The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on the Chandigarh mayoral elections, terming it a big victory for the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, and said it would go a long way in saving Indian democracy.
AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed a press conference after the SC overturned the result of the election in which the BJP candidate, Manoj Sonkar, had emerged an unlikely winner, and declared the defeated AAP-Congress alliance candidate Kuldeep Kumar as the new Chandigarh mayor. “The result of this election is that the BJP is not invincible and it sends a message that if INDIA bloc parties remain united, and work strategically, and put in the hard work, they can defeat the BJP,” he said. If the BJP could “steal” eight votes out of 36 in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, what would it do in the upcoming (Lok Sabha) election in which 90 crore votes will be polled, Mr. Kejriwal asked.
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