AAP sweeps Delhi: BJP crawls to single-digit; Congress draws a blank

The BJP, despite its successes in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, has struggled at the Assembly level

Delhi Elections 2020: The incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has secured a massive win in the Delhi Assembly polls, attributing its success to “politics of work” against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) “politics of hate”. Polling for Delhi’s 70 Assembly seats was held on Saturday after a fractious election campaign. The BJP’s defeat in Delhi comes on the heels of it losing in Jharkhand, failing to form the government in Maharashtra, and being forced into a coalition in Haryana after the party fell short of the majority mark.

AAP’s win on Tuesday is being seen as a verdict at a time when nationwide protests are being held against the amended citizenship law, including at the capital’s Shaheen Bagh. The BJP had made Shaheen Bagh the focus of its election campaign, appealing to residents of Delhi to vote out “terrorists”. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who only last month quit as BJP president and was succeeded by J P Nadda, had put his personal prestige at stake by leading the election campaign for the party, addressing several public meetings and also going door to door to contact voters.

During the campaign, AAP, and its leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, had tried to sidestep the contentious issue of the new citizenship law. They had instead focused on governance issues, particularly related to better schools and health facilities such as ‘mohalla’ clinics, delivery of subsidised power, water supply and free public transport for women…

Delhi election result: Okhla to New Delhi, 10 key seats to watch out for

As voters announce their verdict, here are 10 important constituency contests to keep an eye on

Delhi election result: Counting of votes for Delhi Assembly election is underway and the verdict will be known today. Arvind Kejriwal’s incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is eyeing a third consecutive term in power in Delhi. All the exit polls have been unanimous in predicting that Arvind Kejriwal will return as the Delhi chief minister for a third time and the AAP will romp home to victory, at the very least by a two-thirds majority. The AAP’s tally will fall somewhere between 44 and 68 in the Assembly of 70 members, according to pollsters. Prominent candidates in the fray include CM Arvind Kejriwal (New Delhi), his deputy Manish Sisodia (Patparganj), Atishi (Kalkaji) and Raghav Chadha (Rajendar Nagar) of the AAP; four former mayors — Azad Singh, Yogender Chandolia, Ravinder Gupta and Khushi Ram — of the BJP; and Shivani Chopra, daughter of Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra.

As voters announce their verdict, here are 10 constituency contests to keep an eye on

1. New Delhi constituency

The New Delhi Assembly constituency is currently held by Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP. Kejriwal had got 64.14 per cent of the votes in the 2015 Delhi Assembly election. The New Delhi Assembly constituency, home to bureaucrats and traders, has over 144,000 voters, and comprises areas like President Estate, Connaught Place, Pandara Park, Gold Link, Central Secretariat, Janpath, Gole MArket, Sarojini Nagar, Kidwai Nagar, Bhagwan Das Lake, Lodhi Estate, Bharti Nagar, Jor Bagh and Laxmi Bai Nagar. In the 2013 Assembly elections, Kejriwal trounced three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. In the 2015 Assembly polls, Kejriwal emerged stronger against the Congress and the BJP. He defeated Kiran Walia (Congress) and Nupur Sharma (BJP) and got 64.14 per cent of the votes.

In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the New Delhi constituency are Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Sunil Yadav of BJP and Romesh Sabharwal of Congress. According to pollsters, New Delhi is projected to go to AAP.

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Delhi Elections: Campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections has intensified with the date of polling inching closer. Today, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in east Delhi’s Kondli. Rahul launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising unemployment, and claimed that the Prime Minister will not be able to step out from his house in the next six months due to his “false promises of employment”.

Addressing a rally, Gandhi said it was Congress‘s 15-year tenure, from 1998 to 2013, in the national capital that gave the city its modern infrastructure such as the metro service. Priyanka Gandhi, general secretary of the All India Congress Committee, held a public meeting at Hauz Qazi area of the national capital. She accused BJP and AAP governments at the centre and state levels, respectively, of spending huge fortunes on advertisements but not working on the issues that impacted people…

PM spent Rs 5,200 cr on ads for Delhi election: Priyanka

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent Rs 5,200 crore on advertisements in the lead up to the election. AAP has spent Rs 611 crore on advertisements. They will not tell the public the real issues – why unemployment level has been rising, why BJP is on a privatising spree, how BJP has killed small and medium businesses with demonetisation and implementation of GST”, said Priyanka Gandhi..

Who offers what in Delhi Assembly election? A comparison of key promises

AAP released its manifesto on Tuesday while BJP and the Congress, released theirs on Friday and Sunday, respectively

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its manifesto for the Delhi Assembly polls on Tuesday. The other two key contenders in the electoral battle, the BJP and the Congress, released their manifestos on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

Delhi goes to the polls on Saturday. A comparison of the key promises of the three parties:

AAP promises 24×7 markets

• Markets in some commercial areas to remain open 24X7 on a pilot basis
• Doorstep delivery of ration
• Amnesty for old VAT cases, no raid raj
• Legal protection to street vendors and hawkers within six months
• 11,000 buses and 500-km metro network
• Pucca houses for slum dwellers
• Free travel for women in DTC to be extended to students
• Patriotism curriculum, spoken English course in schools

BJP

• Rs 2 per kg wheat flour to the poor
• Scooty to college-going girl students, bicycles to girls of 9th standard
• Rs 10,000 crore for Delhi’s infrastructure
• Facilitate leasehold to freehold for traders
• Job guarantee until the age of 58 to all contractual workers with Delhi govt-run establishments
• 10 new colleges, 200 schools
• Rs 51,000 to wedding of daughters of poor widows
• Rs 1 lakh bank deposit for girls from poor families when they turn 21…

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Delhi elections: Survey says Sisodia, Kejriwal among top favourite 5 MLAs

The Neta App ratings of the AAP MLAs is based on the feedback of 650,000 respondents that has been carried out over the last two years

With his ambitious ‘Mohalla clinic’ model to provide better health services in every area of the national capital and improving classrooms in government schools, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has impressed the people of the city ahead of the Assembly polls with 71 per cent happy with his performance, a NETA App Survey report claimed on Monday.

According to the survey findings, Arvind Kejriwal despite falling behind his Deputy Manish Sisodia and two other party MLAs, has impressed the people with his performance in education and development. The Neta App leader ratings for Delhi’s sitting MLAs, released ahead of Assembly polls for the 70-member House on February 8, said that Kejriwal, who represents the New Delhi constituency, has scored 3.5 out of 5.

The Neta App ratings of the AAP MLAs is based on the feedback of 650,000 respondents that has been carried out over the last two years. Ratings on the Neta App reflected that the Chief Minister has been able to strike the right chord with the voters making 71 per cent happy with his performance. The ratings also highlighted that Kejriwal has been appreciated for his work in areas like education and development…

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Delhi polls: Will Pakistan decide who Indians vote for, asks Adityanath

Adityanath addressed three rallies on Monday in the national capital ahead of assembly elections

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused Arvind Kejriwal of having a “partnership” with Pakistan and appealed to the people in Delhi to not vote for the AAP chief as it will make Pakistan happy.

Ramping up his attack on the Shaheen Bagh protest, Adityanath said the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is merely an excuse for people to vent their anger against the scrapping of Article 370. “You must have seen their partnership on 370. Arvind Kejriwal used to speak in the same voice as Imran Khan on Article 370. You must have heard it.

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“Now when elections are taking place in Delhi, who is speaking in favour of Arvind Kejriwal? It is the ministers of Pakistan. They are aware that Kejriwal is feeding ‘biryani to protesters at Shaheen Bagh’,” he said, referring to Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry’s tweet asking Indians to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Adityanath addressed three rallies on Monday in the national capital ahead of assembly elections. “Will Pakistan decide who Indians should vote for. If voting for Kejriwal will make Pakistan happy, should it be done,” he asked at a rally in Mehrauli.

Adityanath said his Delhi counterpart Kejriwal has become a “toy in the hands of antisocial and anti-India elements”. Addressing a rally in Vikaspuri in west Delhi, he said Kejriwal is not bothered about key issues such as providing clean drinking water but is concerned about Shaheen Bagh, the anti-citizenship amendment act protest site…

Delhi Polls: AAP releases manifesto, Kejriwal dares BJP to declare CM face

The AAP promised to step up its efforts for the passage of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill. Cleanliness of the city and Yamuna river, women safety are among other promises of the party

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must name its candidate for Delhi’s chief minister by Wednesday 1pm for a debate on the elections, said the city state’s leader Arvind Kejriwal as he released his Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) manifesto. “Delhiites want BJP to declare its CM candidate—I am ready for a debate (with the candidate),” said Chief Minister Kejriwal

“AAP’s vision is to enable every common man to live with dignity and prosperity,” he said three days before Delhi chunav. Released by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as “28-point guarantee card”, promised quality education, healthcare, clean water, and uninterrupted electricity. The AAP promised to step up its efforts for the passage of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill. Cleanliness of the city and Yamuna river, women safety are among other promises of the party.

The party said it will continue to work for full statehood to Delhi. The manifesto also included a plan to allow markets for 24 hours under a pilot project. Three days ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday, while releasing the party manifesto, dared the Bharatiya Janata Party to reveal their CM candidate of the party. Polling in 70 Assembly seats of Delhi will be held on February 8 and votes will be counted on February 11.