Even as the final results are awaited, the strategic planning by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has snatched a victory from the clutches of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.
Sources stated that the Delhi unit of the BJP agreed to the political road map and strategy that Shah laid out for the campaign and ticket distribution. That was a first for the party in this city-state where they have always had a chief ministerial candidate and bitter fight over ticket distribution. Every local leader and party cadre was told to work on securing a win for the party, instead of fighting amongst themselves, sources added.
This unified action by the state unit also reveal in early results that the BJP is leading not just in pockets, not just a particular class or caste.
Across the city-state BJP has been doing way better than ever, and is set to secure its highest ever vote percentage in the national capital. The exact reversal of trends since five years ago so far shows that the AAP model has lost its relevance in the city, sources said.
How RSS came for help
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has emerged crucial in securing power in the national capital, months after putting the BJP in the political saddle in Maharashtra and Haryana.
Sources state that the RSS had put in place a grassroots campaign for the BJP in the Delhi polls.
As part of its outreach, the RSS cadres held about 60,000 meetings across the city where issues related to nationalism and public welfare measures of the Narendra Modi government were discussed.
The campaign by Sangh was launched soon after the Maharashtra election and the city was divided among eight zones, catering to 30 districts and 173 nagars.
Apart from RSS pracharaks, cadres of various associate organizations also took part in the outreach program in Delhi.
