Test 1: BJP's Parvesh Verma pays tribute to father
Later in the day, Verma said that February 8 would be written in "golden letters" in Delhi’s history, asserting that the entire city was waiting for a “good government” to take charge. "This is Delhi's victory, not just mine. The whole of Delhi was waiting for a good government to come. The BJP government under the leadership of PM Modi in the country is working for the country. In Delhi, on the same note, we will do all the work with honesty and utmost determination," he said at a public gathering in his native village, Mundka.
The BJP stormed to power in Delhi's assembly elections, securing a two-thirds majority, while the AAP suffered a major setback, losing key seats. The Congress failed to open its account for the third consecutive time.
Verma, who emerged as a giant-killer, defeated former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by over 4 ,000 votes in the New Delhi constituency, while Congress' Sandeep Dikshit secured over 4,500 votes but finished third.
Addressing supporters, Verma credited outer Delhi for the BJP’s victory and drew parallels to the 1993 elections. "Yesterday, the entire Delhi, especially the areas of outer Delhi, made BJP win. This reminds us of 1993. February 8 will be written in golden letters in the history of Delhi," he said.
Verma said that BJP legislators would dedicate 20-22 hours daily to working for Delhi’s development. "We have to do a lot of development, but we have lots of challenges too. Nobody looked after the development of Delhi Dehaat... A lot of things will be done in Delhi. Your (people’s) role was only till the elections; from here onwards, we—all the BJP MLAs—will work day and night with the blessings of PM Modi and will take all his schemes to Delhi," he said.
The BJP stormed to power in Delhi's assembly elections, securing a two-thirds majority, while the AAP suffered a major setback, losing key seats. The Congress failed to open its account for the third consecutive time.
Verma, who emerged as a giant-killer, defeated former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by over 4 ,000 votes in the New Delhi constituency, while Congress' Sandeep Dikshit secured over 4,500 votes but finished third.
Addressing supporters, Verma credited outer Delhi for the BJP’s victory and drew parallels to the 1993 elections. "Yesterday, the entire Delhi, especially the areas of outer Delhi, made BJP win. This reminds us of 1993. February 8 will be written in golden letters in the history of Delhi," he said.
Verma said that BJP legislators would dedicate 20-22 hours daily to working for Delhi’s development. "We have to do a lot of development, but we have lots of challenges too. Nobody looked after the development of Delhi Dehaat... A lot of things will be done in Delhi. Your (people’s) role was only till the elections; from here onwards, we—all the BJP MLAs—will work day and night with the blessings of PM Modi and will take all his schemes to Delhi," he said.
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