Assembly election results: BJP wins Raj, MP and C'garh, leads in Delhi; AAP scripts history; Cong routed [image: Elections]Not only did the BJP retain its governments in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, it also snatched away power from the Congress party in Delhi and Rajasthan.
The verdict of the Assembly elections in four states – Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh – has sparked a wave of fresh enthusiasm in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) camp, which has already been riding high after the declaration of Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate. Not only did the party retain its governments in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, it also snatched away power from the Congress party in Delhi and Rajasthan. While it swept Rajasthan, winning 162 seats, the BJP managed to emerge as the the single largest party in Delhi with 32 seats, three short of the half-way mark. However, despite the good performance by the national party, the show was stolen by the debutant – Aam Aadmi Party. The party, formed by Arvind Kejriwal less than a year ago, performed spectacularly well by winning in as many as 28 seats. AAP's performance was particularly amazing as the party did not follow the traditional political means during its campaign and fielded faces alien to the Indian polity. Both the Congress and the BJP could not refrain from taking a strong note of the performance of the Aam Aadmi Party, which has now decided to go national. While leaders from across the rank and file of the BJP congratulated AAP for its good show, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi went on to say that both the national parties needed to take lessons from Arvind Kejriwal's party. The result in Delhi came as a big shock for Sheila Dikshit-led Congress party, which has been in power for 15 years as it was decimated by the BJP and AAP. The Congress managed to secure win in merely eight seats and adding insult to injury Sheila Dikshit lost to Kejriwal by a massive 22,000 votes in the New Delhi constituency. [image: Aam Aadmi party] The government gave in and soon enough, Kejriwal found himself on the Bill’s drafting committee as a civil society member. (Reuters) For a party seen as an upstart born out of the ashes of Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal movement, the Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal made a spectacular electoral debut Sunday, winning 28 seats in the Delhi Assembly polls and emerging as the second largest party ahead of the ruling Congress, and barely behind the BJP. Rivals and analysts were left groping for adjectives to describe the performance of the political novice, but they agreed that the rise of AAP reflected aspirations of urban voters, the strength of an anti-corruption platform and the impact a strong third player could have on elections. The AAP's stunning debut was capped by Kejriwal's thumping victory against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in her New Delhi constituency by a margin of 25,864 votes. But the results also meant Delhi was headed for a hung assembly with Kejriwal firmly rejecting any alliance with the Congress or BJP. And with the BJP emerging as the single largest party with 32 seats - four short of a majority - Kejriwal's decision may mean another election in Delhi. "We will play the role of a constructive opposition and will not seek or give support from any party to form the govt," Kejriwal told reporters in his first comments after results were declared. "This is a historic election result in many respects. This is not a victory of the Aam Aadmi Party, but a victory of the people. Politicians now know that the public will now remove them if they resort to such means." While the BJP's CM candidate Harsh Vardhan congratulated Kejriwal and the AAP, he said that his party had emerged as the single largest party but did not have the mandate to form the government. "We respect the people's mandate and we will not indulge in breaking or supporting other parties or candidates to form the government," Vardhan said. Courtesy: [image: The Indian Express] <http://www.indianexpress.com/> *வாழிய செந்தமிழ்! வாழ்க நற்றமிழர்!* *வாழிய பாரதமணித் திருநாடு!* [image: Swathi Mano's photo.] * Vanak**kam Su**bbu * [image: Swathi Mano's photo.] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
