3 critical factor behind AAP’s Delhi loss and 1 strong message sent

The results of the 2025 Delhi Parliamentary elections drew a terrible picture for the AAMI Party (AAP) in the task, the party Supremo Arvind Kejriwal accepted BJP candidate Parvesh Sharma with a margin with 3.182 votes in the castle of the new Delhi. In 2011, the former bureaucrat-random-politicalist, who took the momentum of the Indian corruption movement led by Anna Hazare, emerged as a challenging voice in Indian politics. Over the years, Kejriwal has positioned himself as a champion of governance reforms, defending himself with transparency and development -oriented policies. However, Delhi’s political landscape has undergone a significant change, voters’ governance failures, internal party conflicts and allegations of corruption expressed dissatisfaction.

AAP’s defeat should not be surprised not only because it does not take into account the concerns of its citizens, but also because it cannot handle emergency problems effectively. Although it is known for its welfare -oriented policies, AAP is full of ambitious promises that are strategically targeted by the AAP’s aggressive campaign of the Bharatia Janata Party (BJP) (BJP). In addition, the latest tax reductions of BJP’s middle class strengthened its attractiveness. The situation was further aggravated by allegations of corruption against AAP leaders, including the arrest of arvind Kejriwal for bribery charges that he seriously eroded public confidence. More closely analyzes the election results emphasizes several critical factors that contribute to the defeat of AAP and a significant change in Delhi’s political narrative.

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Why did AAP lost Citadel Delhi – 3 factors

First, after a decade of power, the anti-unseen encountered by the AAP affected the party tremendously. The party failed miserable in addressing the concerns of the citizens of the middle class, which once formed the strong voter base.

For example, 15 points “Kejriwal Ki guarantee” He could not resonate as expected with voters. Although Freebies and some waiver promises, in addition to other issues, it lacked concrete and well -defined strategies to begin the worsening air and water quality, sanitation and waste management and inflation in the MCD region. In addition, Extreme Emphasis on Kejriwal was perceived as an excuse by the people to choose to blame the barricade-creating center instead of the AAP government’s failure to account for good governance. .

Second, Kejriwal’s carefully prepared image “Aam aadmi” (ordinary man) and his party “Corruption governance“ The narrative was under a serious examination after participation in Delhi Liquor Policy Fraud and later arrested. While the public initially organized some reservations about the allegations, “Sheesh Mahal “ The debate reported to have been reported to be spent on generous renewal of the Prime Minister’s residence – clean politician.

For a decade, the people of Delhi adopted the idea of ​​“Modi for Kejriwal for the state and the center ve and showed regional governance and national leadership preferences. However, the result of this election sends a clear message-Delhi prefers a “dual engine olum government by providing smooth coordination and governance without a continuous friction between the state and the center.

Third, AAP remains an important partner in the Indian alliance, which was established under the leadership of the Congress Party, while both sides cannot establish an election alliance and, more importantly, the Congress’s strategic focus to damage the AAP to leave AAP Punjab and Goa choices – AAP also contributed to the defeat. This internal incompatibility in the Indian Bloc Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Omar Abdullah chirp: “Aur Lado Aapas Mein !!! (Keep fighting between you) “.

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Caution should be interpreted as the third critical factor that contributes to the loss of AAP.

Early analysis of the total voting share shows that the Bharatia Janata Party (BJP) successfully reinforces the voter base between a well -caliated political strategy between caste and demographic lines, while eliminating the traditional support of AAP. BJP’s victory can be attributed to comprehensive digital campaigns to a large extent and Namo The application is directly interacting with workers at the base level and distributing key leaders from all over the country to campaign for voters where their objections are compatible with local demographies. When these meticulously prepared strategies were combined with an aggressive election narrative, they ultimately played a decisive role in the victory of BJP.

Although many of them have created less rooted in democratic principles and whether they have been increasingly directed by the benefit of Freebies and welfare benefits, the results of the Delhi Assembly elections offer a definite answer. The defeat of the AAP, which was once praised for prosperity measures, sends a strong message to everyone- when a government cannot listen to the real concerns of the people and does not deal with the real governance, the results of the term can be severe when important governance prioritizes long-term political gains. This was exemplified by the Congress Party’s failure to open an account for the third election in a row and underlined the heavy price of losing public confidence.

Sreelakshmi Harilal is auxiliary, research and projects in Public Policy Research Center for Public Policy Research (CPPPR).

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