Delhi election 2025 highlights: Kejriwal says GST rates on goods will be halved if BJP loses

Delhi election 2025 live: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly using "threats" and "hooliganism" ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.

Sisodia then claimed that the public would answer the BJP's actions through their votes and re-elect Arvind Kejriwal as Chief Minister.

Delhi election 2025 live: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a dig at the BJP-led Central government over the Union Budget 2025 saying that as soon as people gave them fewer seats, they promptly changed the income tax regime.

Kejriwal further said once they face defeat in Delhi, the BJP-led Centre will also halve the GST rates on all goods.

Delhi election 2025 live: As Rahul Gandhi intensified his criticism of the AAP government and its leader Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, Congress leader Ajay Maken has stated that the party is focusing on people's issues and accused Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia of being “involved in corruption” related to the liquor policy case.

In an interview with ANI, Maken, who serves as an MP and AICC treasurer, mentioned that Congress had intensified its criticism following the CAG report, which outlines “how this corruption took place.”

The strong exchanges between the two parties have surprised some in political circles, as both Congress and AAP are part of the INDIA alliance and had contested the Lok Sabha elections together in Delhi and Haryana last year.

Delhi election 2025 live: On AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal's seat projections, Congress candidate from New Delhi Assembly constituency Sandeep Dikshit remarked, "... A year ago, PM Modi also said 400 seats, some say 450, but it is good that Arvind Kejriwal did not claim 80 seats—he would have won more than what he had. Voters will cast their votes and defeat them (AAP)."

Delhi election 2025 live: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari says "The people of Delhi will vote on 5th February to form such a government which will run with a double engine. Delhi does not need a government that fights and quarrels...The people of Delhi will vote for the one who says 'Khelo India' and not for the one who says 'Peelo India'. The people of Delhi will vote for the one who says 'desh nahi jhukne dunga' and not for the one who says 'daaru nahi rukne dunga'...On 5th February, my brothers and sisters of Delhi will come out to form a BJP government for 5 years..."

Delhi election 2025 live: Delhi chief minister and AAP candidate from Kalkaji Assembly constituency, Atishi, while campaigning on the last day, said on Monday, “The excitement of the people of Kalkaji shows that they want policies focused on work, not hooliganism. On 5th February, the public will press the button of 'jhadu' and choose those who work for development.”

Delhi election 2025 live: Union home minister Amit Shah accused Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal of being involved in multiple scams, saying, “He (Arvind Kejriwal) has created a flood of scams. A liquor scam worth thousands of crores was committed and liquor shops were opened near temples, schools, and gurudwaras. ₹28,400 crore water board scam. ₹4,500 crore DTC bus scam. A classroom scam of ₹1,300 crore was committed. CCTV scam of ₹571 crore and 65,000 fake test scam. Kejriwal, who came to fight against corruption, himself became the embodiment of corruption and both Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan went to jail in the liquor scam.”

Delhi election 2025 live: Before being detained by Delhi Police, Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal criticised Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over the condition of the Yamuna River. She accused him of turning the river into a drain, stating that "black dirty rotten water is flowing in Yamuna" and that the river is "on a ventilator," while Kejriwal enjoys luxury.

“Arvind Kejriwal has turned the Yamuna River into a drain. Black, dirty, rotten water is flowing in Yamuna. The river is on a ventilator, while Arvind Kejriwal is in his palace and roams around in luxurious cars. Thousands of women from Purvanchal have come here to challenge him- he should not be so scared of women and should come out and take a dip in the dirty water of Yamuna and take a sip of that water... The women of Purvanchal are saying that he will be cursed by Chhathi Maiya because the women have no other place to celebrate Chhath,” she said.

Delhi election 2025 live: AAP leader and MLA candidate from the Jangpura constituency, Manish Sisodia, on the last day of the assembly election campaign, urged people to “choose a team of honest and educated candidates” in the upcoming polls.

He held a roadshow in the Jangpura area and said, “On one side, there is politics for education and public welfare, and on the other, there is politics of loot. I appeal to the people to choose a team of educated and honest individuals. The BJP resorts to 'gali-galoch,' but Kejriwal is the one who gets the work done. The BJP wants to win elections through 'gundagardi' because it knows it is going to lose. We will form the government with a comfortable majority.”

Delhi election 2025 live: While holding a road show in Sultanpuri for the BJP candidate from Sultanpur Majra assembly constituency, Karam Singh Kamra, Goa's chief minister Pramod Sawant said, "Election campaigning in Delhi is ending today. This is the last rally. BJP is winning Delhi with a big majority. I am confident that people will vote for the double-engine government."

Delhi election 2025 live: Ahead of the end of campaigning today, the war of words between parties has intensified. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that AAP was providing 'patronage' to illegal Rohingyas, Bangladeshis.

Patra called it a “threat to democracy, electoral process.

Delhi election 2025 live: Defence minister Rajnath Singh expressed confidence in the BJP winning in Delhi and said that AAP had betrayed the people of the national capital.

“This time the people of Delhi have decided to give a two-third majority to the BJP in Delhi. People are also confident that the BJP government will be formed in Delhi. India's economy has grown, development has taken place. No one can ignore these figures. There is no doubt that these (AAP) people have betrayed the people of Delhi,” he said.

Delhi election 2025 live: Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah said on Monday that former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, 'Sheesh Mahal,' will be opened to the general public for viewing as it belongs to the people.

Shah stated that ₹51,000 crore was spent on the ‘Sheesh Mahal,’ accusing the former Delhi CM of not being satisfied with one house.

“In 2013, Kejriwal used to say he would not take a house, car, or security after becoming CM. But he took a car and a bungalow as well. He was not satisfied with one house, so he constructed the 'Sheesh Mahal'... Who does this ₹51,000 crore belong to? It belongs to the people of Delhi. I promise that we will open the 'Sheesh Mahal' for public viewing,” he said.

Delhi election 2025 live: AAP has deployed quick action teams, distributed spy cams and body cams in slum areas to prevent BJP's electoral malpractice, said Arvind Kejriwal.

Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: In a video message on the last day of campaigning Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP was headed towards a historic victory and that the BJP would face its worst defeat ever.

“Now it is clear from the atmosphere of Delhi that Aam Aadmi Party is moving towards a historic victory and Bharatiya Janata Party is moving towards its worst defeat. So Bharatiya Janata Party will obviously do anything. The news coming from within BJP is that they are going to misuse Delhi Police. Keeping all the laws and constitution aside, Delhi Police will be used for complete hooliganism,” he said.

Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: Parvesh Varma, BJP's candidate from the New Delhi constituency said that he would rename the Talkatora stadium to the Maharishi Valmiki stadium once elected.

“The Talkatora Stadium was named so by Mughals who used it as their swimming pool. Now it has lost relevance. People of Valmiki community wanted a big building in the name of Maharshi Valmiki... This is why I promised that in the first NDMC meeting after the declaration of results, I will propose and get it passed after which, in one month,” he said.

Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: On Monday, the Election Commission also issued a notification banning the conduct, publication or publicising of exit polls between 7.00 am to 6.30 pm on February 5 to prevent influencing voters.