Candidates in Delhi exercise their franchise

Two-time sitting MP from East Delhi Sandeep Dishit said he was “very hopeful” of his electoral prospects in the constituency and claimed that Congress has won a lot of lost ground after it suffered a massive defeat in the last Assembly elections.

“We have climbed back a lot from what had happened in the Delhi Assembly. We are doing well, if you divide by region by people's identities or occupational groups, everywhere I have seen a climb back by Congress. I think we should be able to do very, very well,” he said.

Asked about the reason of his optimism, Dikshit said that the euphoria AAP had created before the Assembly elections has gone down. He also conceded that Congress was “overconfident” and it didn't talk about its “achievements and results”.  

“The campaign should have been more effective and perhaps only a positive campaign doesn't work and this is why we have been negative also. In terms of outlining other people's faults and weaknesses,” he said.

AAP's journalist-turned-politician candidate Ashish Khetan, who is in the fray from the high-profile New Delhi Lok Sabha seat against Congress leader Ajay Maken and BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, said that it's the first time that the people of Delhi have an “honest option”.  

“The first time voters have only seen Congress' misrule, It has been there for 10 years at the Centre and 15 years in Delhi. So they have not seen anybody else in power.  

“First time there is an option in Delhi. Otherwise there were just two options BJP and Congress. For the first time they have an honest option,” he said.