{"id":20588,"date":"2020-02-12T00:58:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=20588"},"modified":"2020-02-12T00:58:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:28:44","slug":"we-tried-our-best-but-bjps-gautam-gambhir-on-delhi-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=20588","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We Tried Our Best, But&#8230;.&#8221;: BJP&#8217;s Gautam Gambhir On Delhi Result"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Delhi Election 2020: Delhi saw a bitter election campaign revolving around the Shaheen Bagh protest against the citizenship law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/delhi-news\/delhi-election-2020-bjps-gautam-gambhir-on-delhi-result-says-we-tried-our-best-but-2178403\">NDTV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>BJP MP Gautam Gambhir won his debut election from East Delhi last year<\/li><li>BJP tried its best but &#8220;could not convince people&#8221;: Gautam Gambhir<\/li><li>&#8220;We accept Delhi election results, congratulate Arvind Kejriwal,&#8221; he said<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Delhi: <\/strong>BJP leader Gautam Gambhir this afternoon said that his party has conceded defeat in Delhi where Arvind Kejriwal&#8217;s Aam Aadmi Party is headed for a massive win as counting of votes proceeds for high-stakes assembly elections. The BJP tried its best but &#8220;could not convince people&#8221; of the national capital, the cricketer-turned politician, who won his debut election from east Delhi last year, said and congratulated Mr Kejriwal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;We Tried Our Best&quot; -BJP&#039;s Gautam Gambhir On Delhi Result\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbhdNZ2v7sg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>&#8220;We accept Delhi election results and <br \/>congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and <br \/>the people of Delhi,&#8221; the 38-year-old <br \/>BJP MP told news agency ANI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We tried our best but, probably, we could not convince the people of the state. I hope Delhi develops under the chief ministership of Arvind Kejriwal,&#8221; Mr Gambhir said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remark by Mr Gambhir &#8211; who had defeated AAP&#8217;s Atishi Marlena last year in Lok Sabha elections in east Delhi &#8211; came hours after Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had said that his party would come to power after winning &#8220;up to 55 seats&#8221; in the 70-member assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We will win 48-plus seats. I will not be surprised even if we win 55,&#8221; Manoj Tiwari told reporters this morning, rejecting exit poll predictions of AAP winning a third straight term. The BJP was believed to have banked on a last-minute surge in voting, which, the party felt, would have worked in its favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As counting of votes proceeded and the AAP headed for a two-thirds majority, Mr Tiwari later urged his party workers to &#8220;not be disheartened&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telegram<br \/>\nLive TV<br \/>\nLatest<br \/>\nElections<br \/>\nIndia<br \/>\n\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940<br \/>\nTech News<br \/>\nAuto<br \/>\nSports<br \/>\nNews Beeps<br \/>\nVideos<br \/>\nPhotos<br \/>\n\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be<br \/>\n\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd<br \/>\nWorld<br \/>\nCities<br \/>\nSouth<br \/>\nOpinion<br \/>\nSwirlster<br \/>\nHealth<br \/>\nOffbeat<br \/>\nCities<br \/>\nMovies<br \/>\nNewsletter<br \/>\nTrending<br \/>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HomeDelhi<br \/>\n&#8220;We Tried Our Best, But\u2026.&#8221;: BJP&#8217;s Gautam Gambhir On Delhi Result<br \/>\nDelhi Election 2020: Delhi saw a bitter election campaign revolving around the Shaheen Bagh protest against the citizenship law.<br \/>\nDelhi  Edited by Swati Bhasin (with inputs from ANI)<br \/>\nUpdated: February 11, 2020 02:21 pm IST<br \/>\nBJP MP Gautam Gambhi won his debut election from east Delhi last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights<br \/>\nBJP MP Gautam Gambhir won his debut election from East Delhi last year<br \/>\nBJP tried its best but &#8220;could not convince people&#8221;: Gautam Gambhir<br \/>\n&#8220;We accept Delhi election results, congratulate Arvind Kejriwal,&#8221; he said<br \/>\nNew Delhi: BJP leader Gautam Gambhir this afternoon said that his party has conceded defeat in Delhi where Arvind Kejriwal&#8217;s Aam Aadmi Party is headed for a massive win as counting of votes proceeds for high-stakes assembly elections. The BJP tried its best but &#8220;could not convince people&#8221; of the national capital, the cricketer-turned politician, who won his debut election from east Delhi last year, said and congratulated Mr Kejriwal.<br \/>\n&#8220;We accept Delhi election results and congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and the people of Delhi,&#8221; the 38-year-old BJP MP told news agency ANI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We tried our best but, probably, we could not convince the people of the state. I hope Delhi develops under the chief ministership of Arvind Kejriwal,&#8221; Mr Gambhir said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remark by Mr Gambhir &#8211; who had defeated AAP&#8217;s Atishi Marlena last year in Lok Sabha elections in east Delhi &#8211; came hours after Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had said that his party would come to power after winning &#8220;up to 55 seats&#8221; in the 70-member assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Promoted: In Stores<br \/>\nApple AirPods Pro<br \/>\n$234.98 (5% off)<br \/>\nBuy<br \/>\nValentine&#8217;s Day inspiration to gift<br \/>\nShop customers loved<br \/>\nExplore All<br \/>\nPowerbeats Pro Wireless Earphones &#8211; Apple H1 Headphone Chip, Class 1 Bluetooth, 9 Hours Of Listening<br \/>\n$199.95<br \/>\nBuy<br \/>\nDash Compact Air Fryer 1.2 L Electric Air Fryer Oven Cooker with Temperature Control, Non Stick Fry<br \/>\n$64.99<br \/>\nBuy<br \/>\n&#8220;Made for Amazon&#8221; Mount for Echo Dot (3rd Gen) &#8211; Installs in Minutes with Included 3M Strips Or Scre<br \/>\n$16.99<br \/>\nBuy<br \/>\nSave on Ultimate Ears Portable Speakers<br \/>\nAmazing Discounts<br \/>\nExplore Now<br \/>\n&#8220;We will win 48-plus seats. I will not be surprised even if we win 55,&#8221; Manoj Tiwari told reporters this morning, rejecting exit poll predictions of AAP winning a third straight term. The BJP was believed to have banked on a last-minute surge in voting, which, the party felt, would have worked in its favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As counting of votes proceeded and the AAP headed for a two-thirds majority, Mr Tiwari later urged his party workers to &#8220;not be disheartened&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BJP leader Parvesh Varma, pulled for delivering hate speeches during poll campaign, also conceded defeat. &#8220;I accept the result.  We will work hard and give a better performance in the next elections,&#8221; he told ANI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delhi saw a bitter election campaign revolving around the Shaheen Bagh protest against the citizenship law as the BJP tried to make a comeback in the national capital after two decades and the AAP sought a third consecutive term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>(With inputs from ANI) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>(This story has not been edited by Kashmir Today staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi Election 2020: Delhi saw a bitter election campaign revolving around the Shaheen Bagh protest against the citizenship law. 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