New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 37 Assembly seats while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in 20 Assembly seats as of 9:50 am on Saturday, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Counting for the Delhi Assembly elections commenced at 8 am on Saturday, with the top contenders, AAP and the BJP, vying to form the government in the national capital.

Voting for all 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly took place on Wednesday, February 5, and several candidates in the fray visited nearby temples to offer their prayers ahead of the results.

As per the early trends, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal is leading from the New Delhi Assembly seat, whereas BJP's Parvesh Verma is trailing.

The BJP is a...