Delhiites want the Congress back after a year of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the two-terms of the BJP in the municipal corporations, the grand old party said on Tuesday after it won four of the 13 municipal wards.
Apart from four wards, the party also got the support of an Independent candidate, who won from Bhati.
Comeback
Claiming that the result was a clear sign of a comeback, Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said that Delhiites wanted the Congress back as it was the only party capable of giving stable and efficient governance.
“People are fed up with the bickering between the Chief Minister and the BJP leadership of the corporations. They have put faith in us because of the active role played by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who took up the problems of sanitation workers and slum dwellers,” said Mr. Maken.
“We managed to get considerable number of Poorvanchali and Muslim votes,” said Pratyush Kanth, a Poorvanchali leader.
Independent candidate
Rajender Singh Tanwar, who won as an Independent from Bhati, joined the Congress at a post-result presser. Mr. Tanwar was a Congress leader, but left the party after he was not given the ticket.
After his win, the party wasted no time in welcoming him back. Mr. Maken declined to address a question on why Mr. Tanwar had left in the first place. “He was always part of the Congress family,” said Mr. Maken.
He added that the party would now prepare a roadmap for the corporations in the next few months. The plan will have proposals to improve solid waste management, sanitation and finances of the corporations.
