AAP’s Gopal Rai Says Delhi May See Three CMs In 5 Years, Slams BJP For Delay – News18

Final Up to date:February 17, 2025, 22:36 IST

Addressing a press convention, Rai stated the BJP regardless of its decisive victory is struggling to decide on a frontrunner, reflecting deep inside divisions throughout the social gathering

Taking a dig on the BJP over its delay in deciding on a chief minister for the nationwide capital, senior AAP chief and former Delhi minister Gopal Rai on Monday predicted that Delhi may once more see three completely different CMs within the subsequent 5 years like earlier than.

Addressing a press convention, Rai stated the BJP regardless of its decisive victory is struggling to decide on a frontrunner, reflecting deep inside divisions throughout the social gathering.

“Even after 10 days, they aren’t ready to decide on a CM, which exhibits they don’t have a face. The truth is that historical past may repeat itself and we might even see three chief ministers within the subsequent 5 years simply because it occurred over the past BJP authorities in Delhi,” he stated.

Rai reiterated that the AAP would act as a powerful opposition and make sure the BJP fulfils its guarantees to the folks of Delhi.

“The BJP used all its ways through the marketing campaign in collusion with the Election Fee. Regardless of all their energy, the folks of Delhi stood with us and we’re grateful for that. When it comes to seats, there’s a distinction, however now we have determined that AAP will stand with folks and lift their voices towards the BJP,” he stated.

The AAP chief additionally accused the BJP of inside energy struggles, suggesting that whoever turns into the CM will face resistance from different factions throughout the social gathering.

“The indecision over the CM’s put up exhibits what number of energy teams are working throughout the BJP. Irrespective of who’s chosen, the opposite teams will attempt to disrupt their management and historical past will repeat itself,” he stated.

With the BJP but to finalize its CM candidate, Rai introduced that AAP would start engaged on strengthening its ground-level help.

“We have been ready for the BJP to make its determination earlier than finalizing our plan, however now we have run out of endurance. Since they aren’t saying their CM, we’re beginning our work instantly,” he stated.

On the query of AAP’s Chief of Opposition, Rai stated that the social gathering would decide solely after the BJP declares its chief minister and the cupboard.

The BJP is ready to kind the federal government in Delhi after a 26-year hole, having final gained the meeting elections in 1993. Throughout its earlier tenure from 1993 to 1998, Delhi witnessed three BJP chief ministers — Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma and Sushma Swaraj.

The political battle between the AAP and the BJP is ready to accentuate, with the saffron social gathering’s management indecision including to the hypothesis of inside conflicts.

Within the lately concluded 70-member Delhi Meeting elections, the BJP secured 48 seats, whereas the AAP gained 22 seats. The outcomes have been declared on February 8 following polling on February 5.

The BJP’s victory ended the AAP’s decade-long rule within the nationwide capital. Within the 2020 elections, the AAP had gained 62 out of 70 seats, whereas the BJP had managed simply eight seats.

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