Zero seats we secured now different from zero we got earlier: DPCC chief on Cong poll performance

How is the Delhi Congress looking astatine its canvass performance?

We couldn’t participate the Delhi Assembly for the 3rd consecutive term… that is decidedly a idiosyncratic nonaccomplishment for america but we were capable to physique a cognition that it is simply a three-way contention and not a two-way contest. So, yes, we person inactive been capable to marque a batch of progress.

But this time, the zero that we secured is overmuch antithetic from the zero that we secured past clip — the crushed being that aft this election, we are hopeful that we volition beryllium capable to triumph backmost the loyalties of our halfway voters: Dalits, underprivileged and minorities. The anticipation is present that AAP is nary longer successful government, we volition beryllium capable to triumph backmost the ballot stock of the electorate for whom we were ever the archetypal choice.

Apart from winning backmost the assurance of the halfway elector base, what other is the enactment looking guardant to?

The radical person present entrusted their religion by expanding our ballot stock by 2% points and successful that, determination is nary Dalit and number votes included. As I person ever been saying — AAP leader se zero ho jayegi (AAP volition trim to a zero by the adjacent election). This clip too, they were astir there. Our lone drawback was that we were incapable to explicate to these segments that we were the amended option, and the crushed down that was that they (AAP) were lasting astatine 62 seats. They (minorities, Dalits) were decidedly reasoning that if they privation to halt the BJP, past the AAP was the lone option. But it’s our cadre whose religion led to the 2% (points) summation successful our ballot stock truthful that is 1 happening to rejoice. Now, we volition absorption connected our cadre to fortify our organisation. Additionally, we volition support raising issues that Delhi is facing.

Do you deliberation that the Lok Sabha confederation betwixt the AAP and the Congress damaged your prospects successful Delhi?

… 100%… that has damaged our prospects. It was a large responsibility connected our part, and arsenic a result, we person had to settee for zero.

What led to AAP’s loss, according to you?

Strong anti-incumbency against the existent dispensation owed to deficiency of infrastructural development, corruption, deficiency of civic amenities… each these things person led to the AAP’s loss. Arvind Kejriwal had to spell down bars owed to corruption cases against him, and adjacent erstwhile helium went to jail, helium did not resign. The full Capital suffered owed to a deficiency of governance… Secondly, the ‘common man’ representation helium had built portion stepping into politics, that was demolished due to the fact that helium built a ‘Sheesh Mahal’ for himself… He did not present immoderate of the promises helium made.

What bash you deliberation is down BJP’s win?

Both the parties are sides of the aforesaid coin. As determination was dense anti-incumbency against the AAP, it translated into the BJP’s win… and radical could not judge that the Congress could signifier a authorities due to the fact that we were astatine zero for 2 terms. I consciousness that our Dalit and Muslim voters comprise astir 32 to 34% of the electorate. If they would person supported us, past the effect would person been precise different.