The BJP regained power in Delhi after 27 years by defeating Arvind Kejriwal's AAP. While the AAP remained strong in Muslim-majority constituencies like Seelampur and Matia Mahal, a divided vote between AAP, Congress, and AIMIM impacted results in seats such as Mustafabad and Badli. A pre-poll alliance might have altered outcomes.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday participated in a public meeting in Delhi's Moti Nagar area organised in support of BJP candidate Harish Khurana from the Moti Nagar assembly constituency.
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A Delhi court has placed SDPI national president M K Faizy in Enforcement Directorate custody for six days related to a money laundering case involving the banned PFI. The ED seeks to investigate the financial trail and possible conspiracy. SDPI denies links with PFI and calls the arrest politically motivated.
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