Politics of faith saved AAP; Party members believe Kejriwal learnt from mistakes
Bengaluru, Feb 10: Until the exit polls for the Delhi Assembly election were out, one could not have conceded the fact that the AAP could still manage to win Delhiites a second time over.
Kejriwal had been entrusted last time too during the Lok Sabha elections in 2013, but he left the battlefield just after 49 days, not even half-way through the 100-day honeymoon period.
The people were extremely disappointed and felt betrayed for what the party did. Many of its members even left the party for a 'better' one. But, to think of it, especially after today's turn of events when the AAP had a sweeping victory with 57 seats and BJP and alliances struggling with just 12, the former's potential to win the public mind needs to be analyzed.
Congrats
&
best
wishes
to
AAP.
Takeaway:
if
you
introspect
fearlessly
&
communicate
consistently,
a
"wave"
becomes
a
mere
media
narrative
—
Milind
Deora
(@milinddeora)
February
10,
2015
The journey from a 'bhagoda' to a leader
The party's strength was its youth, their faith and their ideology. In fact, when a reporter asked one of the members whether Kejriwal will run away this time, he said in the negative. He further added that AK has learnt from his mistakes.
Of course, it was his party's faith again that restored the faith of the people in him.
Secondly, the work that was done by him, barring the dharnas and the protests, in those 49 days of leadership were commendable in many ways. He did a great job with the power and the water crisis, corruption and education.
Congrats
for
a
brilliant
win
to
AAP,
@ArvindKejriwal
;fully
deserved.
This
tectonic
verdict
is
not
just
anti-BJP,
but
anti-Modi.
Game
up!
—
Sanjay
Jha
(@JhaSanjay)
February
10,
2015
Here is what he has been doing:
Power and Water
Dec
29:
Delhi
Jal
Board
chief
transferred.
Dec
30:
700
litres
of
free
water
announced
for
households
with
regular
water
connection.
Dec
31:
50%
power
subsidy
for
those
consuming
up
to
400
units.
Jan
1:
CAG
audit
of
power
discoms
ordered.
Jan
6:
L-G
backs
CAG
audit.
Jan
10:
Helpline
to
report
power
cuts.
Jan
31:
Govt
threatens
to
cancel
discom
licences
over
outages.
Feb
3:
DERC
asked
to
cancel
licences
of
discoms.
#ABPSuperFastResults
Met
this
kid
while
leaving
home
today.
This
fight
is
for
their
future:
AAP
chief
@ArvindKejriwal
pic.twitter.com/rdL33GxMXx
—
ABP
News
(@abpnewstv)
February
10,
2015
Anti-Corruption
Jan
6:
800
DJB
employees
transferred.
Jan
8:
Anti-corruption
help
line
announced,
launched
on
Jan
13.
Feb
6:
Fresh
probe
in
Commomwealth
Games'
street
light
project.
Feb
7:
Probe
into
fi
nancial
irregularities
in
construction
of
Salimgarh
Bypass.
Feb
10:
Probe
in
three
DJB
‘scams'.
In
past,
I
didn't
like
some
of
AAP's
actions,I
made
some
unsavory
comments
in
jest.
Sorry.Clean
slate
now.
Will
be
happiest
if
they
perform.
—
Chetan
Bhagat
(@chetan_bhagat)
February
10,
2015
Education
Jan
4:
Quota
for
Delhi
students
in
DU
colleges
promised.
Jan
5:
AAP
volunteers
take
rounds
of
government
hospitals
to
take
stock
of
facilities.
Jan
7:
Nursery
admission
helpline
announced.
Jan
8:
Infrastructure
audit
of
government
schools
started.
Governance
Dec
28:
Nine
officials
transferred,
red
beacons
banned.
Jan
15:
Govt
says
will
remove
Millennium
Depot
from
Yamuna
riverbed.
Jan
18:
CM
requests
L-G
to
replace
fi
ve
senior
ACB
offi
cials.
Jan
23:
Eight
senior
Delhi
government
offi
cials
transferred.
Jan
28:
CAG
audit
of
DIMTS
(it
operates
the
BRT
in
Delhi)
ordered.
Jan
29:
Govt
seeks
SIT
probe
into
1984
anti-Sikh
riots.
Feb
2:
Govt
plans
to
do
away
with
MLA
fund.
Feb
3:
Cabinet
clears
Delhi
Lokpal
Bill.
Feb
4:
Kejriwal
promises
to
include
Northeast
history
in
school
texts.
Feb
9:
Govt
plans
to
scrap
the
Bhagidari
scheme.
Feb
12:
Cabinet
approves
decision
to
hold
special
assembly
session
in
a
stadium.
Feb
13:
Govt
fails
to
table
Jan
Lokpal
Bill
in
assembly,
blames
BJP
and
Cong
for
disruption.
In
Pic:
Arvind
Kejriwal
watching
trends
pic.twitter.com/6YawVKcC1y
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
February
10,
2015
Change for a reason
Arvind Kejriwal has changed for good and that showed in his campaigns. On asking what he had learnt from his past mistakes, he said,"I stopped personal attacks, which is where BJP went wrong this time. I am a people's man and I am here to serve the people not accuse anyone. I will be everybody's CM."
There is one more thing that added up to AAP's profile-their humbleness, which helped them reconnect to the masses. On asking a party member what he had to say about their ex-party member and now their opposition leader-Kiran Bedi, he said,"Madam is really nice and we respect her for what she is."
[Read: Updates on Delhi Assembly election results 2015]
[Also Read: What happened in Delhi elections?]
That same idea was reiterated by Arvind Kejriwal who said,"I admire Kiranji and will not utter a single rude word against her."
The Delhi stage is all set for AAP now. It is a matter of time before we can actually judge Kejriwal whether he can be considered for a third chance (if required).
Till then, "Paanch Saal Kejriwal!"
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