. RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 !"#$% &'( $+**$ ($/00 #*#!-*'01 '$1 , 5 6 52 44 4 2, 2 5 35 2 5 , 5 25 , 3 5 1, 234 , ,5 *#))) 5 2 75 6 & 7 , )*$ +' !* 8 ::' ,-. //-001 0 !"# ! "$""$%" &' %( &)*(!!*+,!-' '!% ("! !(!%!") !!*! rupted years till AAP came to Raghav Chadha from Rajender emerging victorious in the Shaheen Bagh, which falls !!" # the scene was vanquished as its Nagar were notable winners. 15th round. AAP’s Okhla can- under the Okhla Assembly 63 out of 66 candidates lost The BJP won five seats, while didate Amanatullah Khan, who constituency, turned out to be their deposits in the AAP the Congress scored unenviable was in the eye of storm for his the epicentre of anti-CAA rvind Kejriwal- tsunami. The Congress’ ally “zero”. alleged association with the protest with women and chil- ailing party’s landslide win Aled Aam RJD too lost its deposit on The high voltage elections Shaheen Bagh protesters, dren holding sit-in protest for Has a “Victory of India” Aadmi Party (AAP) four seats. also saw Kapil Mishra, a former defeated BJP’s Braham Singh by about 50 days. Continuous Delhi Chief Minister Arvind re-affirmed its Chief Minister Minister in the Kejriwal 71,827 votes. media attention has kept the Kejriwal said a new kind of pol- supremacy over the Arvind Kejriwal Government who had rebelled pot boiling which the BJP cap- itics has emerged from the BJP in the high octane from New Delhi, his against AAP, losing to AAP’s italised on during poll cam- Delhi Assembly poll outcome, Delhi Assembly elec- deputy Manish sitting MLA Akhilesh Pati paign. with people rewarding the tions by winning 62 seat Sisodia from Triptahi from Model Town Seelampur, which also party which built schools, hos- out of 70. The AAP man- Patparganj, Assembly seat. witnessed violence during an pitals and provided cheap elec- aged to retain its vote — Sisodia, the architect anti-CAA protest, saw tricity round-the-clock. 53.57 per cent this time of AAP’s educational AAP’s Abdul Rehman Kejriwal greeted supporters against 54.3 per cent in 2015 revolution in Delhi, won emerging victorious at party office by saying “I love — and beat the anti-incum- a tough battle against against Kaushal Kumar you”. He chanted “Bharat mata bency and the poll campaign rookie Ravinder Singh Mishra of the BJP. ki jai, Inquilab zindaba and blitzkrieg of Home Minister Negi of the BJP by over Rehman defeated his thereafter he addressed the ("%% ) ) ' Amit Shah-led BJP. 3,000 votes from rival by a margin of supporters. “It is a victory of all % P The national Capital wit- Patparganj seat. He 25,000 votes. and every family who consid- % * &" nessed an intense poll cam- had many anxious Continued ered me their son and gave us ! *' paign led by the BJP’s humon- moments before on Page 4 a huge mandate. In the coun- gous poll machinery backed by try today, Delhiites have given the country that only develop- organisational set-up, against birth to a new kind of politics, ment works will take it forward Kejriwal who changed his tac- which is called “Kam ki rajni- and not Hindu-Muslim poli- tics and did not indulge into the ti” (politics of works),” he said. tics. All kind of divisive politics slanging match with the saffron “This is very auspicious has been rejected by the peo- party despite being provoked message for the country as the ple of Delhi.” on several occasions. politics of work can only take Party leader Gopal Rai also However, the BJP could our country to the 21st centu- asked volunteers to get ready, add another five seats to its tally ry,” said Kejriwal, flanked by his saying “what happens in Delhi of 3 in 2015 and increase its wife, daughter and senior party can expand to the whole coun- vote share by over 6 per cent to leaders, from the stage erected try”. Rai, a Minister in the 38.49 per cent, but that was too at the party’s headquarters. Kejriwal Government, retained little to stop the AAP jugger- The AAP chief was Babarpur constituency by naut. The Congress which had accompanied by his family defeating BJP’s Naresh Gaur. ruled Delhi for 15 uninter- and senior party leaders Gopal “The whole country needs Rai and Sanjay Singh. change. I urge my volunteers to !"#$%! Addressing the gathering, prepare themselves. Get ready. AAP’s Rajya Sabha member What happened in Delhi can Sushil Gupta said, “People of expand to the whole country,” Delhi have showed the way to Rai said. $%% ! %% & both Shah and Tiwari were responsibility for the defeat, it proven utterly wrong, living is well known that he had lim- hen the exit polls pre- one wonder whether they ited say in deciding the nature Wdicted a BJP rout in the failed to read the voters’ pulse. of the campaign. Delhi Assembly polls, both This raises another ques- Obviously, someone like Home Minister Amit Shah tion: Did the BJP leadership Manoj Tiwari could not have &'!&!(!' and Delhi BJP chief Manoj planned an erroneous cam- brought nearly 250 MPs, a Tiwari were quick to rubbish paign by not understanding dozen CMs and hundreds of the prediction and make the mindset of the Delhi vot- MLAs from all part of the emphatic claims that the saf- ers? The aggressive campaign country to contribute to the fron party will win 45-48 seats. where tongues were used as “war cry” against Kejriwal. In a wedding reception on weapons may have helped the However, it is unlikely that !!" #$% Monday here, Shah repeated BJP raise its vote share to 39 anyone from the Central lead- & # ' his claim to reporters in an per cent, but it failed miserably ership will pay the price for the informal chat. Tiwari did the in making any dent in debacle. It is equally unlikely & same during the last two days. Kejriwal’s support base. that any State unit leader could %)*+#$%$ It is one thing to make Now that the dust has set- be made the fall guy, because ,$'#- such “moral boosting” claims tled and the BJP is talking public is not going to be before the voting day, but to about “introspection” and convinced that State leaders stick to the same assessment “reviews”, the question doing had any say in the whole pro- *./" # even after the exit polls pre- the round is “who will be held ceedings. Given the situation, diction — and that too by top responsible for the debacle?” it will be interesting to see how leadership of the party — was While Tiwari has come the BJP tries to fix responsi- $$$$' something that came as a big forward to place his head on bility for a disastrous perfor- ' ! *' surprise. As it turned out, the chopping block by owning mance in Delhi. O P leaders gave indications that the deposits. AICC Delhi in-charge PC Congress supported the AAP The three constituencies Chacko said the message of the unleashing a hate campaign and and focused just on develop- Mamata, who was among he Congress received the to ensure BJP’s defeat and where Congress candidates Delhi polls is that the “most torturing women and students. ment while countering BJP’s the first leaders to congratulate Tworst-ever drubbing in its managed to transfer its votes to were able to save their deposits toxic campaign” unleashed by he Opposition on Tuesday Congress leader Rahul slogan of Jai Sri Ram by chant- Kejriwal, said the Delhi polls history as its all 66 candidates the AAP. are Badli, Gandhi Nagar and Modi and Shah has been Thailed Arvind Kejriwal-led Gandhi congratulated Kejriwal ing “Jai Bajrang Bali” can be a have proven that only devel- in the Delhi Assembly elections However, the Congress Kasturba Nagar. Security defeated by the people of the AAP’s massive victory in the tweeting, “My best wishes and blueprint to take on the BJP at opment will work. were completely routed and if vowed to rebuild and revive deposit of a candidate is for- national Capital. “We lost very Delhi Assembly polls and a vir- congratulations to Mr Kejriwal the national level. “I have congratulated that was not enough, 63 of itself at the grassroots level in feited if s/he fails to secure one- badly. We accept our defeat tual rout of the BJP and termed and the AAP on winning the There was also a call by the Arvind Kejriwal. People have them lost their deposits. the national Capital. It said the sixth of the total valid votes cast with humility. The Congress the poll outcome as a defeat of Delhi Assembly elections.” Opposition for all regional rejected BJP. Only develop- The Congress repeated its poll results also had a message in a constituency. will work hard and come back,” the politics of “polarisation” and NCP chief Sharad Pawar parties to come together to ment will work, CAA, NRC and score of zero in two successive for the BJP that the “most Senior Congress leader P he said. “hate” and a victory of inclusive said the BJP “tried to polarise” keep the BJP out of power. NPR will be rejected.” Mamata Delhi Assembly elections and toxic campaign” unleashed by Chidambaram hailed AAP’s Delhi Congress chief politics. While Maharashtra voters, but people of the nation- Key BJP ally and Bihar Chief told reporters in Kolkata, amid its vote share came down to Prime Minister Narendra Modi performance in the Delhi Subhash Chopra said, Chief Minister Uddhav al Capital rejected it. Minister Nitish Kumar side- the protests against the paltry 4.26 per cent.