Original sentence: In Feb 2015 he openly supported BJP in Delhi elections claiming that he has over 20 Lakh followers in Delhi In the elections BJP suffered a humilating defeat with winning only 3 seats out of 70
Edited sentence: In Feb 2015 he openly supported BJP in Delhi elections claiming that he has over 20 Lakh followers in Delhi In the elections BJP suffered a humilating defeat with winning only 3 seats out of 70 thus proving that his claims of huge following were baseless