Arvind Kejriwal's year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made a spectacular electoral debut in Delhi and won 28 of the state's 70 seats, just four behind the BJP, which is on top.
Arvind Kejriwal's year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made a spectacular electoral debut in Delhi and won 28 of the state's 70 seats, just four behind the BJP, which is on top. We take a look at some of the candidates who overcame their more fancied rivals.
Arvind Kejriwal defeated three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit in her constituency by 25,000 votes.
Ashok Kumar Chauhan from Ambedkar Nagar upstaged Congress veteran Prem Singh, who has not lost any elections from this constituency since 1958 and has won a record 10 consecutive terms from the same constituency.
Saurabh Bharadwaj beat BJP's Ajay Kumar Malhotra, the runner-up, and Congress' Virender Kasana in the Greater Kailash constituency.
Surendra Singh, a former NSG commando from Haryana who fought terrorists during the 26/11 attacks, defeated BJP's Karan Singh Tanwar by 355 votes in the Delhi Cantt constituency.
25-year-old Prakash Jarwar from Deoli defeated BJP's Gagan Rana and Congress MLA Arwinder Singh.
