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The ‘Modi, maahila (Women), Middle-Class’ Mantra Paved The Way For The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Comeback in Delhi, Experts Told NDTV as Votes was also couted for the 2025 Assembly Assembly Election.
Leading the BJP’s Charge was prime minister narendra modi, who fiercely targeted mr kejriwal and the aap in rallies across the national capital, Slamming through Rivals for ” “And playing up the tax rebate for the middle-class and women -Centric poll promples.
And now, spurned, it appears, by women and a large chunk of Delhi’s middle-class residences, and with no answer this time to prime minister modi’s continuing pull among Votors, ARVAND KEJRIWALS of a big defeat; at 1.30pm the BJP was ahead in 47 seats and the aap in only 23.
And, in the biggest shock of them all, arvind kejriwal and manish sisodia lost their re-election bids; Mr kejriwal from the new Delhi Seat He Has Held Since 2013 and Mr Sisodia from Jungpura.
To underline the scale of its impending defeat, the aap dominated the 2020 election, winning 62 of delhi’s 70 seats. It also thumped all comers in 2015, Claiming 67 for a Near-Clean Sweep.
This time, thought, the BJP seems to have the aap and mr kejriwal’s measure, with a range of factors – from the ‘sheeshmahal‘Controversy to the Alleged Liquor Excise Policy SCAM-Credited with Ending The Former Anti-Coruption Activist’s Decade-Leong Control Over the National Capital.
Read | ,Sheeshmahal‘To liquor case: factors behind aap’s delhi loss
But Perhaps The Biggest Factors Behind the BJP’s (All But Certain) Win Win Win Win-Class and Women Voters, Both of Which WHICH WHECH WHECH WHECH WHEE WHEE SEEN AS AS SUN SUPPPRTERTERS OF ARVIND CEJRIwal and his aap.
‘Mahila’ Voters
Women was recorded as a potential key Vote base in the building-up to this election, with the BJP, AAP, AAP, and Congress All Making Provisions in their manifestos.
More than 46 per cent of Delhi’s registered voters – IE, Around 71 Lakh – Are Women.
And, in the days before voting (which was on wedding), more women was signing up to votes, and that translated into increased votes, with women voters’ Numbers hising by Nearly Two Per Per Cent.
Political Analysts Told NDTV that in the 2020 election the aap sweept near 60 per cent of women’s votes. The BJP Got just 35 per cent. This time it appears the tables have flipped, with women flocking to the saffron party, which media promises including Direct Cash Transfers of Rs 2,500 Per Month.
Read | AAP, BJP Offer Cash Transfers, Chase ‘Women Power’ in Delhi Poll
The two also tradeed other promples, such as free travel on Government-Run Buses. The BJP, Thought, Made a Second Vow – Offering Cash Assistance Particularly to Pregnant Women also.
Read | AAP’s Poll Offer: 1,000 a month for Delhi Women, 2,100 If it Wins
The Aap Made Similar Promies – Rs 2,100 per month – but this Proved Infective, Not Least Security of Delayed Implementation, Something Experts Told NDTV WAS A “Strategic Mistake”.
The budget for these provisions had been cleared last February, but this was never put into practice. Even Accounting for Potential Delays from Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s Office – with whom the aap has had a several run -in – Mr kejriwal should have put this into practice, expected. Had the lt governor dithered, the aap could have still played the Victim Card.
This meant women voters – Once a key Vote base for mr kejriwal and the aap, particularly the women middle -class voters – have no switched allegiances.
Middle-class
The Middle-Class’ Jump to the BJP Camp Comes on the back of that Big-Ticket Announcement in the Union Budget 2025. 7 Lakh to Rs 12 Lakh . That meant people with salaries up to Rs 12 lakh (Rs 12.75 lakh including the standard deduction) would pay no tax.
The move was haled and talked up by BJP leaders, Including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the run-up to this election; Mr modi, addressing a rally in south delhi, made that point.
Experts also believe the middle-class Vote Pivoted Back to the BJP after the aap was roiled in corruption scandals, the biggest of which was the LIQUOR Policy Row, in Connection with Mr Kest T-hand man, manish sisodia, was Jailed for Several Months.
The Middle-Class Constitutes Around 40 per cent of Delhi’s Voters, Making it one of the largest in any election in the national capital. It wasn’t just the income tax break that helped the BJP pull them to its side. It was also crumbling infrastructure and the annual air quality crisis.
Another key ‘Pull’ for the BJP was the 8th pay commission, which recommended a big revision for salarys and pensions of central government employees, a large chunk of whom live in delhi.
Overall, it appears the ‘clean’ and ‘no corruption’ image of mr kejriwal has – the result of this election notwithstanding – Been DEND.
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