The BJP, which won all seven seats in the Lok Sabha election in national Capital five years ago, may lose one seat, though majority of the exit polls have projected that the ruling party at the Centre will again make a clean sweep in Delhi. The Congress could get one seat while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is projected to draw blank.
After many futile rounds of talks for a pre-poll tie-up, which could have improved the prospects of the alliance, the Congress and the AAP went to polls on its own. The bone of contention was AAP’s insistence for tie-up in Haryana and Punjab also, but the Congress didn’t rise to Kejriwal’s bait, fearing loss of ground to the AAP in the two States. It led to the triangular fight among the BJP, the AAP, and the Congress in Delhi.
The Congress has been hesitant over forming an alliance with the AAP in Delhi after its internal survey found that Congress’ chances of winning seats in Delhi would be grim if it joins hands with the AAP. The finding could be dependent on the fact that both parties have the same voter base in Delhi.