Mohammad Meraj
                                
                            
                            
                    
                                
                                
                                February 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
                               
                            
                        
                            *Delhi Election: BJP Won Because of Strong Cadre, Opposition Lost Due to Weak Workers on  Ground:* 
The results of the Delhi Assembly elections have exposed not just the strength of the BJP and RSS machinery but also the glaring failures of opposition parties, particularly AAP. The most alarming fact is that despite Delhi having a population of around 3.3 to 3.5 crore, with nearly 2.4 crore people eligible to vote, only 1.56 crore people have registered as voters. This means that a shocking 70 to 80 lakh eligible citizens have not even been included in the democratic process. This is not just voter apathy but a massive failure of political awareness campaigns and grassroots outreach, which should have been the primary responsibility of AAP and other opposition parties.
Even among the 1.56 crore registered voters, only 94 lakh people turned up to vote, leaving 62 lakh voters who had the power to change the election but stayed at home. This low turnout was a gift for the BJP because the party has mastered the art of mobilizing its committed voter base. The BJP doesn’t just rely on speeches and advertisements—it ensures that its voters reach the polling booths, no matter what. In contrast, AAP, despite being the ruling party, failed to energize its own supporters. Many of its voters, particularly from lower-income groups and sections of the urban middle class, simply did not vote. This reflects a lack of political ground presence, a weak organizational structure, and poor election management by AAP and other opposition parties.
The BJP’s success was not just about Modi’s speeches or governance claims—it was about discipline, planning, and execution. The RSS played an invisible but dominant role, conducting over 50,000 small meetings, reaching more than 4 lakh voters directly, and ensuring BJP’s message reached every household. The RSS doesn’t function like a political party—it operates like a movement, and this is why its impact is far stronger than AAP’s last-minute election rallies. The BJP cadre worked with a military-like precision, ensuring that every BJP voter went out to vote, while AAP’s workers lacked the same level of discipline and commitment.
The opposition’s biggest failure was its inability to expand the voter base. Instead of ensuring that the missing 70-80 lakh eligible citizens got registered and turned out to vote, they focused on complaints and reactionary politics. AAP relied too much on past governance records and assumed that people would automatically vote for them. But elections are not won on assumptions—they are won through hard work on the ground, through door-to-door outreach, and through a strong cadre that ensures maximum voter turnout.
The final result—BJP winning 48 out of 70 seats—is not just a political victory but proof of how an organized, disciplined, and committed force can defeat an unprepared and overconfident opposition. If opposition parties do not wake up now and build a real ground network, BJP and RSS will continue to dominate Indian politics, not just in Delhi but across the country. This election was not just about governance—it was about strategy, execution, and the failure of the opposition to understand the basic rule of politics: *those who control the ground, control the election.*
                        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                                    
                                        
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