AAP opens account in J&K: Kejriwal congratulates party

New Delhi:  The Aam AAdmi Party (AAP) has opened its account in a fifth state with its victory in Jammu & Kashmir's Doda Assembly seat.

Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday congratulated the party for the victory for the victory.

AAP's  Mehraj Malik, a District Development Council (DDC) member, polled 23,228 votes against BJP's Gajay Singh Rana's 18,690 votes in Doda assembly constituency.

"Many congratulations on the grand victory of AAP candidate from Doda Mehraj Malik against the BJP. You fought the election very well. Congratulations to the entire party for having an MLA in the fifth state," Kejriwal said in a Hindi post on X.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is ruling Punjab and Delhi, also has MLAs in Gujarat and Goa.

Senior party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi asserted that Arvind Kejriwal's "revolution" has reached Jammu and Kashmir with the "fantastic win" of Malik.

The AAP contested seven seats out of 90 in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.

The party leaders and workers celebrated the Doda win at the AAP headquarters near Mandi House, distributing sweets and dancing to drum beats.

The results of J&K vote counting on Tuesday showed the Congress-National Conference tie-up winning 49 seats and the BJP 29 seats in the total strength of 90.

(With inputs from PTI)