The counting of votes polled in the high-stakes Delhi Assembly election began on Tuesday morning amid tight security at various centres set up to carry out the exercise.
Earlier, the exit polls had predicted a big win for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, but the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders maintained that the surveys would fall flat. The exit polls also predicted only a couple of seats or zero seat for Congress.
The Election Commission’s trends show a comfortable victory for the AAP, the ruling party.
The party office has been decorated with balloons and ribbons and party workers were also seen standing outside the party headquarters eagerly waiting for the final results.
Well, while AAP’s party office has seen a cheerful crowd, Congress’ party office saw a ‘dead Congress office’ after failing to win even a single seat.
The Congress, however, accepted defeat in the Delhi Assembly polls and vowed to rebuild and revive itself at the grassroots level in the national capital.
Congress’ defeat in the polls led to Twitterati suggested the party to revamp themselves.
After Congress conceded a defeat, Twitterati went on to mock the party with the best comments which also slightly indicates a suggestion for future elections. Here’s how they reacted;
3 Things Congress should NOT do today:
1. Justify own defeat
2. Find happiness in BJP defeat
3. Tell themselves that in Election wins & losses are cyclicCongratulations to @AamAadmiParty for a well deserved victory & running a focussed campaign.
#DelhiElectionResults
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) February 11, 2020
We r again decimated in Delhi.Enuf of introspection, time 4 action now. Inordinate delay in decision making at the top, lack of strategy & unity at state level, demotivated workers, no grassroots connect-all r factors.Being part of d system, I too take my share of responsibility
— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) February 11, 2020
Some loyal Congress supporters also went on to bash the party for their ineffeciency in the recent times.
My entire life I voted #Congress .Even flew to Pune every election to vote. Today it hurts to see the Congress decimated. The Congress fought these #DelhiElection2020 elections on #SheilaDikshit ji’s name, yet even until a few days before she died one leader was humiliating her.
— Tehseen Poonawalla Official (@tehseenp) February 11, 2020
The Congress should just dissolve itself at this point. Not seen a political party this irrelevant. They can’t look beyond Rahul Gandhi and the only place where Rahul held a rally for the Delhi election – Jangpura – the Congress candidate is losing his deposit.
— Ishita Yadav (@IshitaYadav) February 11, 2020
Congress concedes defeat.
Says it’s will play role of efficient opposition.For all those who are celebrating or crying, this’ll make you laugh 🙂
— Amrita Bhinder (@amritabhinder) February 11, 2020
Congress leaders shifting their base to Kerala after the results are out!!Hope they will replicate the same result in Kerala next year!! #DelhiResults pic.twitter.com/Dbd2MfXIG6
— Dhanush Sasidharan (@dhanushsasi9768) February 11, 2020
.@incindia’s performance in Delhi should be a reality check. New age battles cannot be won with old age thinking. Our strategy needs to be proactive, not reactive.
“जंग ‘योद्धाओं’ से जीता जाता है, ‘वरिष्ठों’ से नहीं।”
#DelhiResults #ResultOnDelhi— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) February 11, 2020
When asked for a byte, Congress spokesperson tells Newslaundry: “Kyun jale pe namak chidak rahe ho?”
In the background, a dead congress office on the day of counting.
#DelhiResults#congress#AAP#BJP pic.twitter.com/NMkpGCC0ye— Veena Nair (@veenanmnair14) February 11, 2020
Congress will retain its 0 seats in Delhi. What will you call it – consistency? #DelhiResults
— Shantanu Gupta (@shantanug_) February 11, 2020
Just in:
Congress announced that the last rites of Cong party will be held at 10 janpath today at 6 PM
Going by today’s result they announced Biryani will b served for free for those who attend the last rites & a lucky winner could win the machine that transform Aloo to Gold— Nava Mohan Rao (@rao_nava) February 11, 2020
In the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, the Congress had a vote share of 9.7 per cent against the BJP’s 32.7 per cent and the AAP’s 54.34 per cent.
The Congress contested the polls this time in alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, fighting on 66 seats and leaving four for its ally.
The Congress had been in power in Delhi for three straight terms between 1998-2013 with Dikshit as the chief minister.
The AAP’s rise has been a major factor in the Congress’ decline, from being a dominant force in the national capital to being a marginal player. The AAP’s capture of the anti-BJP vote has been complete in this election with the Kejriwal-led party taking a large chunk of the Congress vote share.