Arvind Kejriwal loses seat in Delhi Assembly elections

New Delhi:Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) faces a rout after an unchallenged decade, with the BJP heading for a huge victory in Delhi after 26 years. For the Congress, it is a record it never wanted - three ducks in a row.

Three hours into the counting of votes, the BJP was ahead in 48 out of 70 seats and AAP was leading in 22. The Congress appeared set for another blank



show. 

AAP's massive fall took down its top leadership; convenor Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia have lost from the New Delhi and Jangpura constituencies while Chief Minister Atishi is trailing in Kalkaji, where the BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri is ahead.

Arvind Kejriwal lost to BJP rival Parvesh Sahib Singh, widely seen as a chief ministerial probable.