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NEW DELHI: BJP scored a spectacular victory in all parliamentary constituency areas to win 48 of the 70 meeting seats within the capital. Specifically, it was the get together’s efficiency in outer Delhi, areas bordering Haryana, that helped it rout AAP and storm again to energy after 27 years. AAP, for its half, continued its spectacular run in Muslim- and Dalit-dominated seats other than successful remoted pockets with a better variety of JJ clusters and unauthorised colonies.
BJP triumphed in 9 of the ten seats within the West Delhi parliamentary constituency, eight every in North West Delhi and East Delhi and 7 in New Delhi.

The remaining seats got here from Chandni Chowk, the place six of its candidates emerged victorious, and 5 every in South Delhi and North East Delhi.
Within the 2020 meeting polls, when BJP tallied simply eight seats, the get together had did not win a single seat in New Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi and Chandni Chowk. Whereas one BJP candidate was elected from North West Delhi, three every returned from East Delhi and North East Delhi.
BJP, thus, not solely made inroads in city pockets of central Delhi and New Delhi this time, but additionally nearly swept the outer Delhi areas and rural elements of town. “Of the 13 seats that share a border with Uttar Pradesh, we bought seven whereas of the 11 constituencies on the border with Haryana, we received 9,” smiled a BJP functionary.

Narela, Mundka, Badli, Najafgarh, Palam, Bijwasan, Matiala, Chhatarpur and Mehrauli had been among the outstanding rural seats the place BJP had did not do something spectacular within the final two elections however the place it carried out extraordinarily effectively this 12 months. Surender Solanki, chief of Palam 360 Khap, mentioned the agricultural voters got here out in giant numbers to help BJP. “The villages, be it rural or city, had been fully ignored by Delhi govt. We ran a marketing campaign, visited each single metropolis village, interacted with the residents and ready an inventory of calls for. We approached all political events. Whereas AAP continued to disregard us, the PM known as us as did the Union residence minister and warranted us our points will likely be addressed. The Khap, accordingly, supported BJP,” mentioned Solanki.
The Khap chief added that BJP managed to wrest a number of seats with the help of the villagers from AAP, which itself had grabbed them from Congress in 2013.
AAP held on to its help base in reserved constituencies. Whereas the get together had received all 12 SC seats in 2015 and 2020, it retained eight seats this time. Equally, folks got here out in giant numbers in constituencies dotted with unauthorised colonies in its help. Gokalpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Kondli, Okhla, Badarpur, Tughlaqabad, Deoli, Kirari, Burari and Sultanpur Majra are identified for having giant clusters of unauthorised colonies.
An AAP functionary defined why. “In our marketing campaign, we highlighted the work finished by our govt to enhance the facilities within the metropolis’s 1,797 unauthorised colonies. We related these colonies with sewer and water pipelines, laid down roads, constructed drains and improved total dwelling circumstances. The help we bought from the residents of a few of such colonies is a validation of our work.”
Whereas the Muslim vote confirmed indicators of division in a few constituencies, it largely went within the favour of AAP, getting huge victories for its candidates. Besides Mustafabad, the place the Hindu votes consolidated towards a trifurcation of Muslims votes, AAP received comprehensively in Okhla, Seelampur, Matia Mahal and Ballimaran. It additionally carried out fairly effectively in areas the place Muslims reside in giant numbers however are usually not the deciding pressure, reminiscent of at Kirari and Seemapuri.
Regardless of being the companions within the INDIA bloc, a grouping of opposition events on the nationwide degree, AAP and Congress contested the meeting election individually. This was to BJP’s benefit. In accordance with an evaluation, there are 14 seats that BJP received as a result of Congress garnered extra votes than the margin between the winner and the closest rival. These seats are Timarpur, Badli, Nangloi Jat, Madipur, Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi, Jangpura, Kasturba Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Mehrauli, Chhatarpur, Sangam Vihar, Better Kailash and Trilokpuri.
Some political observers believed that had Congress and AAP contested the election as alliance companions, the outcomes may have been completely different. Though the vote reducing by Congress was evident in its candidates saving their safety deposits solely in Kasturba Nagar, Badli and Nangloi Jat, a Congress functionary refused to simply accept the speculation. “We contested the Lok Sabha election collectively and the outcome was we did not win a single seat. Theoretically, one can say that the alliance may have prevented the BJP juggernaut, however the outcomes may have been completely completely different too,” the Congress member argued.