New Delhi: As Delhi is gearing up for elections on 7th Feb, an article published in RSS mouthpiece ‘Organiser' said that BJP chose Kirani Bedi as CM candidate after adverse feedback from field.
The article says that BJP is not “in a comfortable ground at present” in Delhi, and that the party had inducted Kiran Bedi and projected her as candidate for chief minister after receiving “adverse feedback from field against the Delhi BJP”.'
The article written by the magazine's Delhi Bureau says that Arvind Kejriwal's decision to quit as chief minister after only 49 days led to an erosion of the Aam Aadmi Party's “popularity amongst the middle class that voted (it) to power, as the voters felt cheated”.
“If this has made AAP's task difficult, the BJP is neither in a comfortable ground at present. The top BJP leadership after receiving adverse feedback from field against the Delhi BJP, inducted Kiran Bedi and projected her as BJP's chief ministerial nominee,” the article says.
“Despite having resentment among a section within the state unit after Bedi was named as CM nominee, the campaigning has taken to a top gear in the BJP and the party leadership has recalibrated its poll strategy,” says the article. It quotes political commentators to claim that Bedi's induction would “definitely act positive” for the BJP.
It also highlights why the AAP is strong: “…The AAP through its constant field work and anti-establishment rhetoric has managed to reclaim a large portion of its lost ground. After facing a heavy loss in the General Election, and also in the recent Delhi Cantonment Board polls a large number of volunteers and some prominent members left AAP. But now the party been able rejuvenates its cadre, which has made its strong presence up to the booth level.”
While approving of the BJP's move to call in star power and manpower to the campaign, the article cautions against “negative comments” by party leaders on social media.
