Shikha Roy BJP Wildcard Triumphs in Greater Kailash, Defeats AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj

Ramesh Patel
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Three-time winner Saurabh Bharadwaj of the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) was defeated in Better Kailash by BJP’s sitting councillor Shikha Roy, who triumphed with a margin of three,188 votes, in a victory that nobody noticed coming.The Greater Kailash constituency, established in 2008 following delimitation, was initially represented by BJP’s VK Malhotra as its first Member of Legislative Meeting (MLA).
Nonetheless, it quickly grew to become a stronghold for AAP, with Bharadwaj securing victories in 2013, 2015, and 2020, together with a decisive 16,809-vote win over Roy in 2020.
This time, the result was vastly totally different. Roy emerged victorious, garnering 49,594 votes, whereas Bharadwaj secured 46,406. In distinction, Congress’ candidate Garvit Singhvi earned 6,711 votes.Roy, who has served two consecutive phrases because the municipal councillor for Better Kailash, has held vital positions within the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), together with that of chairperson of the standing committee.


Following her win, Roy expressed her gratitude to the voters for entrusting the Delhi authorities to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She remarked, “The federal government’s work can be seen within the coming months, however it’ll take a while to handle the backlogs left by the earlier administration.”Bharadwaj, too, prolonged his due to the AAP volunteers and urged his supporters to stay undeterred by the loss. “We win massive battles by shedding the small ones,” he stated, encouraging them to not be afraid or disillusioned. “As an MLA, we did the whole lot we might for the individuals. We are going to fastidiously analyze the outcomes. Even BJP’s loyalists believed we might win the election, however it’s not the best time to touch upon that.”

The Better Kailash constituency is thought for its upper-middle-class and middle-class inhabitants, residing in upscale colonies similar to Better Kailash I and II, Chittaranjan Park, Panchsheel Park, Asiad Village, Chirag Dilli, and Kailash Colony. It additionally contains city villages and some jhuggi clusters.

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