DELHI: AAP holds minority strongholds, BJP falls short

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has maintained its dominance in key minority-populated constituencies of Delhi, winning six out of the seven seats it had secured in 2020.

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Despite dissatisfaction over the party's silence during the 2020 riots and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, the Muslim community largely backed AAP, viewing it as the only viable challenger to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

AAP candidates secured victories in comfortable Chandni Chowk, Matia Mahal, Babarpur, Seelampur, Okhla, and Ballimaran, though the party lost Mustafabad. In 2020, AAP had swept all seven seats with significant margins.

However, ahead of the 2024 elections, party leaders had acknowledged that their winning margins might shrink.

Despite an underlying feeling of neglect, the Muslim electorate continued to support AAP over other options, including the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), which had fielded candidates in Okhla and Mustafabad.