NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Saturday took a potshot at outgoing chief minister Atishi for celebrating her victory from Kalkaji constituency while party stalwarts like Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia failed to secure their seats in Delhi assembly election results.In a social media post on X, Maliwal posted a video of Atishi and asked why she was celebrating her victory despite her party failing to come to power for the third term.Delhi Election Results 2025″What kind of shameless display is this? The party lost, all the senior leaders lost, and Atishi Marlena is celebrating like this?” Maliwal asked.Earlier in the day as AAP inched closer to defeat, Maliwal shared a painting depicting the cheerharan (disrobing) episode of Draupadi from the epic Mahabharata.Maliwal has been increasingly vocal about her discontent with the party’s leadership.She was detained by Delhi Police after staging a protest outside Kejriwal’s residence, demanding action on the government’s failure to clean the Yamuna River. In the past, Maliwal has leveled serious allegations against Kejriwal, accusing him of orchestrating an assault on her by his aide Bibhav Kumar last year.Bharatiya Janata Party defeated the Aam Aadmi Party by 25 seats in the Delhi assembly elections after 27 years.According to the Election Commission of India, BJP won 47 seats while AAP was restricted to 22. And Congress is just a mere audience in this election. After 27 years of drought in Delhi politics, the BJP is making a comeback.Meanwhile, Atishi managed to secure the Kalkaji assembly seat defeating BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress’s Alka Lamba. “I thank the people of Kalkaji for showing trust in me. I congratulate my team who worked against ‘baahubal’,” Atishi said. “We accept the people’s mandate. I have won but it’s not a time to celebrate but continue the ‘war’ against the BJP,” she added.
‘Besharmi ka pradarshan hai?’: Swati Maliwal reacts to Atishi’s celebration amid AAP loss | India News
