Delhi Election 2025: From powerhouse to underdog – will Congress rewrite its fate in the national capital?
Live MintDelhi Election 2025: After ruling Delhi for 15 years, the Congress party was virtually reduced to a nonentity in the 2013 assembly polls when it won just eight seats due to the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital. As the poll date nears, the Delhi Congress leaders have unleashed an all-out attack against AAP chief and former CM Arvind Kejriwal for his ‘failure’ to govern Delhi in two terms. Here is a list of strengths and weaknesses of the Congress party in Delhi Historical Legacy- Little to lose The Congress party won no seats in the national capital in the last two assembly polls. Leadership crisis, declining vote share The Congress party doesn’t have a charismatic face leading the Delhi unit, unlike the Sheila Dikshit era.