The BJP scored a massive win in Rajouri by-poll in west Delhi on Thursday defeating its nearest rival Congress by over 14,000 votes.
The bypoll, which is being seen as a precursor to the MCD polls scheduled for April 23, came as a blow for AAP which could only get 10,000 votes securing a distant third position. The AAP candidate secured only 14% the votes polled and lost deposit.
BJP’s winning candidate Majinder Singh Sirsa said the results showed that people had rejected AAP. “This is the end of AAP-led government in Delhi,” Sirsa said.
AAP, however, denied that the result could have an impact on the MCD polls. “AAP loss in Rajouri bypoll won’t impact MCD elections. Performance of our govt will ensure AAP’s victory in civic polls,” Manish Sisodia said on Thursday. He added that the party had lost the bypoll as people were unhappy with Jarnail Singh’s decision to go to Punjab and contest election.
The seat was held by AAP’s Jarnail Singh, who resigned to fight elections in Punjab. The party had swept Delhi with 67 out of 70 seats in the assembly elections in 2012 and is attempting to wrest all three municipal councils in the Capital from the BJP.
