Newly elected BJP MPs from Delhi call on LG VK Saxena
Jun 06, 2024
New Delhi [India], June 6 : After the Bharatiya Janata Party swept all the seven seats of the National Capital, the newly elected members of Lok Sabha from Delhi met Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday.
The official X account of Raj Niwas Delhi, run by LG Secretariat, posted a picture with the newly elected members and said, "Newly elected Members of Lok Sabha from Delhi called on Hon'ble Lt Governor today."
Interestingly, the BJP won all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi for the third consecutive time.
From north-east Delhi, incumbent BJP MP Manoj Tiwari won by 1,38,778 votes against Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar, who is a former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union president.
From Chandni Chowk, Praveen Khandelwal emerged victorious against Congress' Jaiprakash Agarwal with a margin of 89,325 votes. From East Delhi, Harsh Malhotra defeated Aam Aadmi Party's Kuldeep Kumar with 93,663 votes.
Bansuri Swaraj from New Delhi defeated AAP's Somnath Bharti with a margin of 78,370 votes. From North-West Delhi, Yogender Chandoliya won against Udit Raj of Congress with a margin of 2,90,849 votes.
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi defeated AAP's Sahi Ram with a margin of 1,24,333 votes and Kamaljeet Sehrawat from West Delhi won against AAP's Mahabal Mishra with a margin of 1,99,013 votes.
According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, much lower than its 2019 tally of 303. The Congress, on the other hand, registered a strong improvement, winning 99 seats. While the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 292 seats, the INDIA bloc crossed the 230 mark, posing stiff competition, and defying all predictions.
PM Modi has secured a third term, but the BJP needed the support of other parties in his coalition, primarily JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu.
On the other hand, NDA leaders unanimously passed a resolution in the meeting, electing Narendra Modi as their leader. PM Modi will take the oath for the third time on June 8, sources said.
President Droupadi Murmu dissolved the 17th Lok Sabha on Wednesday after the recommendation of the Union Cabinet.
"The President accepted the advice of the Cabinet on June 5, 2024, and signed the Order dissolving the 17th Lok Sabha in the exercise of the powers conferred upon her by Sub-Clause (2) of Article 85 of the Constitution," a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Wednesday.
