Delhi election: Arvind Kejriwal win ‘a victory for common man’
10 February 2015 |
11:05 am
THE landslide win of the anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi state assembly elections is the main topic of conversation in the Indian capital and reactions have started pouring in. Thousands of AAP supporters have been celebrating outside the party office, distributing sweets, singing, dancing and setting off firecrackers. Many…
THE landslide win of the anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi state assembly elections is the main topic of conversation in the Indian capital and reactions have started pouring in.
Thousands of AAP supporters have been celebrating outside the party office, distributing sweets, singing, dancing and setting off firecrackers.
Many Indians have taken to social media sites like Twitter to discuss and debate the spectacular win and hashtags #AAPSweep, #DelhiDecides and #KiskiDilli (Whose Delhi) are among the top 10 trends in India.
Early in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi admitted defeat of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Twitter
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