Delhi Chief Minister and AAP’s Kalkaji candidate Atishi and Patparganj candidate Awadh Ojha also arrived for the meeting. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

As Delhi awaits election results, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal rallies his candidates amidst allegations of BJP attempting to poach MLAs with ₹15 crore offers. With exit polls favouring BJP, tensions rise as Kejriwal vows to retain power.

The meeting will likely focus on preparations for the results and addressing concerns over alleged horse-trading of MLAs.

Hours before the results, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) called a meeting of all its 70 candidates on Friday, according to reports. The meeting will be chaired by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

Kejriwal alleged that 16 AAP candidates were offered ₹15 crore each to join the BJP. "In the last two hours, 16 of our candidates have received calls that if they leave AAP and join their party, they will make them ministers and will give ₹15 crores to each of them," he said.

Rejecting the allegation, BJP Delhi chief Virendra Sachdeva said the AAP claims are a result of their 'frustration' as they stare at electoral defeat.

The people of Delhi trusted the guarantees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They have taken the right decision, says BJP MP Ravi Kishan. Most exit polls released after the conclusion of voting at 6 PM on Wednesday predicted a likely win for the BJP, while the AAP to finish second and a complete rout for the Congress for the third consecutive term.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva rejected the allegations, calling them a sign of the AAP's “frustration” over an impending electoral defeat.

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by his family members that included his elderly parents, cast his vote for the Delhi assembly polls on Wednesday