The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 8 did something for what it has been waiting for 27 years. The saffron party conquered one of the last and strongest fortresses in the country by winning Delhi, the capital of the country. Arresting the popularity of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his freebies, the saffron party astonished everyone by winning 42 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly.
The Delhi victory was extraordinary for the BJP. Since the ascendant of the duo – Narendra Modi and Amit Shah – over national politics from Gujarat in 2014, the BJP reinvented and rebooted itself. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP always remains in combating mode to win one after another election. In the Modi-era, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP not only won three successive Lok Sabha elections but also major states, some of which were almost invincible.
At pick in the Modi-era, the BJP, in 2018, saw a magnificent high as it was in power in as many as 22 states across India.
However, there were a few fortresses which remained a challenge to conquer for the BJP. West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Delhi were among them. With the Delhi win, the BJP looks confident to win other tough electoral battles.
The Delhi triumph reminds the BJP’s remarkable victories in the past.
