Video expose: How BJP gives AAP an opportunity to recover lost ground
Sting throws spanner in BJP's Government formation process
The
sting
somehow
has
tarnished
the
image
of
BJP
which
is
the
single
largest
party
in
Delhi.
Though
the
party
has
completely
rejected
the
video
but
it
has
not
yet
come
out
with
enough
proof
to
substantiate
its
claims.
The
development
has
surely
scared
the
leaders
in
BJP
who
had
taken
the
onus
of
managing
numbers
for
the
party
to
form
the
Government.
In
Delhi,
the
BJP
does
not
have
the
required
numbers
to
show
its
strength
in
the
70-member
Assembly.
Still,
it
was
planning
to
form
the
same
by
putting
together
the
required
numbers.
But
now,
any
attempt
to
cobble
together
a
majority
will
leave
it
open
to
attack
from
AAP
and
Congress.
The BJP committed mistake by not calling election in Delhi. Had it called for election soon after the Lok Sabha polls, it could have gained from the positive vibes of the Lok Sabha victory. At that time, AAP was down and had lost its direction. Party chief Arvind Kejriwal lacked credibility after making a tamasha of his chief ministership. But, BJP failed to take benefits in its favour.
BJP gives AAP a chance to restore its credibility
The BJP vice president Sher Singh Dagar has given Kejriwal camp an opportunity to feel enthused. Undoubtedly, the expose has energised Kejriwal and his team which had lost all its hopes of making a come back after Lok Sabha debacle. After a series of events that had discredited and demoralised the AAP camp, Kejriwal was looking for something that could restore some semblance of credit to him and make his followers feel enthused.
Ever since it lost LS polls, AAP has been pressing for fresh elections in Delhi
It is well known fact that Kejriwal had publicly asked his MLAs to negotiate with whosoever approaches and make a sting of the negotiation. BJP's Dagar fell prey to Kejriwal's trap. Now, the BJP stood bruised and exposed, if contents of the tape are true.
Ever since it lost Lok Sabha polls, AAP has been pressing for fresh elections in the capital as it believes that it will perform well this time.
Last week, LG Najeeb Jung recommended that the BJP, is the single largest party, should be invited to form Government and take a floor test. The BJP and its allies have 29 seats between them and need at least five more. The party had won 31 seats but three party legislators Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Bidhuri and Pervesh Verma were elected to Lok Sabha and had to resign their Assembly seats.
Delhi has been under President's rule since February 17 following resignation of Arvind Kejriwal-led-AAP Government which was in power for 49 days. The Kejriwal Government had resigned on February 14 after the Janlokpal Bill failed to pass in Assembly due to opposition from BJP and Congress.