Delhi's Greater Kailash voters seek solutions to civic woes

The Greater Kailash seat reflects a clash of leadership, legacy, and urban challenges.

- TIKAM SHARMA

The Delhi Assembly election has garnered significant attention, with a threeway contest adding to the intrigue. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is striving to retain its stronghold in the capital, while the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are determined to reclaim their lost influence.

This makes the election critical for all three major political players.

In this context, the Greater Kailash constituency has emerged as a battleground of leadership, legacy, and aspirations for the future.

AAP has fielded the incumbent MLA and Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, who previously won in 2015 and 2020.

The BJP has once again placed its trust in Shikha Rai, while Congress has introduced Garvit Singhvi as its candidate. The election in Greater Kailash symbolises a broader urban Indian reality, a contrast of wealth and poverty, progress and stagnation. Voters are demanding better infrastructure, responsive leadership, and tangible improvements, with the election offering a choice between continuity and change.

The Greater Kailash Assembly constituency plays a pivotal role in Delhi's political landscape, as it falls under the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2020 Assembly elections, the AAP secured a resounding victory, with its candidate Saurabh Bharadwaj defeating BJP candidate Shikha Rai by a margin of 16,809 votes.