11 assembly seats remain a hurdle in the way of Bharatiya Janata Party, which is preparing to conquer Delhi. The party has not yet been able to open its account on these 11 seats in Delhi out of 70 assembly seats. 5 out of 11 seats are Dalit dominated. It was because of these seats that in 2013, BJP was away from power despite being the largest party. BJP could not come to power in Delhi in 2013 because of only 4 seats. In such an environment, 11 seats in the capital Delhi are very important for the party. In which 4 seats are of Muslim majority and 2 seats are of general category.
Lotus never bloomed on these 11 seats
1. Okhla- BJP has never been able to win even on the Muslim dominated Okhla seat. Okhla is an assembly seat in South-East Delhi. The first assembly elections were held here also in 1993. Janata Dal, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Aam Aadmi Party have won the Okhla seat. BJP was second here in 2015 and 2020.
2. Ambedkar Nagar- Even on Ambedkar Nagar seat reserved for Dalits, BJP has not been able to open its account yet. Ambedkar Nagar seat also came into existence in 1993. Congress continued winning this seat till 2013. Aam Aadmi Party won here in 2013, 2015 and 2020. BJP remains second in every assembly election here.
3. Ballimaran- The seat of Ballimaran, associated with the famous poet Mirza Ghalib, has also been challenging for the BJP. Even on this seat BJP has not been able to win till now. From 1993 till now, either Congress or Aam Aadmi Party has won here. Ballimaran seat is Muslim dominated.
4. Matia Mahal- Even on Matia Mahal seat of Central Delhi, BJP has not been able to win the elections till now. Matiya Mahal is also a Muslim dominated seat. Since 1993, only Aam Aadmi Party, Janata Dal Secular, Janata Dal United and Lok Janshakti Party have won this seat.
5. Sultanpur Majra- Sultanpur Majra seat of North-West Delhi is reserved for Dalits. Even on this assembly seat, BJP has not been able to register victory till now. Elections were held here for the first time in 1993. Congress won here till 2013 and AAP won here from 2015 to 2020.
6. Mangolpuri- Mangolpuri seat of North-West Delhi is also a reserved seat for Dalits. Here also BJP’s account has not been opened yet. Congress won here from 1993 to 2008 and AAP won from 2013 to 2020.
7. Seelampur- Seelampur seat of North-East Delhi is Muslim dominated. Assembly elections were held for the first time on this seat in 1993. Since then till now BJP has not been able to win here. In Seelampur, Janata Dal has won once, Independent once, Congress thrice and Aam Aadmi Party twice. The interesting thing is that whoever wins here, BJP always comes second.
8. Kondli- This seat of East Delhi is reserved for the Dalit community. Elections were held here for the first time in 2008. Since then till now only Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have been winning here. BJP has been at second position in all the elections till now. In the recent Lok Sabha elections, BJP had got lead in Kondli seat.
9. Deoli- BJP has not been able to win the Deoli seat of South Delhi till now. In 2008, elections were held for the first time on Deoli seat after delimitation. In 2008, Arvinder Singh Lovely of Congress reached the assembly by winning here. Aam Aadmi Party has been winning here since 2013. Deoli seat is reserved for Dalits.
10. Jangpura- BJP has not been able to win the elections till now even on Jangpura seat of South East Delhi. Muslims, Punjabis and Dalits are the X factors in Jangpura seat. Assembly elections were held here for the first time in 1993. Congress won here from 1993 to 2008. AAP won this seat from 2013 to 2020. This time AAP has fielded Manish Sisodia from here.
11. Vikaspuri- Even in Vikaspuri seat of West Delhi, BJP has not been able to open its account yet. Assembly elections were held for the first time in 2008 on Vikaspuri seat. In 2008, Congress had won from here. Aam Aadmi Party has been winning this seat since 2013. Interestingly, on this seat also BJP has been at second position since 2008.
