It’s Modi Vs Congress, not AAP, this time in Delhi

It’s Modi VS Congress not AAP in Delhi

The capital city Delhi, considered to be the heart of India with diverse cultures is going to poll on 12th May alongwith other constituencies of various states.

12th being Sunday, followed by hectic campaigning by three political parties viz BJP, Congress and AAP, it seems that the vote percentage may go up but looking at the hot temperature it remains to be seen whether the voters really turn to polling stations in good numbers than remaining indoors to celebrate the holiday.

It’s usually said that those not interested to vote usually use Saturday n Sunday to visit the nearby hill stations keeping themselves away from this hullabaloo.

But this time hyped temperature n sentiments of national security n ultra nationalism including minority votes consolidation would see good polling in majority of the constituencies of Delhi especially where the majority n minority voters are in good numbers in addition to other voters.

About 1.4 crore electorates are registered for voting in Delhi’s seven parliamentary constituencies with candidates of BJP, Congress and AAP giving a triangular contest in majority of the constituencies.

While the Bhartiya Janata Party has fielded union minister n sitting MP Harsh Vardhan from Chandni Chowk, Cricketer Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi, sitting MP Meenakshi Lekhi from New Delhi, Sitting MP Biduri from South Delhi, eminent singer Hansraj Hans from North West Delhi, sitting MP n song of former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma from West Delhi n Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi the Congress party has fielded four time MP JP Agrawal, former minister AS Lovely former union minister n MP Ajay Maken, prominent boxer Vijender Singh, Rajesh Lilothia, former MP Mahabal Mishra and former CM Shiela Dikshit from the aforesaid constituencies. The AAP has also fielded their seven candidates from all these seats trying to make inroads into Delhi’s parliamentary politics assuring full statehood in case it wins all the seven seats of Delhi, which indeed is no less than a mere dream.

There is no doubt that the AAM Admi Party is the single largest party in Delhi assembly, ruling over Delhi after its historic victory in the 2015 election bagging 67 seats out of 70 giving the BJP merely three with Congress nil.

However three of its MLAs have thereafter quit the party and joined BJP. The prime minister Narendra Modi addressed a mammoth public meeting to canvass support for BJP candidates in Delhi while Rahul Gandhi too addressed two impressive meetings in Chandni Chowk n East Delhi in support of Congress candidates.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejrival had been extremely active even before the declaration of poll dates n had till now attended good number of meeting n several roadshows in almost all the parliamentary constituencies in support of AAP candidates.

Congress’s new national general secretary Priyanka held two road shows in support of Shiela Dikshit and South Delhi candidate Vijender singh n elicited good response.

Both prime minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accused each other in strongest possible terms in order to entice voters to vote for their respective parties.

This time’s Delhi parliamentary elections though giving a triangular contest angle in some of the constituencies seem to be more or less a fight between BJP and Congress as Modi n Rahul Gandhi are face to face in front of each other at the pan India level as well.

While the BJP seems to have an upper hand in majority of the constituencies as a single party with Modi charisma n post Pulwama effect, the Congress is trying to secure itself n enhance its vote bank it has lost to the Aam Admi Party in Delhi reducing it to a negligible position.

While AAP’s chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejrival is targetting both BJP and Congress as its arch rivals, the Congress party is focussing it’s guns against BJP as it’s primary fight is against its main national rival, the saffron party to dethrone Modi from power.

The Delhi electorates it seems have already made up their mind to vote for Modi’s party BJP for installing him as the country’s prime minister while the second option seems to be Congress than AAP as 2020 awaits Kejrival than Congress. People say that we will talk of AAP in the assembly elections but now it’s the question of national security n installing Modi as country’s PM.

The picture is therefore absolutely clear that the seat of Shiela Dikshit former CM Delhi and Chandni Chowk being contested by Congress’s Jai Prakash Agrawal who is a four time MP and a local has better chances of winning or giving strong direct fight to the BJP’s Manoj Tiwari and Harsh Vardhan especially in view of the majority muslim votes consolidately going in favour of Congress whereas in other constituencies of New Delhi, South Delhi, Outer West Delhi, East Delhi n West Delhi the BJP seems to have a confirmed upper hand as people had already decided to vote for Modi.

Moreover, the enhancement in income tax limit from 2.5 lakhs to 5 lakhs has also made the service class population happy n as such the New Delhi and South Delhi parliamentary constituencies primarily dominated by govt servants etc are voting for Modi.

In nutshell Delhi would be witnessing either 5/2 results ( 5 for BJP n 2 for Congress ) or may be 7/ 0 , incase the Modi undercurrent works.

Moreover the division of the anti BJP votes between AAP n Congress also gives added advantage to BJP.

As far as AAP is concerned, the Delhi electorates may vote for it in 2020 assembly elections but from the national outlook, it’s preferring Congress as the second option ( if not first). What’s your take friends?