New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to form the next government in the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT-Delhi) after 27 years, having crossed the majority mark of 36 seats in the 70-member assembly and beating the 10-year rule of Aam Aadmi Party. The last time a BJP-led government was in Delhi was between 1993-1998.

According to latest trends from the Election Commission at 4:30 PM, the BJP has won 40 seats, and leading in 8 others. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party has only won 17 seats, and leading in 5 others.

BJP leader Parvesh Sahib Singh defeated AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi Assembly seat by over 4 thousand votes. Meanwhile Congress Sandeep Dikshit had a dismal performance by only getting 4,...