New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The BJP looked set to return to power in Delhi after 27 years as it led in 48 seats, 12 more than the majority mark in the prestigious Union Territory's Assembly for which counting was on Saturday.
With over half of the counting completed in most of the seats, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party was ahead in only 22 constituencies of the 70-member Assembly, as several of its heavyweights, including National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi trailed their BJP rivals.
Other AAP bigwigs former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and current minister Saurabh Bharadwaj were also running second in their respective constituencies.
It has been a snake and ladder game for the AAP statlwarts from the outset, a...