New Delhi: Despites all the exit poll results declaring AAP's clear victory, Congress is still rooting for the victory of its archrival BJP. BJP's victory shows desperation of Congress to remain politically relevant in Delhi where it was in power for 15 years.
A party leader who did not wish to be identified spoke to ET saying, "We would be happy if exit polls are proven wrong and BJP wins. It suits us better than an AAP government. AAP victory means Congress would be obliterated in the Capital".
In December 2013, Congress and BJP underestimated AAP. Nobody could predict who AAP would harm more. But post-elections analysis in 2013 and 2014 has shown that AAP has harmed Congress more. It has weaned away Congress' slum and Dalit voters, which have voted for Congress since Indira Gandhi's time.
A senior general secretary said, "We have frittered away our traditional votebanks to AAP. We have to look within and start from scratch. If BJP comes to power, it is better. Our politics and votebanks are different from BJP's. We would have a chance to see whether AAP would last these 5 years in Delhi. We can also consolidate our votebanks. But AAP coming to power means it would strengthen itself at our cost."
The counting for Delhi assembly election has already started where fate of BJP, AAP and Congress on 70 seats will be decided.
