50 UTC 2025: ## Delhi Election Campaign Concludes; AAP Aims for Third Straight Win

**New Delhi, February 5, 2024** – A high-stakes election campaign in Delhi has officially ended, with voters set to decide the city’s next government on February 8. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, is vying for an unprecedented third consecutive term, facing stiff competition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a struggling Congress.

The past few weeks saw a flurry of rallies, speeches, and appeals from top political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. The campaign was marked by fierce rhetoric, with AAP targeting BJP with harsh nicknames like “Bharatiya Jhootha Party” (Party of Liars), while the BJP labeled AAP as “AAP-Daa” (Disaster) and Kejriwal as “Ghoshna Mantri” (Minister of Announcements). Congress, meanwhile, attempted to regain relevance by criticizing both major parties.

AAP, which secured 67 seats in 2015 and 62 in 2020, is aiming for at least 55 seats this time. BJP, despite maintaining its vote share, is hoping to break its 27-year losing streak in Delhi. Congress, facing the prospect of a third consecutive election without any seats, is desperately attempting a comeback.

A total of 699 candidates are contesting for the 70 assembly seats, with 1.56 crore voters eligible to participate across 13,766 polling stations. The results will be announced on February 8. The election outcome is highly anticipated, with the AAP’s dominance challenged by a determined BJP and a resurgent Congress attempting to reclaim its lost ground.

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