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Delhi polls: From Vijender Gupta to OP Sharma, meet the 8 BJP candidates who withstood the AAP sweep

As the Kejriwal storm shattered BJP's dreams of coming to power in the Capital, here are the eight men who will be the voice of the saffron party in Delhi Assembly.
Rohini constituency sitting MLA and Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta (C) defeated AAP's Rajesh Nama Bansiwala by a margin of 12,648 votes. (Photo | PTI)
Rohini constituency sitting MLA and Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta (C) defeated AAP's Rajesh Nama Bansiwala by a margin of 12,648 votes. (Photo | PTI)
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Sitting AAP MLA from Laxmi Nagar Nitin Tyagi lost the seat to BJP's Abhay Verma. (Twitter Photo)
Sitting AAP MLA from Laxmi Nagar Nitin Tyagi lost the seat to BJP's Abhay Verma. (Twitter Photo)
Jitender Mahajan won against AAP's Sarita Singh from Rohtas Nagar by a margin of 13,241 votes. (Twitter Photo)
Jitender Mahajan won against AAP's Sarita Singh from Rohtas Nagar by a margin of 13,241 votes. (Twitter Photo)
Ajay Mahawar won the Ghonda constituency by 28,370 votes. (Twitter Photo)
Ajay Mahawar won the Ghonda constituency by 28,370 votes. (Twitter Photo)
OP Sharma retained the Vishwas Nagar seat against Deepak Singla by 16,457 votes. (Twitter Photo)
OP Sharma retained the Vishwas Nagar seat against Deepak Singla by 16,457 votes. (Twitter Photo)
Mohan Singh Bisht bagged Karawal Nagar seat by 8,223 votes against AAP's Durgesh Pathak. (Twitter Photo)
Mohan Singh Bisht bagged Karawal Nagar seat by 8,223 votes against AAP's Durgesh Pathak. (Twitter Photo)
BJP's Anil Kumar Bajpai defeated AAP's Naveen Chaudhary in Gandhi Nagar by 6,079 votes. (Twitter Photo)
BJP's Anil Kumar Bajpai defeated AAP's Naveen Chaudhary in Gandhi Nagar by 6,079 votes. (Twitter Photo)
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri defeated AAP's Ram Singh Netaji by 3,719 votes in Badarpur. (photo | ANI Twitter)
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri defeated AAP's Ram Singh Netaji by 3,719 votes in Badarpur. (photo | ANI Twitter)
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