Even though Bharatiya Janata Party wins all seven seats in the Delhi Lok Sabha elections, it faces a crushing defeat in the last two assembly elections. The same is seen in Burari Assembly seat, which falls in the North-West Lok Sabha constituency of Manoj Tiwari, MP for three consecutive terms. Sanjeev Jha has been winning this seat with a huge margin. His consistent involvement in implementing the AAP government’s schemes on the ground as well as in the area enhances his popularity.
Burari seat has more voters from Purvanchal
The number of voters from Purvanchal in this assembly seat is around 30%. In that also the number of Biharis is highest and MP Manoj Tiwari is also from Bihar and AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha is also a Bihari. This seat has been in your account in the last three elections in Delhi. In the last elections, JDU had contested this seat and had to face a crushing defeat.
Sanjeev Jha has a good influence
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sanjeev Jha, who is in power in Delhi, has good influence in this area. His consistent involvement in implementing the AAP government’s schemes on the ground as well as in the area enhances his popularity. Sanjeev Jha is a resident of Bihar and there are a large number of Biharis in this area. He is considered close to the party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
Manoj Tiwari’s area is Burari
BJP has control over all the seven Lok Sabha seats in the capital. Manoj Tiwari is currently a three-time MP from Delhi’s North West Lok Sabha. For the last three times he has been winning with a huge margin. The number of Bhojpuri speakers is high. In such a situation, despite repeated victories, BJP is not able to win assembly seats in this area.
