We are getting back our cadre base

INTERVIEW - DEVENDER YADAV, PRESIDENT, DELHI CONGRESS

- BADAR BASHIR

Q/ How do you assess the result?

A/ I'm happy with the work party cadres put in. Everyone was expecting the Congress to perform and the pulse of the people was towards the Congress this time. I agree that it didn't translate into seats, but we improved our vote share and were able to convey to the people that we are very much in the fray as it was a three-cornered contest. I am hopeful that things will change in the coming days.

Q/ Who is your party's bigger political enemy, the BJP or the AAP?

A/ I won't say who the enemy is, but we feel the BJP is more harmful to the nation than any other party. Therefore, we will continue to fight against the BJP's manner of functioning and the way it has been trying to weaken democracy and the Constitution.

Q/ Now that the BJP is in power, will the AAP and the Congress have to coordinate a joint strategy to counter it?