New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The BJP looked set to return to power in Delhi after 27 years as it either won or led in 48 seats, 12 more than the majority mark in the prestigious Union Territory's Assembly for which counting was on Saturday.
Of the eight seats declared so far, the BJP and AAP picked up four each. But while the saffron outfit was ahead in 44 more, the ruling AAP candidates led in only 18, and could finish with 22 seats if the present trends hold
With most of the counting completed in all the seats in the 70-member Assembly, several of AAP heavyweights, including National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and current minister Saurabh Bharadwaj were trailing their BJP opponents.
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