AAP candidate Mehraj Malik NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party drew a blank in Haryana but sprung a surprise in Jammu and Kashmir where its candidate Mehraj Malik won from Doda assembly constituency . This takes AAP's presence in legislatures to five states. Besides being the ruling party in Delhi and Punjab, AAP has five MLAs in Gujarat and two in Goa.
Congratulating Malik over video call, Kejriwal accepted his invitation to participate in an event at Doda on Oct 10. Malik, a district development council (DDC) member, polled 23,228 votes against BJP's Gajay Singh Rana's 18,690 votes in Doda. "You fought the election very well.
Congratulations to the entire party for having an MLA in the fifth state," Kejriwal posted on X. AAP contested seven of the 90 seats in J&K. After news of Malik's win, celebrations erupted at AAP headquarters in Delhi.
Haryana Jammu & Kashmir Haryana Alliance View i Party View Seats: 90 Results Majority: 46 BJP 48 CONG 37 INLD 2 AAP 0 OTH 3 Results : 90 / 90 BJP WON Jammu & Kashmir Alliance View i Party View Seats: 90 Results Majority: 46 JKNC 42 BJP 29 CONG 6 PDP 3 OTH 10 Results : 90 / 90 HUNG ASSEMBLY Source: PValue.
