South Delhi LS polls: BJP looks to build on 2013 Assembly elections
31 March 2014 12:15 AM GMT
The contest for South Delhi, comprising of over 16 lakh voters, will witness a three-way battle between Aam Aadmi Party, Congress and BJP. However, other parties such as Bahujan Samaj party might put a spanner in the works.
In the state elections last year, BJP had won a maximum of seven out of ten assembly constituencies, with a total of 3,59,494 votes gathered. The party’s candidate for Lok Sabha election, Ramesh Bidhuri won his assembly constituency of Tuglakabaad. However the Gujjar leader faced defeat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 93,000 votes to sitting Congress MP Ramesh Kumar.
The BJP legislator, speaking to Millennium Post, said that assembly elections results may have an impact on the upcoming parliamentary elections. ‘I have been working as an MLA for three terms now. I represent the Tughlakabad assembly constituency. One thing that is true for both elections is that people are no longer swayed by empty promises. Good work is all that counts,’ Bidhuri said.
Congress has repeated its choice for this seat, by fielding sitting MP Ramesh Kumar. However his influence did not secure a single seat in last year’s assembly elections. In fact the Congress finished third behind AAP, which gathered 2,42,149 votes from all ten assembly constituencies. AAP has fielded Devender Sehrawat from this seat, who lost last year’s assembly elections from Bijwasan. The party won the other three assembly seats namely, Deoli, Ambedkar Nagar, Sangam Vihar.
Ramesh Bidhuri dismissed AAP’s chances this time around. He said that the party has been ‘exposed completely’ and people have realised the truth. ‘They made glorious promises but were unable to live up to them. The citizens of Delhi brought the party to power but AAP soon lost its focus in pursuit of larger political ambitions,’ he said.
During Bidhuri’s campaign, one of the RWA members from Badarpur area lead a group of 10 to 15 people and raised a couple of valid questions. ‘Everyone in BJP is projecting the party’s vision, by putting the gun on Modi’s shoulder. In future if we will face any problems in our constituency, are we supposed to approach Bidhuri or Mr Modi?’ the concerned voter asked.
Nevertheless the Badarpur area has the maximum number of voters with 2,06,380, of which BJP candidate Rambir Singh Bidhuri has won with the support of 45,344 electors. The problem lies in the Sangam Vihar area where 24,851 people supported AAP candidate Dinesh Mohaniya during the 2013 assembly election. The area lacks basic civic amenities such as water, health and education. In 49 days of governance, the AAP candidate was not able to convert his promises into reality.
Parties fight elections on casteism and religion by showing the ivory tooth of civic issues and development. 7,54,591 voters have supported other regional parties, while electing legislators last year. Among others, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has the support of maximum voters in areas such as Badarpur, Tuglakabaad, etc, after the BJP, where a heavy chunk of Dalit electors cast their votes.
In the state elections last year, BJP had won a maximum of seven out of ten assembly constituencies, with a total of 3,59,494 votes gathered. The party’s candidate for Lok Sabha election, Ramesh Bidhuri won his assembly constituency of Tuglakabaad. However the Gujjar leader faced defeat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 93,000 votes to sitting Congress MP Ramesh Kumar.
The BJP legislator, speaking to Millennium Post, said that assembly elections results may have an impact on the upcoming parliamentary elections. ‘I have been working as an MLA for three terms now. I represent the Tughlakabad assembly constituency. One thing that is true for both elections is that people are no longer swayed by empty promises. Good work is all that counts,’ Bidhuri said.
Congress has repeated its choice for this seat, by fielding sitting MP Ramesh Kumar. However his influence did not secure a single seat in last year’s assembly elections. In fact the Congress finished third behind AAP, which gathered 2,42,149 votes from all ten assembly constituencies. AAP has fielded Devender Sehrawat from this seat, who lost last year’s assembly elections from Bijwasan. The party won the other three assembly seats namely, Deoli, Ambedkar Nagar, Sangam Vihar.
Ramesh Bidhuri dismissed AAP’s chances this time around. He said that the party has been ‘exposed completely’ and people have realised the truth. ‘They made glorious promises but were unable to live up to them. The citizens of Delhi brought the party to power but AAP soon lost its focus in pursuit of larger political ambitions,’ he said.
During Bidhuri’s campaign, one of the RWA members from Badarpur area lead a group of 10 to 15 people and raised a couple of valid questions. ‘Everyone in BJP is projecting the party’s vision, by putting the gun on Modi’s shoulder. In future if we will face any problems in our constituency, are we supposed to approach Bidhuri or Mr Modi?’ the concerned voter asked.
Nevertheless the Badarpur area has the maximum number of voters with 2,06,380, of which BJP candidate Rambir Singh Bidhuri has won with the support of 45,344 electors. The problem lies in the Sangam Vihar area where 24,851 people supported AAP candidate Dinesh Mohaniya during the 2013 assembly election. The area lacks basic civic amenities such as water, health and education. In 49 days of governance, the AAP candidate was not able to convert his promises into reality.
Parties fight elections on casteism and religion by showing the ivory tooth of civic issues and development. 7,54,591 voters have supported other regional parties, while electing legislators last year. Among others, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has the support of maximum voters in areas such as Badarpur, Tuglakabaad, etc, after the BJP, where a heavy chunk of Dalit electors cast their votes.
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