Delhi Polls: Rahul Gandhi Goals To Revive Congress With Direct Assault Towards Kejriwal – Will BJP Profit? | India Information

Delhi Election 2025: With the Delhi Election marketing campaign coming to an finish on Monday night, the political events are making their last-ditch try and woo the voters. Whereas the struggle was primarily between the Aam Aadmi Celebration and the BJP, the out-of-question Congress has put up a fierce struggle within the polls, concentrating on Arvind Kejriwal. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has led a uncommon private assault on Kejriwal over corruption and failure to ship on guarantees. Nevertheless, Gandhi’s direct concentrating on of Kejriwal was a well-thought-out plan.

Not solely did Rahul Gandhi single out Kejriwal throughout his ballot rallies however countered by making movies on social media as nicely. Gandhi even equated Kejriwal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging lies and pretend guarantees. Congress dominated Delhi between 1998 and 2013 however for the reason that creation of the AAP, they’ve slipped to 3rd place with a vote financial institution of simply round 5 per cent. AAP, a beginner in politics, has not simply changed Congress in a single state however two- Delhi and Punjab, thus hurting the grand previous social gathering badly. 

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जब दिल्ली में हिंसा हुई और अल्पसंख्यकों को उनकी ज़रूरत थी तब वह उनके साथ खड़े नहीं हुए।

साफ राजनीति करूंगा बोलकर उन्होंने दिल्ली में सबसे बड़ा शराब घोटाला किया! pic.twitter.com/apgElZxMhS
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 28, 2025

The AAP’s vote financial institution constitutes the vast majority of the Congress supporters. Within the 2008, Delhi meeting polls, the Congress had bagged over 40% vote share in comparison with BJP’s 36%. In 2013 when AAP got here into existence, the BJP obtained 33% vote, AAP 29% and Congress 24%. The scene turned extra clear in 2015 when AAP stormed to energy with 54.3% votes and the BJP obtained 32.3% votes. Nevertheless, the Congress took the most important hit as its vote share plummeted to 9.7%. 5 years later in 2020, AAP obtained 53.57% votes, BJP 38.51% however the Congress social gathering’s vote financial institution additional eroded to 4.6%. This confirmed that whereas the BJP’s core vote financial institution has remained with it, that of Congress shifted to the AAP.

The Congress is nicely conscious of the very fact. Congress social gathering’s Shakur Basti candidate Satish Luthra, who’s up towards AAP’s Satyendar Jain, admitted that the social gathering earlier did not counter Kejriwal’s lies strongly however now the social gathering leaders in addition to its supporters who voted for AAP up to now two polls, can see by way of Kejriwal’s techniques. “Our supporters shifted to AAP believing in Kejriwal’s lies however now their phantasm is over. They’re returning to Congress in massive numbers,” mentioned Luthra, exuding confidence in his victory. 

Arvind Kejriwal additionally seems to be accepting of the truth that if the Congress performs nicely, he could also be standing on slippery floor. In a current video, Kejriwal appealed to the Congress supporters to vote for AAP, claiming that voting for the grand previous social gathering will profit the BJP. “I attraction to each Congress supporter, if you’ll vote for Congress, they are going to be benefitting the BJP in a technique. If the BJP involves energy, they are going to cease all of the welfare schemes being run by the AAP authorities,” mentioned Kejriwal.

दिल्ली में सभी कांग्रेस समर्थकों से मेरी अपील- https://t.co/JuQLYqEzGi
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 30, 2025

Furthermore, Arvind Kejriwal is contesting from the New Delhi seat, an meeting constituency as soon as held by Shiela Dixit. This time, the Congress has fielded Dixit’s son Sandeep from the seat towards Kejriwal, in a bid to win the status again.

Congress seems to be in a detailed struggle with the AAP on over a dozen seats. The social gathering has did not open its account within the final two Delhi meeting elections – 2015 and 2020. The Congress desires to return out of obliteration in Delhi and Rahul Gandhi’s direct assault on Kejriwal will ship a message to social gathering leaders and employees that there will not be one other alliance with the AAP. Thus, the Congress social gathering’s loyal voters may return to the fold once more, assume social gathering leaders.