Delhi Election Results: After Victory, AAP Gives BJP What BJP Didn't Give Congress

As Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party headed for a brute majority in Delhi, its first grand gesture was a nip at the BJP.

The party said it would give the BJP "Leader of Opposition" status in the Delhi assembly even if it fell short of the numbers needed to qualify for the post. The BJP seemed headed for a tally of three seats, four short of the 10 percent mark that it needs in the 70-member Delhi assembly to qualify for the post.

"Even if BJP gets less thn 7 seats we will give LOP to BJP. Democracy runs through consensus," tweeted AAP leader Kumar Vishvas.

This is more than the BJP was willing to give the Congress after winning last year's national election. The Congress was reduced to 44 seats, 10 short of the 55 it needed to become Leader of Opposition.

The Leader of Opposition is a part of important committees, and at the centre, the post is crucial in the selection of the Lokpal or national ombudsman, and the Chief Vigilance Commissioner.

The government first said the opposition's seat on the panels would remain vacant as there is no recognized Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

But after questions raised by the Supreme Court, which said a Leader of Opposition is crucial as someone who "conveys a voice different from the government", the ruling BJP decided to make a concession and amended the rules to allow the largest opposition party to join these committees.