BJP Topped King Of Delhi Durbar: Lotus Blooms As AAP’s Broom Swept Out, Congress Left ‘Empty-Handed’ – News18
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Whereas the BJP gained 48 seats within the 70-member legislative meeting, the incumbent AAP secured solely 22 seats after the excessive of 62 within the 2020 polls, even because the Congress did not open its account for the third consecutive time
With Delhi slipping away, the fragmented opposition INDIA bloc has been dented additional, whereas the BJP and its allies will go into the Bihar elections later this yr with boosted confidence. (File picture: PTI)
The Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) scripted a surprising victory within the Delhi meeting polls as outcomes got here in on Saturday, snatching energy within the nationwide capital after about three many years and unseating the incumbent Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP).
Whereas the BJP gained 48 seats within the 70-member legislative meeting, AAP secured solely 22 seats after the excessive of 62 within the 2020 polls, even because the Congress was left empty-handed for the third consecutive time.
A celebration that wins no less than 36 seats can type the federal government.
Kejriwal, Sisodia lose
The largest upsets for AAP included high leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia dropping within the New Delhi and Jangpura constituencies, respectively. Incumbent chief minister Atishi managed to scrape by means of within the Kalkaji constituency after an in depth struggle with the BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri.
“The folks’s resolution is paramount. I congratulate the BJP on its victory and I hope that it lives as much as the hopes and expectations of the individuals who have given them a majority,” mentioned former CM Kejriwal, who misplaced to the BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, being seen by some as a chief ministerial possible.
Elections for the 70 seats of the Delhi meeting have been held on February 5. A voter turnout of over 60 per cent was recorded within the single-phase polls.
Most exit polls had given the BJP an edge over AAP.
Period of shortcut politics ended: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that the victory of the BJP is a win of “Vikas, Imaginative and prescient, and Vishwas”. “I thank the folks of Delhi. Delhi has given us love wholeheartedly, and I as soon as once more guarantee the folks that we are going to return you double the love within the type of improvement,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that the voters of Delhi have made it clear that the “actual maalik” of the town are folks. There isn’t any house for shortcuts, fraud, and lies within the politics of Delhi, the PM added.
“Right now the folks of Delhi have made it clear: the actual homeowners of Delhi are solely the folks of Delhi. Those that considered being the homeowners of Delhi have been confronted with the reality. That is additionally clear from the mandate of Delhi that there is no such thing as a place for shortcuts and lies in politics. The folks have ended the period of shortcut politics,” mentioned PM Modi.
The BJP’s vote share jumped to almost 46 per cent, whereas AAP’s fell to 43.5 per cent. The saffron occasion’s vote share grew from over 32 per cent in 2015 to 38.5 per cent in 2020 in opposition to AAP’s over 54 per cent and 53.5 per cent, respectively.
BJP’s marketing campaign methods
Observers say caste dynamics in addition to the efficiency of the Congress in no less than 14 seats, the place it hacked into AAP’s vote share, could possibly be among the many causes behind the BJP’s win.
With a centered marketing campaign that includes leaders from throughout the nation, together with chief ministers, union ministers, and NDA constituents, the BJP reached the grassroots whereas highlighting key points akin to corruption, subpar roads, irregular water provide, air air pollution, and non-functional mohalla clinics.
AAP battled ‘Sheesh Mahal’ and liquor rip-off expenses
The BJP and Congress’s “Sheesh Mahal” jibes, referring to the renovated chief minister’s residence when Kejriwal was in workplace, appeared to have resonated with voters. In response to some information reviews, the Comptroller and Auditor Common of India (CAG) discovered that the preliminary estimate for the renovation was Rs 7.91 crore, which rose to eight.62 crore when work was awarded in 2020, and had jumped to Rs 33.66 crore by the point the undertaking was accomplished in 2022.
The AAP authorities additionally confronted a barrage of assaults over the corruption allegations surrounding Delhi’s now-scrapped liquor coverage. Probes by central companies led to the arrest of high leaders, together with Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Sanjay Singh, which saved AAP in firefighting mode all through its third time period.
Increase for BJP and allies, INDIA bloc dented additional
After “shock” wins within the Haryana and Maharashtra meeting elections late final yr, the Delhi verdict cements BJP’s electoral file following a diminished mandate within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
With Delhi slipping away, the fragmented opposition INDIA bloc has been dented additional, whereas the BJP and its allies will go into the Bihar elections later this yr with boosted confidence.
