INDIA bloc prospects after Delhi poll results

New Delhi: The results of the Delhi election are certain to have a huge impact on the future of the INDIA bloc in the political landscape and in the upcoming Bihar elections.
Several INDIA bloc leaders have criticised the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to go solo in Delhi. Knives were out as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took potshots at Congress and the AAP.
Earlier also he has questioned the relevance of the grouping, saying that it existed only for Lok Sabha elections.

Another ally, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, claimed that the two parties would have won the Delhi election had they fought together.
“The early trends show a sharp competition. Had Congress and AAP been together, the results may have been different… The political opponent of AAP and Congress is BJP. Both of them fought to keep the BJP from coming to power, but they fought individually. If they had been together, then BJP’s defeat must have been confirmed in the first hour of counting,” he said.
The Delhi election campaign has often witnessed ugly spats between the INDIA bloc partners, as many of them supported the Kejriwal-led AAP as the best bet to fight the BJP.
The Delhi results will have a bearing on the Bihar assembly election, scheduled for November this year. Significantly, Congress ally RJD in Bihar is already making noises about the future of the INDIA bloc. The grouping is also grappling with leadership questions, as many of its constituents, including key players RJD, Shiv Sena (UBT), and SP, openly support TMC chief Mamata Banerjee as the face of the bloc.