It marked a historic return to power in the Delhi polls for the Bharatiya Janata Party after nearly three decades. This has been within exit poll expectations, marking its third consecutive success in the form of earlier wins in Haryana and Maharashtra. In contrast, Congress-led alliance bloc INDIA had taken the heaviest blows at the Delhi polls as it is reported to be losing majorly to the AAP-Congress split there.
According to the latest trends, BJP is leading in 46 constituencies, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in 24. With the majority mark set at 36, BJP has comfortably secured control. On the other hand, Congress faced a humiliating defeat, failing to win a single seat. This setback comes at a crucial time, especially as the party gears up for upcoming local body elections in Telangana, raising concerns about its diminishing electoral strength.
Since the political drama, BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao, commonly referred to as KTR, has taken a not-so- gentle jab at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi through a sarcastic tweet that has gone viral. In his post, KTR sarcastically “congratulated” Rahul on winning BJP victory for the umpteenth time, thus adding fire to the gossip in the political circle. Congress’ vote share in Delhi was a paltry 6.70%, while BJP and AAP were neck and neck with a difference of just 5% in vote share.
Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister, fought very hard to retain his party’s ground, but AAP lost heavily, the most surprising defeat was that of the senior leader Manish Sisodia. When it comes to political talks, KTR’s tweet targeting Rahul Gandhi is one of the most talked-about moments in the post-election fallout.