"They Stole It, We Won It Back": Arvind Kejriwal On Big Chandigarh Win

The victory for AAP, and INDIA, is a welcome shot in the arm for a grouping that was, and still is, on the verge of collapse less than a year after it was formed with high hopes.

Arvind Kejriwal has welcomed a Supreme Court order awarding the AAP's Kuldeep Kumar victory in last month's Chandigarh mayoral poll. He also hailed a key first win for the INDIA bloc, which was formed last year to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha election but has faced multiple crises since. Thank you SC for saving democracy in these difficult times! #ChandigarhMayorPolls

The Aam Aadmi Party boss then ripped into rivals Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it of "dictatorship" and of trying to steal the election. The Delhi Chief Minister also issued a dire warning ahead of the April/May election, in which over 90 crore Indians are eligible to vote for a new government.

"The way the Supreme Court brought the ballot papers (to the court) and declared the results... I think this is the first time since independence that this has happened. We thank the Supreme Court... there is dictatorship (in India) and institutions are being crushed. This judgement matters."