Muslims in Delhi lean towards AAP

But the situation is now changing, and radically, AAP and Muslim leaders told IANS.

"During the assembly election, we got only 15-20 percent of all Muslim vote in Delhi," AAP leader Irfanullah Khan said. "In the Lok Sabha election, we expect this to zoom to at least 80 percent."

A well-known Muslim face in the Congress admitted that this may not be an exaggeration, in part because of the aggressive way Kejriwal and the AAP have taken on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

"Yes, there is erosion in our (Muslim) support base," said the Congress leader who did not want to be identified by name.

AAP candidates canvassing in the Lok Sabha election are also universally of the opinion that Muslims in Delhi -- which has seven Lok Sabha seats -- are leaning towards the AAP.