New Delhi: The massive victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi does not merely indicate very strong electoral support for the AAP among the poor sections of the society, but it also indicates the huge faith that the affluent people of Delhi have reposed in this new party and its relatively new leader, Arvind Kejriwal.
A recent post poll survey has showed that the AAP has made inroads among the upper class voters too.
Among the poor strata of the society, AAP managed to gain a massive 44 per cent lead over BJP. Percentage wise, 66% of poor voters voted for AAP while only 22% showed their faith in BJP.
For the middle class the gap becomes less. While 51 per cent voted for AAP, 35 per cent supported the saffron party.
The gap, however, narrowed when it comes to the upper class. BJP came close to AAP with a difference of 4 per cent. While the BJP managed to garner 43 per cent vote, the AAP earned 47 per cent votes.
AAP also took away the rural votes (51%) from BJP where the party performed well in 2013 elections. AAP has a strong support in the lower income settlements – LIG DDA colonies and JJ clusters and slums.
Lower support for the BJP among the middle and lower classes is also evident as the party performed poorly in the less developed colonies.
Apparently, BJP's claim of regularising unauthorised colonies ran on deaf ears. BJP stood a chance only in posh areas where contest was tight.
The data also showed that voting patterns of various economic sections should not be termed as class divide because AAP has managed to garner the support across every class and clan, kind of support Congress used to enjoy before 2013. However, the BJP is left with their hard core supporters from the upper and upper-middle classes.
