New Delhi: The victorious candidate of Aam Aadmi Party from Okhla assembly constituency Aamantullah Khan on Sunday blamed Congress and All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) for Aam Aadmi Party’s defeat in Delhi elections.
Speaking with the media Khan said, “BJP has benefitted from Congress. Congress and AIMIM did not fight to win, they only wanted to defeat AAP. They have a very crucial role in the defeat of AAP. Congress put all its strength to defeat AAP.”
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech following the BJP’s victory, Khan said that the PM should now focus on governance and work for all communities without discrimination.
“BJP has emerged victorious, so now they should work with a positive approach and continue the work we have done. They must work for every community–Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and Dalits–without indulging in selective policies of pick and choose,” he remarked.
Notably, BJP defeated prominent AAP leaders including supremo Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi, Manish Sisodia from Jangpura, Saurabh Bhardwaj from Greater Kailash, Satyendar Jain from Shakur Basti.
Atishi remained the sole consolatory win for AAP, as she defeated BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri by over 3500 votes.
BJP won 48 seats in a historic mandate, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years.