The stage is set for counting in the Delhi assembly polls with the poll panel having made all necessary arrangements and candidates anxiously awaiting the outcome of the fiercely-contested election that has national ramifications.
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| <ul><li><p>2. 18PM: RJD's Lalu Prasad Yadav calls up and congratulates Arvind Kejriwal.</p></li><li><p>2. 17PM: Arvind Kejriwal welcomed by supporters in his Kaushambi residence.</p></li><li><p>2. 16PM: Hazari Lal Chauhan of AAP wins Patel Nagar Seat.</p></li><li><p>2. 15PM: Ppl wanted to teach BJP & its arrogance a lesson,they decided AAP is instrument of their choice rather Congress: Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari</p></li><li><p>1. 32PM: <a href="http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Kejriwal-Defeats-BJPs-Nupur-Sharma-by-Over-31000-Votes/2015/02/10/article2662123.ece">Kejriwal defeats Nupur Sharma in New Delhi constituency by 31,583 votes.</a></p></li><li><p>1. 29PM: I have not lost, BJP has lost: Kiran Bedi</p></li><li><p>1. 15PM: I will remain as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party, I will be proud of it: Kiran Bedi.</p></li><li><p>1. 11PM: Arvind Kejriwal thankful for his wife support.</p></li></ul><p><img alt="Kejriwal-wife-sunitha.PNG" id="_c42f19ff-3f4b-4136-9c0e-e17197d9d845" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/2/10/13/original/Kejriwal-wife-sunitha.PNG" width="120" /></p><p><img alt="sunitha-kejriwal.PNG" id="_9ef17abf-fb9f-4255-9d6e-9092ff42cace" src="internal:/article/2662103" width="120" /> </p><ul><li><p>1. 07PM: Kiranji was an outsider, I am a local resident of Krishna Nagar constituency: SK Bagga</p></li><li><p>1. 06PM: I apologise to Modiji for not living up to BJP's trust: Kiran Bedi.</p></li><li><p>1. 05PM: Full marks to Arvind Kejriwal on his victory: Kiran Bedi.</p></li><li><p>1. 04PM: I am a defeated candidate today, its my primary responsibility: Kiran Bedi.</p></li><li><p>1. 02PM: AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal to take oath as Delhi Chief Minister on February 14.</p></li><li><p>1. 00PM: I thank BJP for the inspiration to take up CM candidature, says Kiran Bedi after losing her Krishna Nagar seat.</p></li><li><p>12. 56PM: Jarnail Singh of AAP wins Rajouri Garden's seat.</p></li><li><p>12. 55PM: Delhi wins most of the South Delhi constituencies.</p></li><li><p>12. 49PM: BJP's Jagdish Mukhi loses Janakpuri seat.</p></li><li><p>12.47PM: Kiran Bedi loses Krishna Nagar seat to AAP's SK Bagga</p></li><li><p>12. 38PM: AAP conquers Tughlakabad seat</p></li><li><p>12. 37PM: AAP's Satyendar Jain wins Shakur Basti seat.</p></li><li><p>12. 35PM: Vijender Kumar of BJP wins from Rohini.<br /> </p></li><li>12. 34PM: Alka Lamba of AAP wins Chandni Chowk seat.<br /> </li><li>12. 30PM: AAP's Arvind Kejriwal wins from New Delhi seat<br /> </li><li>12. 13PM: AAP wins 4 seats.<br /> </li><li>12. 07PM: Sonia and Rahul Gandhi congratulate Arvind Kejriwal.<br /> </li><li>11. 51AM: Congress and BJP were defeated because of arrogance, So don't get arrogant: Arvind Kejriwal<br /> </li><li>11. 47AM: Kejriwal congratulates his party workers for the victory.<br /> </li><li>11. 46AM: BSP leading in Greater Kailash <br /> </li><li>11. 42AM: Kejriwal addresses the crowd gathered at AAP headquarters.<br /> </li><li>11. 41AM: Another victory for AAP in Ambedkar Nagar seat.<br /> </li><li>11. 39AM: Nitish Kumar congratulates Arvind Kejriwal and his Party for the landslide victory.<br /> </li><li>11. 37AM: BJP's Kiran Bedi leads by 946 votes ahead of AAP's SK Bagga.<br /> </li><li>11.36AM: My congratulations to all the Delhi voters, AAP workers and leaders for big victory. Well done to you. All my best wishes. We are very happy: Mamata<br /> </li><li>11. 23AM: Even if BJP gets less than 7 seats we will give LOP to BJP: AAP leader Kumar Vishvas.<br /> </li><li>11. 21AM: Kejriwal calls up Anna Hazare to seek his blessings.<br /> </li><li>11. 20AM: BJP's Kiran Bedi leads by 710 votes ahead of AAP's SK Bagga<br /> </li><li>11.19AM: Delhi election a turning point for BJP: Mamata Banerjee<br /> </li><li>11. 16AM : Arvind Kejriwal wants Kiran Bedi to unblock her on twitter so that he can reply to her.</li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Previous tweet corrected. At 3 expected seats, the entire Delhi BJP can fit in an auto,</p>— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/565021128159019008">February 10, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><ul><li>11. 12AM: BJP's Kiran Bedi leads AAP's S K Bagga by 167 votes.<br /> </li><li>11. 10AM: At 7 expected seats, the entire Delhi BJP MLAs can fit in one Innova: Chetan Bhagat<br /> </li><li>11. 03AM: AAP's wins Badarpur constituency<br /> </li><li>10. 57AM: The whole country saw the win, it’s Aam Aadmi's victory: Yogendra Yadav<br /> </li><li>10. 55AM: Ajay Maken to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Quit as Congress General Secretary.<br /> </li><li>10. 52AM: After trailing in the early trends BJP's Kiran Bedi leads again.<br /> </li><li>10. 48AM: Kejriwal watching election results from Party HQ.</li></ul><p><img alt="Kejriwal-watching-trends.PNG" id="_f3acc7f9-1ca3-4445-ae7c-68b0fba711e7" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/2/10/10/original/Kejriwal-watching-trends.PNG" width="120" /><br /> </p><ul><li>10. 38AM: AAP's Parmila Tokas leading BJP's Anil Kumar Sharma in RK Puram by 1342 votes.<br /> </li><li>10. 37AM: Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely submits resignation to Sonia Gandhi.<br /> </li><li>10. 35AM: The promises made by Modi were not fulfilled, hence the trust of the people changed towards Kejriwal: Anna Hazare</li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Full marks to Arvind. Congratulations. Now take Delhi to the heights it belongs to. Make it a world class city..</p>— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) <a href="https://twitter.com/thekiranbedi/status/565012971567345664">February 10, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Spoke to <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> & congratulated him on the win. Assured him Centre's complete support in the development of Delhi.</p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/565010174759669761">February 10, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><ul><li>10. 29AM: I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and his party for massive victory in Delhi. Wish him all the best for the future!: Congress Ajay Maken<br /> </li><li>10. 28AM: Modi to Kejriwal: Yes, we will meet for tea.<br /> </li><li>10. 28AM: Kejriwal to Modi: I wish to meet you soon as possible.<br /> </li><li>10. 16AM: Best wishes to you, Anna Hazare tells Kejriwal<br /> </li><li>10. 12AM: Sharmishtha Mukherjee of Congress trailing in Greater Kailash constituency</li></ul><ul><li><p>10. 10AM: AAP leader Kumar Vishwas address a crowd at party headquarters.<br /> </p></li><li>10. 08AM: BJP office wearing a deserted look</li></ul><p><img alt="bjp-office-delhi.PNG" id="_3fa37b46-4207-4d17-b8d8-42d262d51ae1" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/2/10/10/original/bjp-office-delhi.PNG" width="120" /><br /> </p><ul><li>10. 06AM: Will end the VIP culture, says the winning Kejriwal<br /> </li><li>10. 04AM: AAP gets 52.72 vote share in Delhi.<br /> </li><li>10. 04AM: <a href="http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Priynakna-Lao-Congress-Bachao/2015/02/10/article2662007.ece">Congress supporters protest outside Congress HQ in Delhi demanding to Priyanka Gandhi to save the party.</a><br /> </li><li>10. 00AM: Ending bribery top priority says, Kejriwal. <br /> </li><li>9. 58AM: Two days after Delhi polls, Kiran Bedi distributes a comic book on her life at an event to thank BJP party workers.</li></ul><p><img alt="Capture.PNG" id="_5964144e-15d5-4bd1-90f9-de97c00b1fc9" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/2/10/9/original/Capture.PNG" width="120" /><br /> </p><ul><li>9. 57AM: At Krishna Nagar in East Delhi, AAP's S K Bagga leads with 3714 votes and Kiran Bedi is at 3432<br /> </li><li>9. 54AM: <a href="internal:/article/2661976" id="b1164f81-8f16-49f3-bc90-3260060d20be">AAP Supporters Celebrate Huge Lead in Early Trends </a><br /> </li><li>9. 52AM: One should accept that AAP is ahead: Shazia Ilmi of BJP<br /> </li><li>9. 45AM: Arvind Kejriwal leading with 4982 votes in New Delhi constituency.<br /> </li><li><strong>Trivia</strong>: History might repeat itself as BJP lost Delhi polls six months after winning 1998 Lok Sabha elections.<br /> </li><li>9. 36AM: AAP's Commander Surender Singh leads in Delhi Cantonment <br /> </li><li>9. 31AM: AAP leading in 52/70 constituencies. <br /> </li><li>9. 31AM: BJP spokespersons say wins and defeats are collective, cadre should take responsibility.<br /> </li><li>9. 27AM: We will definitely form our Govt under Kiran ji's leadership: Shahnawaz Hussain, BJP<br /> </li><li>9. 24AM: Fielding Kiran Bedi is not a mistake: BJP<br /> </li><li>9. 22AM: Delhi results not a negative vote against our party: BJP<br /> </li><li>9. 21AM: <a href="http://newindianexpress.com/nation/AAP-Headed-for-Victory-BJP-Congratulates-Kejriwal/2015/02/10/article2661967.ece">BJP congratulates Kejriwal.</a><br /> </li><li>9. 20AM: Nupur Sharma trailing in New Delhi constituency<br /> </li><li>9. 17AM: BJP will get a majority, hopes Nupur Sharma</li></ul><p><img alt="nupur-sharma-votes.jpg" id="_683f3cf0-f932-4c87-b20d-e2f10f960b15" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/2/7/13/original/nupur-sharma-votes.jpg" width="120" /><br /> </p><ul><li>9.16AM: BJP's Chief Ministerial Candidate Kiran Bedi trails in Krishna Nagar.<br /> </li><li>9.10AM: Congress loses lead in two constituencies, presently leading in 3 seats.<br /> </li><li>9. 09AM: Congress' Ajay Maken feels that early trends are better than exit polls.<br /> </li><li>9. 05AM: BJP's Krishna Tirath leading in Patel Nagar constituency</li></ul><p><img alt="krishna_tirath_20090530.jpg" id="_4d933c0d-de83-4d50-980c-aa3e41a95b45" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/1/24/11/original/krishna_tirath_20090530.jpg" width="120" /><br /> </p><ul><li>9. 03AM: Congress leader Ajay Maken trailing in Sadar Bazar</li></ul><p><br /><img alt="Ajay-Maken.jpg" id="_02084c31-4476-4d29-b55f-1f642e9387da" src="internal:/article/1705106" width="120" /> </p><ul><li>9. 03AM: AAP's Chief Ministerial candidate Arvind Kejriwal leading in New Delhi seat.<br /> </li><li>9. 02AM: BJP leading in Seelampur<br /> </li><li>9. 01AM: <a href="internal:/article/2661924" id="f46bed56-6b8e-40e3-9cb5-8403924ce4f4">Do Pray, Says Kejriwal on Counting Day</a><br /> </li><li>8. 57AM: If we lose, I will take responsibility: Kiran Bedi<br /> </li><li>8. 49 AM: Congress's Shoaib Malik Iqbal leading in Matia Mahal constituency.<br /> </li><li>8. 46AM: Congress leader AK Walia leading from Laxmi Nagar.<br /> </li><li>8. 40AM: AAP's Chief Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Kumar Vishwas clicks a seflie with a child.</li></ul><p><img alt="4ac9842f94a9e23e558340e8d86f1837.jpg" id="_4e1220f0-06e0-4006-af1f-992ca7610a0a" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/2/10/8/original/4ac9842f94a9e23e558340e8d86f1837.png" width="120" /><br /> </p><ul><li>8. 36AM: Manish Sisodia and Somnath Bharti leading in Patparganj and Malviya Nagar respectively.<br /> </li><li>8. 29AM: Rakhi Birla of AAP leads in Mangolpuri constituency<br /> </li><li>8. 20AM: Jagdish Mukhi of BJP leads in Janakpuri constituency<br /> </li><li>8. 10AM: BJP's Vijender Gupta leads in Rohini constituency<br /> </li><li>8. 05AM: BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi leading in Krishna Nagar<br /> </li><li>8. 00AM: The counting begins<br /> </li><li>8. 00AM: Tight Security outside counting centre in east Delhi<br /> </li><li>8. 00AM: Arvind Kejriwal leaves from his residence for Patel Nagar office</li></ul></td></tr></table><strong>Photos:</strong> <a href="internal:/article/2657258" id="_d0fbe634-eec9-4c3a-bc2f-19d0936a088f">Leaders Who Voted in Delhi</a><div class="storify"><script src="//storify.com/tnieonline/twitter-buzz-from-delhi.js?border=false" /><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/tnieonline/twitter-buzz-from-delhi" target="_blank">View the story "Twitter 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