Offices of BJP and Congress wore a deserted look here on Tuesday following Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s landslide victory in Delhi Assembly elections.Although AAP does not have a strong base as of now in the Himalayan state being still a fledgling organisation in terms of support base many AAP supporters were found celebrating the AAP victory here.
It seems the Delhi poll results came as a major setback for the State BJP which was banking heavily on an expected favourable verdict to sharpen attacks on the incumbent Congress-run Government here.
Since Delhi has a sizeable number of voters from Uttarakhand origin both BJP and Congress had deployed party workers and leaders from the Sate to woo the voters in support of their respective party candidates.
The State BJP leaders while accepting the outcome stressed on introspection. However, unlike BJP, Congress State leaders had been reconciled to their party getting further decimated in the Delhi election. However, the grand old party drawing a blank in Delhi where it had remained saddled in power for around 15 years was beyond the pale of their worst apprehension.
People across the societal spectrum remained glued to the TV screens at homes, in the market places and offices since the morning. This is the victory of the common man, said Darshan Chilwal, a Haldwani- based professional.