Why Did Delhi Voters AAP-Stain From Kejriwal? 4 Causes Behind The Ballot Loss In opposition to BJP – News18

Final Up to date:February 08, 2025, 14:50 IST

The BJP has relentlessly attacked AAP as ‘AAPda’. The loss in Delhi might imply an actual aapda or emergency for the youngest nationwide social gathering, which now faces an existential query in Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and a tricky combat in Punjab too, with the Congress prepared…Learn Extra

Round 10:45 am on Saturday, sudden claps and cheers erupted on the Aam Aadmi Get together’s (AAP) 1 Canning Lane workplace. After trailing for the reason that begin of counting, information channels confirmed Arvind Kejriwal main by about 300 votes within the New Delhi meeting constituency. The handful of supporters clung to the straw of hope because the sound bins put in close to the constructed stage performed the ‘Fir Layenge Kejriwal’ marketing campaign track.

The cheer, nevertheless, was short-lived. As Parvesh Verma gained towards Kejriwal in New Delhi and Tarvinder Singh Marwah towards AAP’s Manish Sisodia in Jangpura, their shoulders drooped additional.

So what actually labored towards AAP?

1. ANTI-INCUMBENCY: After two straight phrases, Delhiites had been questioning the poor water and air high quality, water scarcity and crumbling street infrastructure within the nationwide capital. The AAP repeatedly saying that the Bharatiya Janata Get together-led centre was not letting them work was making the center class ask, “What is going to change if AAP is voted to energy once more, for the reason that BJP stays on the centre?”

The AAP acknowledged the anti incumbency and denied tickets to a few of its MLAs. Sisodia was pressured to go away Patparganj and combat polls from Jangpura. However the remedial measures had been too little too late. Kejriwal, who after defeating Sheila Dixit from New Delhi, had turn into the enormous killer, couldn’t save his personal seat this time.

“Janta raja ko maar rahi hai. Folks of Delhi have rejected the false guarantees of Kejriwal,” BJP Kalkaji candidate Ramesh Bidhuri advised CNN-News18. Bidhuri himself misplaced to CM Atishi however after giving her some anxious moments.

2. FREEBIES: Whereas the jhuggi jhopdi clusters had been pleased with free electrical energy and free bus rides from the AAP, overflowing sewage in colonies and soiled water of their colony faucets was a priority. The BJP assured that the freebies would proceed.

“The distinction between 2020 and 2025 is Modi ji ki assure,” BJP MP Manoj Tewari advised CNN-News18. The BJP acknowledged that the AAP has captured the creativeness of Delhi voters by promising them 200 items of free electrical energy, diminished water payments and free bus rides. Whereas the mohalla clinics and Delhi authorities colleges additionally noticed preliminary enhancements, aspirational Delhi was asking for extra in 2025.

The BJP, which as soon as known as these “rewadis”, modified its tune this election. Led by PM himself, the BJP assured voters that these welfare schemes would proceed. “We are going to guarantee welfare measures minus the corruption and with full transparency,” Tewari stated. The voter might have reposed it’s religion within the assure.

3. CORRUPTION: The BJP strongly believes that this end result was a referendum on allegations of corruption towards the AAP. The social gathering feels the outcomes are a vindication of its ‘sheeshmahal’ and excise coverage rip-off fees. The AAP tried to counter the notion of corruption by accusing the BJP of intentionally placing AAP leaders in jail. Spokesperson Anurag Dhanda advised CNN-News18, “The AAP is preventing this election towards the system. In opposition to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Election Fee (EC). They put all our leaders in jail to cease us from working however we is not going to cease.”

The Delhi voter, nevertheless, seems much less satisfied with the AAP defence. Kejriwal, Sisodia, Satyender Jain, Sanjay Singh and a number of different leaders can solely hope to get a clear chit from the courts to show that they had been framed.

4. CONGRESS FACTOR: The grand previous social gathering’s remaining vote share could also be in need of double digits in most constituencies, however the Congress did dent the AAP additional. The Congress had misplaced its vote financial institution to the AAP within the final decade. An aggressive marketing campaign led by Rahul Gandhi, sharp assaults towards Kejriwal on ‘sheeshmahal’ and Yamuna cleansing points, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi roadshows all tried to woo that misplaced vote financial institution again. Sandeep Dikshit’s candidature made many old-timers nostalgic about Sheila Dikshit and queered the pitch for the AAP.

On the Darbhanga Lane jhuggi cluster, a voter advised CNN-News18, “The one features we bought had been in Sheila Dikshit’s time. Her sister used to return right here commonly, pay attention and resolve our issues. We voted for the AAP and bought solely guarantees and soiled water.”

The BJP has relentlessly attacked AAP as ‘AAPda’. The loss in Delhi might imply an actual aapda or emergency for the youngest nationwide social gathering, which now faces an existential query in Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and a tricky combat in Punjab too, with the Congress able to breathe down its neck.