New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Congress on Saturday said that the mandate given by the people of Delhi reflects nothing more than a "referendum on Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)".
On his social media handle X, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said, "After all, at the height of the PM’s popularity in 2015 and 2020, AAP had won decisively in Delhi. This shows that, rather than being vindication of the policies of the PM, this vote is a rejection of Arvind Kejriwal’s politics of deceit, deception, and vastly exaggerated claims of achievement".
He said that the Congress always took the lead in highlighting the various scams that have occurred under Arvind Kejriwal and voters have pronounced their judgement on his twelve years of misrule.
Ramesh said, "The Congress was expecting to do better. It has, however, increased its vote share".
Stating that the party campaigned vigorously, Ramesh said, "It may not be in the Assembly but it is definitely a presence in Delhi, a presence that will be expanded electorally with the sustained efforts of lakhs of Congress workers. There will be a Congress Govt once again in Delhi in 2030".
The drought for the grand old party continued as it could not open its account in the 2025 Delhi election, despite stalwarts like Sandeep Dikshit, Alka Lamba and Ragini Naik in the fray.
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