Muffler-man returns with a Bang, BJP decimated, Congress blanked
10 Feb, New Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party, Tuesday created history in the Delhi Assembly elections by staging a hurricane win bagging almost 95 percent of the total seats in the 70-member House. The party has won an unprecedented 67 seats.
The BJP, which has been almost totally decimated, could register victory in only three constituencies, while Congress is completely swept out. .Arvind Kejriwal, who led the AAP to a landslide victory, won the prestigious New Delhi seat beating BJP’s Nupur Sharma with a huge margin of about 32,000 votes while veteran Congress leader Kiran Walia who was pushed to the third spot.
BJP’s Chief Ministerial face Kiran Bedi lost to S.K. Bagga of AAP in the party’s traditional strong hold Krishna Nagar constituency by a margin of about 2,300 votes. Congress stalwart Ajay Maken who led party’s election campaign was pushed to third spot with AAP candidate Som Dutt winning the Sadar Bazar seat.
Dutt defeated BJP’s Praveen Jain with a margin of over 33,000 votes. BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi was defeated by Rajesh Rishi of AAP by a margin of over 25,500 votes. Almost all the veterans of the BJP and Congress had to bite the dust. Taking responsibility of the party’s defeat, Ajay Maken resigned from AICC General Secretary post.
An upswing of 24.8 per cent votes in AAP’s fortune over the last elections, culminated in an overwhelming 95 per cent seat share for the party in Delhi Assembly. Of the total votes cast, a whooping 54.3 per cent of vote share came into AAP’s kitty. On the contrary, the vote percentage of Bhartiya Janata Party fell by almost one per cent. It secured 32.2 per cent of votes in comparison to the 33.1 per cent which the party had managed during the last Assembly Elections.
BJP, however, could not translate their vote share into seats in the Saturday’s election. Congress fared the worst bagging merely 9.7 per cent of votes as against 24.6 per cent during the last polls. This significant fall in it’s vote percentage is vivid from the fact that the party failed to register even a single win.
Greetings have been pouring in for the Aam Aadmi Party, AAP and its chief Arvind Kejriwal on its historic win in the Delhi assembly polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal on his party’s win in Delhi Assembly elections. In a tweet, Modi said that he spoke to .Kejriwal and assured him of the Centre’s support in the development of Delhi.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi have also congratulated Mr. Kejriwal. Rahul Gandhi said, his party respects the people’s mandate.
BJP Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on BJP’s defeat apologised for not being able to prove up to the expectations of the party. She thanked the BJP leadership for reposing faith in her and also the people for the support rendered to her.
BJP today said that the Centre will support Delhi Government in its endeavours without any political bias. Briefing media in New Delhi, Party leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, BJP will play the role of constructive opposition in the assembly.
Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray said, the result amounted to defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Thackeray termed the AAP victory in Delhi as a tsunami. Taking a swipe at the BJP, Mr. Thackeray said, the tsunami is mightier than the Modi wave. He said, the Aam Aadmi Party’s astounding victory has proved once again that people of the country should not be taken for granted at any time.
Thackeray said, the Delhi outcome was not merely a reversal of the Lok Sabha verdict in the capital but went much beyond. The Sena Chief also said that Kejriwal must live up to the confidence reposed in him by the people of Delhi and should not commit the mistake of resigning from the CM’s post this time. Thackeray added that he would attend the oath-taking ceremony of AAP government in Delhi, if invited.
The Nationalist Congress Party too congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party. Maharashtra NCP Chief spokesperson Nawab Malik said, the people of Delhi have dismissed the BJP’s brand of politics based on arrogance, false promises and a non-secular ideology.
He said that the Delhi verdict has paved the way for a BJP-free nation. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also congratulated AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for his party’s massive win in the Delhi Assembly polls.
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Fadnavis said, the BJP will do necessary introspection for its loss. He hoped that the AAP government, with such a decisive mandate, will concentrate on development of Delhi.