Prashant Kishor Explains Kejriwal’s Blunder In Delhi Polls: ‘Ought to Have Resigned After…’ – News18
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Ballot strategist Prashant Kishor has weighed in on Arvind Kejriwal’s humiliating defeat within the Delhi Meeting Elections and likewise highlighted his errors within the run-up to the polls.
Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Kishor (PTI Picture)
Jan Suraj Get together chief Prashant Kishor mentioned that Arvind Kejriwal made a strategic blunder by not stepping down because the Delhi Chief Minister quickly after he was arrested in alleged liquor rip-off and solely resigning following securing bail, which price the get together within the Meeting polls.
He identified that appointing another person because the Chief Minister whereas transferring into the election mode additionally proved to be a giant mistake that resulted within the get together’s drubbing by the hands of the BJP within the polls.
In an interview with India As we speak TV, Prashant Kishor underlined Kejriwal’s unstable political stance – that included the choice to hitch the Opposition’s INDIA bloc consisting of leaders comparable to Lalu Yadav and Sonia Gandhi towards who he fought and rose to the image, after which the choice to drag out of the alliance to contest the Delhi polls by itself – performed a contributing function within the get together’s debacle.
“The primary motive for AAP’s huge loss in Delhi was the 10-year anti-incumbency issue. The second, and maybe a giant mistake by AAP, was Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation. He ought to have stepped down when he was arrested within the liquor coverage case. Nonetheless, resigning after securing bail and appointing another person as Chief Minister earlier than the elections proved to be a giant strategic mistake,” India As we speak quoted him as saying.
“His fluctuating stance – first aligning with the INDIA bloc after which exiting it – damage his credibility. Furthermore, his governance strategy in recent times has been lackluster,” Kishor added.
The ballot strategist highlighted the Delhi authorities’s failure on the governance entrance, referring to water-logging points and pathetic street situations, and mentioned that this contributed to the AAP’s humiliating loss.
“The hardships endured by folks, particularly these dwelling in jhuggis, highlighted flaws within the administration and considerably weakened Kejriwal’s governance mannequin,” he mentioned.
The Aam Aadmi Get together’s decade-long rule got here to an finish with its defeat within the polls because the get together received 22 seats as towards the BJP which secured a majority, successful 48 seats. Kejriwal misplaced his New Delhi seat to BJP’s Parvesh Verma by over 4,000 votes, elevating questions on his place and future within the INDIA bloc on the nationwide degree.
