The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won or is leading in 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly, while the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in 22 seats, according to data from the Election Commission of India (EC).

From projecting Modi and tailoring its promises, to Centre’s backing for the party unit and identifying issues that struck chord with the middle classes – the BJP shed the shadow of LS results.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party has swept to victory in a crucial legislative assembly election in India's national capital, New Delhi, after 27 years, an outcome that analysts see as a significant boost for the BJP and will reinforce Modi's popularity across the country.