Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal trailing behind BJP’s Parvesh Verma

While Verma got 2,272 votes, Kejriwal polled 2,198 votes at the end of the first of the 13 rounds of counting.

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal was trailing behind BJP’s Parvesh Verma by 74 votes in the New Delhi constituency after the first round of counting, according to the Election Commission.

While Verma got 2,272 votes, Kejriwal polled 2,198 votes at the end of the first of the 13 rounds of counting.

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Initial counting trends showed the BJP was leading in 36 seats and the AAP in 16. The Delhi Assembly has 70 seats.

However, television channels showed the saffron party ahead in 44 seats, well above the majority mark of 36. The AAP was ahead in 25 seats and the Congress in one.