“Don’t be disheartened yet. There are several rounds of counting.” says BJP leader Manoj Tiwari. Even as AAP maintained a big lead in the counting of votes on Tuesday.
“ I will tell our workers there is no need to be disheartened. We are in a good position. In 27 seats, there is only a 1,000-vote gap between AAP and BJP,” Manoj Tiwari said. “Anything can happen.”
Asked about an AAP leader comparing him to “Hanuman burning Lanka”, Mr Tiwari said: “It is not right to say such things. Let us see how things finally stand.”
A senior BJP MP, RK Sinha, however, was a bit more staid about his party’s chances of catching up. “As far as the trends are showing, AAP is far ahead. Anything above 40 is a comfortable margin. I think they are coming back,” says Sinha
He continued: “Electorate now is quite mature. Every election, they vote for their own merit. Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and local body elections, they vote differently. Maybe we haven’t been able to manage what Kejriwal delivered or promised.”
