India, Feb. 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took an early lead as the counting of votes for the Delhi assembly election began on Saturday morning. The JP Nadda-led party was leading in 47 seats, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 21 seats and the Congress in two seats.

The counting of votes in all 70 Delhi assembly seats began at 8 am on Saturday. The results will likely be declared today.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hopes to dislodge the well-entrenched Aam Aadmi Party from power and form a government in Delhi after 27 years.

The Congress, which ruled the national capital for three terms under Sheila Dikshit until 2013, is hoping for a redemption. The party couldn't win any seats in the 2015 and 2020 Delhi assembly electio...