BBC News, Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in front of his rivals in the Indian capital Delhi, where the voices are counted after a firm combat election.
The Bharatiya Jadana (BJP) party leads in 41 places in the legislative assembly of 70 members, while the current party Aam Aadmi (AAP) is in front of 28 seats, according to data that has been published so far by the India’s Election Commission (EC).
These are, however, early guides and the sum can change because more votes are counted throughout the day.
A party that wins more than half a 35 seats can form a government.
Most of the output surveys, after a vote on Wednesday, predicted an absolute majority for BJP, giving them more than 35 seats.
However, analysts warn that exit polls, which have been published by various news agencies, are often wrong in the past and are not impartial.
Victory in Delhi is a prestigious battle for both pre -chairs, given its symbolic importance as the capital.
The city, the territory that operated the federal countries, has managed AAP since 2013, and the voters supported their strong well-being record. But the party and its leaders have recently been involved in corruption allegations – which they denied.
For BJP, Delhija Insurance represents more than only electoral success – this would mark a key stronghold in the capital of the state after being out of power since 1998.
The party, who had Recent successes of choice In other countries, such as Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, he threw resources in a campaign in Delhi, and fashion, as well as Interior Minister Amit Shah, participated in events.
Congress, the main opposition party at the national level, is also in the race, but the surveys indicate that the dark look is for it.
The party managed Delhi from 1998 to 2013, but was overthrown for accusations of corruption in which voters were to turn AAP instead. Since then, he has not been able to make a mark.
More than 60% of the conditions that meet the conditions this time in the survey voted in a poll.
Delhi has a unique management structure.
Key decisions related to public order, police and land are adopted by a lieutenant (LG) appointed by the Federal Government. The state legislative body resolves questions, including education, health and public services.
This division has often caused friction between the Federal Government and the state legislative body when managed by the rival party.
The structure of power is also the reason why the Delhi election campaign is more focused on well -being than political or identical questions that play a bigger role in the election elsewhere in the country.
AAP and BJP campaigns have promised improvements in public schools and free health services, as well as monetary brochures to women.
In the meantime, the BJP also hoped to reinforce from last week’s Federal budgetwho reduced the income tax for the middle class of salary, a key block of voting in the capital.
Experts say that BJP’s victory will enhance Modi’s popularity among Indian voters politically crucial Delhi after his party lost its direct majority at last year’s General choices.
It would also be a big blow to AAP, a much smaller party that has been praised in power in the early years for focusing on improving education and health care institutions in the city.
Much part of the BJP campaign aimed at the AAP chief Arvind KejriwalThe graft activist, who was in prison in the case of corruption, which refers to the current policy of selling alcohol last year.
Kejriwal, who denies all the allegations and was released on guarantee In September, he accused Modi’s party of spending “political revenge” against him and AAP, he accuses the BJP of denial.
The terms of the Supreme Court guarantee were banned from entering the Office of the Chief Minister or signing the file. Kejriwal has been from prison for days after release.
The bitter, weekly of capital campaigns focused on social care institutions for its residents. One topic, however, remained outside the agenda – Delhi’s perennial crisis of air pollution that affects a city of more than 30 million most of the year.
BJP promised to reduce the city’s air quality index (AQI) to half past 2030 by 2030 by 2030. But that issue did not dominate the discussions or became a talkative place in the election campaign.
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