BJP’s series of defeats will not stop now: Sharad Pawar on Delhi poll result

BJP’s series of defeats will not stop now: Sharad Pawar on Delhi poll result

"Voters of Delhi voted for development issues and rejected the communal agenda," Sharad Pawar said as he underlined that Delhi is a 'very special city' as people from across the country have migrated to the capital and live there.

Written by Ajay Jadhav | Pune | Updated: February 11, 2020 7:18:33 pm
BJP's series of defeats will not stop now: Sharad Pawar on Delhi poll result “Congratulations to Arvind Kejriwal ji and Aam Admi Party workers for achieving a ‘Sweeping Victory’ in the Delhi Assembly Polls!” Pawar tweeted. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

NCP chief Sharad Pawar stated Tuesday that the results of the Delhi assembly polls were on the expected lines and that the series of defeats for the BJP that commenced a few months will not stop now. He added that the voters of Delhi voted for development issues and rejected the communal agenda.

Speaking to reporters in Pune, Pawar said that he was not surprised by the results at all.

“Recently I went to attend an event social function organised by Marathi community in Karol Bagh. I asked them about the election and they told me that they will vote for Kejriwal. I reminded them that Delhi had voted overwhelmingly for BJP in the Lok Sabha elections last year. They said that they had felt that BJP was a good option at that time but now we are convinced that the choice that we made was not correct. Also, Kejriwal is very popular among women as he has resolved issues pertaining to daily life,” said Pawar.

He further said that Delhi is a ‘very special city’ as people from across the country have migrated to Delhi and live there. “Since people who come from all these states have voted for Kejriwal, it shows that shows that similar feeling (against BJP) is there among other states,” said Pawar.

Pawar said that there’s a lot of unease and unhappiness within the BJP about its leadership. “Members of Parliament from the party are under fear. They are afraid to speak their mind. Hence there’s a feeling of dispair. We have seen BJP losing power in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, all these states were under BJP previously. This series has defeat will not stop now. It’s our (opposition parties) responsibility to give a stable and development governments,” said Pawar adding that during its campaign BJP tried to spread communal poison but people have rejected it.

Pawar also tweeted to congratulate Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on the success in polls. “Congratulations to Arvind Kejriwal ji and Aam Admi Party workers for achieving a ‘Sweeping Victory’ in the Delhi Assembly Polls!” Pawar tweeted.