Delhi Polls: BJP's Karnail Singh wins Shakur Basti, defeats AAP’s Satyendar Jain

New Delhi: In a significant win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Karnail Singh has emerged victorious in the Shakur Basti assembly constituency, defeating Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain by a margin of 20,000 votes.

Shakur Basti, located in North Delhi, witnessed a closely watched contest, with the BJP making strong inroads in a seat previously held by AAP. 

In jail for over 18 months in a money laundering case of about Rs 4.8 crore lodged by the ED, former health minister Jain walked out of Tihar jail in October last year after a Delhi court granted him bail.

Jain, who was among the first AAP leaders to be arrested in different cases, recently said despite the party's leadership being jailed in "false cases," the BJP has been unable to dent its image.

Jain said last week that Delhi Assembly elections are being fought based on the issues and not accusations that are being levelled by the BJP.

Out of public action, the three-time MLA is campaigning in his constituency, which he has represented since 2013. He won the 2015 election by 3,133 votes and the 2020 election by 7,592 votes.