The same message was shared by many other individuals on Twitter. One Biswajit Roy tweeted the same claim.
FACT-CHECK
A relevant keyword search on Twitter led us to a tweet by the official handle of Sudarshan News. The TV channel had posted similar information as Pachauri at 10:57 am on February 11. It said, “भाजपा के आशा के कारन (Reasons of hope for BJP)”. The assertion that BJP lost with a margin of 2000 votes from 36 seats originated from this tweet. However, it is important to note that the channel’s claim was about the party trailing with those many numbers of votes before the final result was declared.
Sudarshan News✔@SudarshanNewsTV
भाजपा के आशा के कारन।
१०० से कम मतों का अंतर ८ स्थानों पर।
१००० से कम मतों का अंतर १९ स्थानों पर।
२००० से कम मतों का अंतर ९ स्थान। #DelhiResults #DelhiBanayGaKhalistan2020 #DelhiElections #Delhi @BJP4India @AamAadmiParty @INCIndia
We then cross-checked with the data available on the official website of the Election Commission of India and confirmed the findings of the report. Only two BJP candidates – Sat Prakash Rana from Bijwasan (753) and Raj Kumar Bhatia from Adarsh Nagar (1589) – lost the elections with a margin below 2000 votes.
Source. ECI
A day after the final results of the assembly elections was declared, BJP MP Satyadev Pachauri falsely claimed that 36 BJP candidates lost with a margin of fewer than 2000 votes. Whereas, in reality, only two candidates witnessed such neck-and-neck competition.