Breaking Away: BJP May Ditch Allies In Delhi To Go Solo In All 70 Assembly Seats – News18
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The 2020 Delhi assembly polls saw the BJP partnering with JD(U) and LJP. However, the BJP’s current strategy emphasises winnability as a key factor in ticket distribution, with party sources indicating a preference to minimise alliance considerations
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva speaks with auto drivers over tea at the Nizamuddin Railway Station on Wednesday. (Image/X)
The Delhi BJP is signalling its intention to contest all 70 assembly seats independently next year, departing from its previous alliance strategy. In the 2020 elections, the party shared two seats with the Janata Dal (United) and one with the Lok Janshakti Party. State Bharatiya Janata Party president Virendra Sachdeva has emphasised prioritising ground workers in the upcoming elections.
Sachdeva expressed his views on the alliance strategy, stating, “We did not get much gain going with the alliance in 2020. Our workers on the ground want that they should be given priority, as they have worked in the area for all these years. We have conveyed this to the party leadership.”
The 2020 electoral alliance saw BJP partnering with JD(U) and LJP, with JD(U) contesting from Burari and Sangam Vihar and LJP from Seemapuri. Despite the alliance, the Aam Aadmi Party claimed victory in all three seats. The BJP, which contested the remaining 67 seats, managed to secure only 8 victories.
However, the JD(U) leadership maintains a different perspective. A senior JD(U) leader noted, “It is too early to draw conclusions. This decision will ultimately be made by the national leadership. The BJP and JD(U) have held one round of meetings, and it has been agreed that we will remain in alliance, regardless of how many seats we are contesting.”
The 2020 electoral results in Burari highlighted AAP’s dominance, with its candidate Sanjeev Jha securing 1.39 lakh votes, while BJP-JD(U)’s Shailendra Kumar received 51,440 votes. The constituency’s demographic makeup, dominated by Poorvanchali and Pahadi voters, also influenced Congress’s decision to ally with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, fielding Pramod Tyagi. Similar was the case for Seemapuri and Sangam Vihar.
The BJP’s current strategy emphasises winnability as a key factor in ticket distribution, with party sources indicating a preference to minimise alliance considerations.
A JD(U) source provided additional context. “The Delhi BJP unit surely wants to fight on all 70 seats, and they may have suggested the same, but the final decision will be taken by national leadership only. We don’t have a stronghold, but there are other criteria too,” the source said.
The party’s first candidate list is expected to be released before Prime Minister Modi’s Parivartan Rally on December 29. The name of this rally suggests the BJP’s ambition for political change in Delhi. While BJP workers have queued up at the party office in the last few weeks, the initial list is expected to clarify candidatures for 25-30 seats.
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