Parvesh Verma Defeats Arvind Kejriwal, A Look At His Political Journey

The BJP's Parvesh Verma had won the national elections twice - in 2014 and 2019 - but his inflammatory remarks during the citizenship law protests in 2020 shot him back into the limelight, giving his political career a turning point. Fast forward to 2025, he has emerged as a "giant-killer" by defeating Arvind Kejriwal in the heart of Delhi. Mr Verma, rather known for his controversies than achievements, secured over 25,000 votes in New Delhi, trends showed at 1 pm. Mr Kejriwal, who led the Aam Aadmi Party to three successive victories in Delhi in the past 11 years, lost by over 4,000 votes. Congress' Sandeep Dikshit, son of former chief minister Sheila Dikshit, was also in the contest and finished a distant third.