Devender Yadav, the president of the Congress city unit, declared on Friday that the party will run for all 70 seats and not form any coalitions, marking a crucial move ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections in February 2025. Following his attendance at a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in the nation’s capital, Yadav made this declaration.
Congress suffered a serious blow in the 2020 assembly elections when it was unable to win any seats. “Our leader is elected after we win,” Yadav said, underscoring the fact that the party does not disclose its chief ministerial candidate beforehand. In Delhi, the same process will be used. An alliance does not exist.
During the announcement, Yadav, who led the fourth phase of the party’s Delhi Nyay Yatra, expressed concerns over the dissatisfaction among residents regarding the governance of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He highlighted issues such as the lack of old age pensions for senior citizens, unavailability of ration cards for the poor, deteriorating road conditions, escalating pollution levels, youth unemployment, and rising inflation affecting women. “AAP has opened Mohalla Clinics just for show. This is the Kejriwal model,” he criticized.
In related news, Congress leader Priyavrat Singh has been appointed as the chairman of the “war room” for the upcoming assembly elections. Historically, Congress had a stronghold in Delhi, governing for three consecutive terms, but has struggled in recent elections, failing to win any seats in the last two contests.
As the Union Territory’s elections approach, both the BJP and AAP are ramping up their preparations for the elections. The Delhi BJP Manifesto Committee met last week under the leadership of Ramvir Singh Bidhuri to strategise for the polls.
Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva expressed confidence in the party’s prospects, drawing parallels to their success in Maharashtra. “The time has come for the people of Delhi to give a befitting reply to those who are ruining Delhi. The people want a clean, corruption-free Delhi,” he asserted.
“After Maharashtra and Haryana, the people will elect a BJP government in Delhi too… BJP will get huge support in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections,” he said further.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly is set for a competitive electoral battle among the AAP, BJP, and Congress in February 2025.
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Source: BT
