Congress Wiped Out In Delhi For Third Straight Election, Fails To Win A Single Seat Again

For the third consecutive time, the Congress party is facing a complete wipeout in the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, failing to secure a single seat on Saturday (8 February).

This marks yet another electoral setback for a party that once dominated Delhi politics under the late Sheila Dikshit, who served as the capital’s longest-serving Chief Minister from 1998 to 2013.

The party’s decline has been evident since 2013 when it won just eight seats but still played a role in government formation by offering outside support to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

However, since then, the Congress has failed to win a single seat in the Delhi Assembly elections of 2015, 2020, and now 2025.

Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, son of Sheila Dikshit, conceded defeat from New Delhi seat in the 2025 polls.

Alka Lamba, another prominent Congress candidate, also face defeat from Kalkaji constituency.

Despite focusing on a candidate-centric campaign, the Congress failed to regain lost ground in Delhi.

The party targeted 20 key seats, hoping to win back minority and Dalit voters, but the strategy failed to yield results.

Meanwhile, in a major electoral upset, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was defeated by BJP’s Parvesh Verma by a margin of over 4,000 votes, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) data. Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit finished third, securing over 4,500 votes.

With this historic third consecutive defeat, the Congress party’s political relevance in Delhi continues to dwindle, raising serious questions about its future strategy and leadership in the capital.

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