New Delhi: The congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday in response to the party’s performance in Delhi elections said that the party needs more hard work and struggle is required.
Mallikarjun Kharge in a post on X, shared “Every Congress leader and worker worked unitedly under adverse circumstances, but more hard work and struggle is still required.”
The Congress party did not win a single seat in the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, continuing their streak of not having an MLA in the national capital’s assembly. The party had earlier ruled Delhi for three consecutive terms (1998-2013) before being unseated by AAP. In a similar turn of events, the party which had won a decisive victory in 2020 with 62 seats, had a dismal performance, winning only 22 seats out of the total 70.
Talking about the party’s strategy for fighting the polls, Kharge said that the Congress had created sentiment against the AAP-led government “in public interest,” and accepted the public’s opinion.
“In the Delhi Assembly elections, the Congress party created an atmosphere against the government in the public interest, but the public did not give us the mandate as expected. We accept the public opinion,” the party president said.
He further said that Congress will continue to raise issues of public importance, including pollution, Yamuna cleaning, road repairs and more.
“In the coming days, we will continue to raise the issues of pollution, Yamuna cleaning, electricity, roads, water and development in Delhi and will remain connected with the public,” he said.
BJP won 48 seats while the AAP was victorious in 22 seats. The Delhi assembly elections were held in a single phase on February 5.