New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress are doubtless to ally in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Delhi, the sources mentioned on Thursday. The AAP will subject candidates on 4 seats in the capital metropolis whereas leaving three seats for the ‘Grand Old Party’ as per the settlement reached between each the companions of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or I.N.D.I.A bloc. The sources added that each of them could contest elections collectively in Gujarat and Haryana. Meanwhile, each events are contesting in opposition to one another in Punjab.    Â
However, an in depth forensic evaluation of the final Lok Sabha elections has revealed that the alliance between the AAP and the Congress is just not doubtless to dent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a lot because the vote share of the saffron celebration was 56.86 per cent in Delhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections if we evaluate the mixed vote share of 40.83 per cent of the AAP and the Congress. The BJP was nicely forward of each the events in all seven constituencies of Delhi. The BJP gained greater than 10 per cent of the votes in 2019 in contrast to its efficiency in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. The AAP noticed a large decline of shut to 15 per cent of vote share in the 2019 polls whereas the Congress celebration registered a soar of virtually 8 per cent in its vote share.
Both events of the I.N.D.I.A bloc should replicate their efficiency of the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections once they collectively led the BJP in no less than six parliamentary seats besides the West Delhi constituency. The BJP acquired 46.63 per cent of the vote share in the complete Delhi in 2014 and gained all seven seats driving on the large ‘Modi Wave’.  Â
What occurred in Lok Sabha Elections 2019?
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) garnered 49,08,541 votes (56.86%) in Delhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The Congress bought 19,53,900 votes (22.63%) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) acquired 15,71,687 votes (18.20%) in the capital metropolis. The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was 35,25,587 votes (40.83%) in the course of the 2019 polls in Delhi which was 13,82,954 votes lower than the BJP. The saffron celebration acquired greater than 60 per cent of the votes in North West Delhi (60.49%) and West Delhi (60.01%). The celebration additionally managed to get greater than 50 per cent of the votes in the remaining 5 seats of South Delhi (56.57%), East Delhi (55.33%), New Delhi (54.77%), North East Delhi (53.86%) and Chandni Chowk (52.92%). Â
Seat-wise evaluation of Delhi in Lok Sabha Elections 2019
1. North West Delhi – BJP’s Hans Raj Hans acquired 8,48,663 votes (60.49%) and defeated AAP candidate Gugan Singh by a large margin of 5,53,897 votes. Singh acquired 2,94,766 votes with a vote share of 21.01%. Congress candidate Rajesh Lilothia managed to get 2,36,882 votes with a vote share of 16.88%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 3,17,015 votes (BJP: 8,48,663 votes and AAP+Congress: 5,31,648 votes).Â
2. West Delhi – BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma acquired 8,65,648 votes (60.01%) and defeated Congress candidate Mahabal Mishra by an enormous margin of 5,78,486 votes. Mishra acquired 2,87,162 votes with a vote share of 19.91%. AAP candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar managed to get 2,51,873 votes with a vote share of 17.46%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 3,26,613 votes (BJP: 8,65,648 votes and AAP+Congress: 5,39,035 votes).Â
3. South Delhi – BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri acquired 6,87,014 votes (56.57%) and defeated AAP candidate Raghav Chadha by a margin of three,67,043 votes. Chadha acquired 3,19,971 votes with a vote share of 26.34%. Congress candidate and boxer Vijender Singh managed to get 1,64,613 votes with a vote share of 13.55%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 2,02,430 votes (BJP: 6,87,014 votes and AAP+Congress: 4,84,584 votes). Â
4. East Delhi – BJP’s Gautam Gambhir acquired 6,96,156 votes (55.33%) and defeated Congress candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely by a margin of three,91,222 votes. Lovely acquired 3,04,934 votes with a vote share of 24.24%. AAP candidate Atishi managed to get 2,19,328 votes with a vote share of 17.43%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 1,71,894 votes (BJP: 6,96,156 votes and AAP+Congress: 5,24,262 votes).
5. New Delhi – BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi acquired 5,04,206 votes (54.77%) and defeated Congress candidate Ajay Makan by a margin of two,56,504 votes. Makan acquired 2,47,702 votes with a vote share of 26.91%. AAP candidate Brijesh Goyal managed to get 1,50,342 votes with a vote share of 16.33%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 1,06,162 votes (BJP: 5,04,206 votes and AAP+Congress: 3,98,044 votes).
6. North East Delhi – BJP’s Manoj Tiwari acquired 7,87,799 votes (53.86%) and defeated Congress candidate and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit by a margin of three,66,102 votes. Dikshit acquired 4,21,697 votes with a vote share of 28.83%. AAP candidate Dilip Pandey managed to get 1,90,856 votes with a vote share of 13.05%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 1,75,246 votes (BJP: 7,87,799 votes and AAP+Congress: 6,12,553 votes).
7. Chandni Chowk – BJP’s Dr Harsh Vardhan acquired 5,19,055 votes (52.92%) and defeated Congress candidate Jai Prakash Agarwal by a margin of two,28,145 votes. Agarwal acquired 2,90,910 votes with a vote share of 29.66%. AAP candidate Pankaj Kumar Gupta managed to get 1,44,551 votes with a vote share of 14.74%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 83,594 votes (BJP: 5,19,055 votes and AAP+Congress: 4,35,461 votes).
What occurred in Lok Sabha Elections 2014?
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) acquired 38,38,850 votes (46.63%) in Delhi in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. The AAP bought 27,22,887 votes (33.08%) and the Congress acquired 12,53,078 votes (15.22%) in the capital. The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was 39,75,965 votes (48.30%) in the course of the 2014 polls in Delhi which was simply 1,37,115 votes greater than the BJP. The AAP and the Congress have been main collectively in North West Delhi, South Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North East Delhi and Chandni Chowk whereas the BJP was forward in West Delhi. The BJP, nevertheless, gained all seven seats as there was no alliance between the AAP and the Congress.
Seat-wise evaluation of Delhi in Lok Sabha Elections 2014
1. North West Delhi – BJP’s Udit Raj acquired 6,29,860 votes (46.44%) and defeated AAP candidate Rakhi Birla by a margin of 1,06,802 votes. Birla acquired 5,23,058 votes with a vote share of 38.56%. Congress candidate Krishna Tirath managed to get 1,57,468 votes with a vote share of 11.61%. Outcome: The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was forward of the BJP by 50,666 votes (BJP: 6,29,860 votes and AAP+Congress: 6,80,526 votes).Â
2. West Delhi – BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma acquired 6,51,395 votes (48.30%) and defeated AAP candidate Jarnail Singh by a margin of two,68,586 votes. Jarnail Singh acquired 3,82,809 votes with a vote share of 28.38%. Congress candidate Mahabal Mishra managed to get 1,93,266 votes with a vote share of 14.33%. Outcome: The BJP was forward of the mixed power of the AAP and the Congress by 75,320 votes (BJP: 6,51,395 votes and AAP+Congress: 5,76,075 votes).Â
3. South Delhi – BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri acquired 4,97,980 votes (45.15%) and defeated AAP candidate Col Devinder Sehrawat by a margin of 1,07,000 votes. Sehrawat acquired 3,90,980 votes with a vote share of 35.45%. Congress candidate Ramesh Kumar managed to get 1,25,213 votes with a vote share of 11.35%. Outcome: The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was forward of the BJP by simply 18,213 votes (BJP: 4,97,980 votes and AAP+Congress: 5,16,193 votes). Â
4. East Delhi – BJP’s Maheish Girri acquired 5,72,202 votes (47.81%) and defeated AAP candidate Rajmohan Gandhi by a margin of 1,90,463 votes. Gandhi acquired 3,81,739 votes with a vote share of 31.90%. Congress candidate Sandeep Dikshit managed to get 2,03,240 votes with a vote share of 16.98%. Outcome: The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was forward of the BJP by simply 12,777 votes (BJP: 5,72,202 votes and AAP+Congress: 5,84,979 votes). Â
5. New Delhi – BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi acquired 4,53,350 votes (46.73%) and defeated AAP candidate Ashish Khetan by a margin of 1,62,708 votes. Khetan acquired 2,90,642 votes with a vote share of 29.96%. Congress candidate Ajay Makan managed to get 1,82,893 votes with a vote share of 18.85%. Outcome: The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was forward of the BJP by simply 20,185 votes (BJP: 4,53,350 votes and AAP+Congress: 4,73,535 votes).
6. North East Delhi – BJP’s Manoj Tiwari acquired 5,96,125 votes (45.23%) and defeated AAP candidate Anand Kumar by a margin of 1,44,084 votes. Kumar acquired 4,52,041 votes with a vote share of 34.30%. Congress candidate Jai Prakash Agarwal managed to get 2,14,792 votes with a vote share of 16.30%. Outcome: The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was forward of the BJP by 70,708 votes (BJP: 5,96,125 votes and AAP+Congress: 6,66,833 votes).
7. Chandni Chowk – BJP’s Dr Harsh Vardhan acquired 4,37,938 votes (44.58%) and defeated AAP candidate Ashutosh by a margin of 1,36,320 votes. Ashutosh acquired 3,01,618 votes with a vote share of 30.71%. Congress candidate Kapil Sibal managed to get 1,76,206 votes with a vote share of 17.94%. Outcome: The mixed power of the AAP and the Congress was forward of the BJP by 39,886 votes (BJP: 4,37,938 votes and AAP+Congress: 4,77,824 votes).
