The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections will take place on Saturday, deciding whether the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retains power for a third consecutive term or if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returns to governance in the national capital after 27 years.

Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party on the back foot because of voter fatigue, but analysts predict a ‘much tougher fight’ between the parties.

Voting was underway on Wednesday in Delhi, the union territory that includes the capital of India, New Delhi, to decide the 70 members of its legislative assembly in a tight election whose results are scheduled to be declared on Saturday.

Two exit polls released on Wednesday gave BJP an edge over AAP in the Delhi assembly polls, one of the four analysed here gave the incumbent a third consecutive decisive mandate and another gave BJP an even clearer win.

Delhi votes in a fierce legislative assembly race, with key issues including corruption, unemployment, and welfare.