Will Decide the Fate of Congress and BJP, Or the Debutante AAP Will Steal the Show? by : INVC Team Published on : 3 Dec, 2013 11:26 PM IST

Tomorrow the ''D day'' will decide the fate of Congress and BJP, or the debutante AAP will steal the show? By : INVC Team Published On : 3 Dec, 2013 11:26 PM IST

Sonali Bose

INVC,

Delhi,

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit faces a nerve biting test tomorrow when Delhi votes for a new Assembly. Dikshit is keeping her fingers crossed for a fourth consecutive term in office. Over four lakh of the 1.2 crore voters will be going to the booths for the first time. Dikshit and her Congress party are up against not just their traditional rival BJP but also the untested and debutante Aam Aadmi Party. It is the entry of this third party that has change the whole scenario in Delhi with many wondering whether the AAP will just be a spoiler or win some seats as predicted by opinion polls. In New Delhi constituency, the Chief Minister faces AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta. She hopes to beat back anti- incumbency, lack of visible support from her own party leadership and some aggressive campaigning by the BJP and its leaders. While Dikshit is counting on her 15-year rule that "changed the face of Delhi" with infrastructure and development projects, the BJP hopes inflation, scandals that rocked Delhi and a sense of insecurity among women in the wake of the December 16 gangrape incident will help dislodge the Congress government. The AAP, meanwhile, looks to its anti-corruption plank and door-to-door campaigns, especially in slums and unauthorised colonies, to unsettle and dent the fortunes of the main parties. With BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi creating a high-voltage poll campaign drama against her, Dikshit hit back before campaigning ended on Tuesday. She reeled off statistics to show Delhi's development model was much better than that of Gujarat and dismissed comparison of the two states by "one gentleman in particular". The BJP, which delayed announcement of a chief ministerial candidate fearing rebellion in the ranks, gained in strength after the top ranks teamed up support for their choice, Harsh Vardhan, an ENT surgeon and a four-term MLA. As many as 810 candidates are in the line for the 70- member House. The BJP has fielded candidates in 66 seats, leaving four for their ally party SAD (Badal). The Congress and AAP are contesting all 70 seats. The BSP has fielded candidates in 69 seats, NCP in nine and Samajwadi Party in 27 seats. A total of 224 independents are also in the battle ground.

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