Delhi election results: 5 reasons why AAP winning Delhi is historic

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Feb 10, 2015: Comeback man Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party put up a stunning show on Tuesday, leading at 65 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly according to the trends at 12.30 pm, putting a huge dent in the BJP’s dream run, which has been reduced to a mere three leads and one win.

 

The implications of Kejriwal’s victory on national politics are huge. Here are five reasons why the February 10 verdict has created history:

1. Congress’s zero show

The Congress, which ruled Delhi for three straight terms before it was defeated by the debutant AAP in 2013, is not winning a single seat. This is the first major Assembly election ever in India in which the Congress has been reduced to a no-player.


2. No Leader of Opposition

In a curious reversal of fate from May 2014 when the BJP denied the Congress a Leader of Opposition status for its failure to meet the minimum mark, the BJP is likely to not win more than four seats on Tuesday. Rules say a party must have at least seven MLAs to claim the LoP status. However, AAP’s Kumar Vishwas has said they will let democracy prevail by offering the status to the BJP.

3. Rookie party making a comeback

The AAP, which made its debut in 2013, has staged perhaps the most outstanding comeback in India’s elections. Faced with a resurgent BJP and the stigma of quitting in 49 days, Kejriwal wasted no time in repeatedly asking for people’s forgiveness for his resignation. The strategy worked with voters returning AAP with a greater mandate.

4. Modi wave’s first major dent

The Modi juggernaut unleashed in May 2014 with the Lok Sabha win continued its dream run with victories in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and an impressive performance in Jammu and Kashmir. Until it hit the Kejriwal. Despite the BJP’s ad blitzkrieg in Delhi asking for votes in Modi’s name, Delhi rejected the wave nine months after it swept the Centre.

5. Beginning of a new national alliance

Kejriwal’s victory may mark the dawn of a new national alliance against the BJP. Janata Dal-United’s Nitish Kumar, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee as well as the national Left had extended their support to the AAP in the run-up to the Delhi elections. The secular alliance may have found a new leader in India.

 

Courtesy: Indiatoday