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Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal won the trust vote moved by his Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi Assembly today.
A total of 54 of 62 AAP MLAs were present during voting.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that no AAP MLAs have defected. “Two MLAs are in jail, some unwell and some out of station,” he said.
The Delhi chief minister said that his government has a majority in the House but it needed to bring the motion of confidence because the BJP was “trying to poach party MLAs and topple his government”.
Kejriwal alleged that several MLAs have told how they were contacted and offered money to switch sides by the “BJP people”, reported PTI.
He asserted that the BJP thinks it can finish AAP by arresting him. "You may arrest me but how will you finish Kejriwal's thoughts?" he asked.
While addressing the House, the Delhi chief minister pointed out that AAP is the biggest challenger to the BJP and that is why it is under attack from all sides.
"Go seek votes in the coming polls by saying you want to end the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, if they end the Vidhan Sabha, I will keep working for you (Delhi voters)," Kejriwal said during a discussion on the motion of confidence he moved in the Budget session of the assembly.
Further, Kejriwal asserted that even if the BJP wins this year's Lok Sabha polls, the AAP will "liberate" the country from the saffron party in the 2029 elections
He alleged that BJP was obstructing the work of his government by wresting control over the Services department and the bureaucracy.
The trust vote in the Delhi Assembly comes on a day when Kejriwal appeared via video conferencing before the Rouse Avenue Court following a complaint by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) over his alleged non-compliance with its summons.
Kejriwal, while appearing virtually, informed the court that he wanted to join the court proceedings physically but could not do so due to the confidence motion and budget sessions.