Counting underway for Delhi polls; candidates seek divine blessings, hope for victory
The Hindu
Delhi Assembly poll candidates seek blessings at temples before vote counting, expressing confidence in their party's victory.
As the counting of votes for the Assembly polls began in Delhi on Saturday (February 8, 2025), candidates cutting across party lines visited shrines in the national capital to offer prayers and seek blessings.
Counting of votes for Delhi's 70 assembly constituencies began amid tight security at 19 locations across the national capital.
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The BJP's New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma visited a Hanuman temple to seek blessings.
"'Aaj sarkar banegi (Our government will be formed today)' ... Exit polls are indicating the same. I prayed to Hanuman ji for a good government in Delhi so that we can work in alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision," he told reporters.
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