Arvind Kejriwal: After the crushing defeat in the Delhi assembly elections, the biggest challenge before the Aam Aadmi Party is to save its power in Punjab. Because its Delhi model has failed miserably. The Aam Aadmi Party needs a new model to save its supremacy. 

Delhi Assembly Elections: The results of the assembly elections in Delhi surprised everyone, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has been winning the last three elections continuously, has suffered a crushing defeat. Also, the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been looking for power in the capital for a long time, has got a spectacular victory. Many questions have started arising on this sudden defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party. Political analysts believe that AAP will have to prepare a 'Punjab-specific development model' to strengthen its position in Punjab, because its 'Delhi model' has now been rejected by the public. 

It is very difficult to build unity

The Bharatiya Janata Party is going to form the government in Delhi for the first time in 27 years by winning 48 out of 70 seats. After the crushing defeat in Delhi, the opposition parties in Punjab will now become more aggressive and try to challenge AAP in the 2027 assembly elections. Political experts say that due to AAP's defeat in Delhi, the party will have to face a new challenge in Punjab. AAP will now have to maintain its unity and improve the performance of its government.

Punjab needs a separate plan

Experts say that the people of Delhi rejected this model because they do not consider it sustainable. If the people of Delhi are not accepting this model, then why will the people of Punjab adopt it?' In such a situation, AAP will have to make a separate plan for Punjab. It has become clear that the Delhi model will not work in Punjab. AAP formed the government in Punjab in 2022 by winning 92 out of 117 seats. In the elections, it had made promises like free electricity, financial assistance to women, better health services and improvement in education on the basis of the Delhi model.

What is the challenge before AAP in Punjab?

According to experts, AAP's defeat in Delhi will benefit the opposition parties in Punjab. Now Punjab will also come into election mode and AAP's entire focus will be on this state. The biggest challenge for AAP will be to keep the party united so that its MLAs do not go to any other party. The second challenge will be to improve the performance of the government. Because of this, Arvind Kejriwal will interfere more in the affairs of Punjab so that the party's image can be improved.  

SAD-BJP can come together

Talking about the strategy of the opposition, experts said that if Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP contest the elections together, they can give a tough challenge to AAP. If they fight separately, their position will be weak. At the same time, Congress will also have to make a new strategy to strengthen its position.

Got a setback in Lok Sabha elections

The defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections is the second major setback for AAP. Earlier in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party had got only 3 out of 13 seats in Punjab. Whereas AAP and Congress had contested together on 7 seats in Delhi and here BJP had won all the seven seats.

Opposition leader attacks AAP

Before the Delhi Assembly elections, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, his ministers, MPs and MLAs were campaigning in favour of AAP in Delhi. He had listed works like giving 50 thousand government jobs in Punjab, 300 units of free electricity, opening 850 mohalla clinics and purchasing a private thermal power plant. While the opposition parties criticized the AAP government and said that the law and order in the state is deteriorating, debt is increasing and the problem of drug addiction is becoming serious.

Pratap Bajwa told about the internal conflict

After AAP's defeat, opposition parties in Punjab said that the people of Delhi have exposed the 'false statements' of Arvind Kejriwal's party and the Bhagwant Mann government is misleading the people with the help of 'false promises'. Now that AAP is going through a difficult phase, opposition parties have got a big opportunity to weaken it. Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa claimed that now internal strife will start in the Punjab unit of AAP. There will be a power struggle between Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal.

Ravneet Bittu also attacked

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu wrote on X, 'History has changed in Delhi, after 27 years BJP has got a massive mandate. This is a proof of the public's faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a developing India.' Bittu accused AAP of protecting the most corrupt leaders and said that now the downfall of the party is certain in Punjab too.