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Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of offering Rs. 15 crores to its candidates to change sides. Photo Courtesy: Photo courtesy: Facebook/Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of 'offering' Rs. 15 crores, ministerial posts to AAP candidates to shift sides 

| @indiablooms | Feb 07, 2025, at 09:19 am

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday targeted rival Bharatiya Janata Party by claiming that sixteen of his Aam Aadmi Party candidates had received calls with the offer of receiving Rs 15 crores and ministerial positions if they changed sides.

He claimed at a time when most exit polls have predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party might win majority seats in the Assembly polls and return to power after 27 years.

The saffron party was reduced to single digits in the last two polls.

In an X post, Kejriwal wrote: "Some agencies are showing that the abusive party is getting more than 55 seats."

"In the last two hours, 16 of our candidates have received calls that if they leave AAP and join their party, they will make them ministers and will give Rs. 15 crores to each of them," he said.

Also ReadExit polls predict BJP’s return in Delhi after 27 years, setback for AAP

He called the exit polls as 'fake' and claimed they were conducted to create pressure on some candidates.

"If his party is getting more than 55 seats then what is the need for him to call our candidates?" Kejriwal wrote on X.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi voiced similar opinion and wrote on X: "The exit polls are a conspiracy to break our candidates."

AAP leader Sanjay Singh wrote on the micro-blogging site: " The abusive party has, out of desperation, resorted to the politics of buying and selling. This is Delhi, things won't work here."

The exit-poll projection indicates a significant setback for Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, aiming for a third consecutive term following its near-total victories in 2015 and 2020.

A party must win at least 36 seats to secure a majority in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly.
BJP last held power in Delhi in 1998

The BJP last held power in December 1998 before the Congress won the elections, leading to Sheila Dikshit's tenure as Delhi chief minister for three consecutive terms.

The Congress, which has struggled in Delhi since the Sheila Dikshit era, is expected to win no more than 1–2 seats, as per the best estimates by pollsters.

However, past elections have demonstrated that exit polls can be unreliable, and the projections should be taken with caution.

An average of four exit polls indicates that the BJP could secure 42 seats, comfortably crossing the halfway mark, while AAP may drop to just 25 seats.

The results will be announced on February 8.

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