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Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera spoke to ANI about the party's stance in the Delhi Assembly elections, stating that Congress is prepared to form a government.
"My priorities are different because I am a political person. But what I can sense in Delhi is that people want to pay tribute to Sheila Dikshit, not just in New Delhi area but across Delhi. People want to head towards 'Congress waali Dilli' once again, towards 'Sheila Dikshit ki Dilli'," Khera told ANI. He continued, "Voters have seen what Congress did in 15 years. So, they have hopes with the Congress that this is the only party which has 'Dilli' in its 'Dil'...We are contesting to win and form a government...We are contesting very strongly on 40 seats. We are very hopeful of forming the government. Delhi is going to give a decisive mandate," Khera said, expressing optimism about Congress' future in the city. Khera also addressed recent allegations regarding the seizure of cash with an alleged connection to the Chief Minister's Office. "Everything is before you. They used to make tall claims of clean politics..." Khera remarked, hinting at the opposition's claims of integrity, which he suggested were contradicted by the incident. Meanwhile, The national capital recorded a slow voter turnout of 8.10 per cent as of 9 am in the single-phase Delhi assembly elections, as per the Election Commission of India. North East district of Delhi recorded the highest turnout of 10.70 per cent among all districts of the national capital followed by South West district with 9.34 per cent. The New Delhi district recorded a sluggish turnout of 6.51 per cent. As per the ECI, the Central district recorded a turnout of 6.67 per cent, East 8.21 per cent, North 7.12 per cent, North West 7.66 per cent, Shahdara 8.92 per cent, South 8.43 per cent, South East 8.36 per cent and West 6.76 per cent. Polling for 70 assembly seats of Delhi and by-polls for two seats, one each of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning. Voting commenced at 7.00 am today. Voters cast their ballots amid tight security in all seats. In Delhi, the prominent contested constituencies include New Delhi, Jangpura, Kalkaji, Ohkla, Mustafabad, Bijwasan, Kasturba Nagar, Greater Kailash, Patparganj, etc. These elections are high-stakes elections for AAP, BJP and Congress, as, AAP is hoping to retain its power for the third term while the BJP is eyeing to regain power after almost 27 years. Congress which once ruled the state for 15 years has struggled to claim even a seat in the 2015 and 2020 elections. In this election, the party is hoping for a return. AAP, which currently holds more than 60 seats in the 70-seat assembly, seeks re-election based on its previous terms' achievements. The New Delhi seat sees a high-profile three-way contest with former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (AAP), BJP's Parvesh Verma, and Congress's Sandeep Dikshit (son of former CM Sheila Dikshit). Jangpura sees a contest between AAP's Manish Sisodia, Congress's Farhad Suri, and BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah. A total of 699 candidates is in the electoral fray on the 70 assembly constituency seats of the national capital. (ANI)
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