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As Delhi approaches the 2025 elections, the political landscape seems to be shaped by both past trends and emerging voter expectations. According to CSDS 2020 survey data, AAP has established itself as a force to be reckoned with, with its welfare schemes like mohalla clinics and free bus travel leaving a lasting impact.
Over 67.6 per cent of respondents then believed that AAP deserved another chance, and Kejriwal was the clear choice for chief minister with a preference rate of 55.5 per cent. Fast forward to 2025, these numbers serve as a strong precursor to what may unfold, but include important factors that could impact the outcome.
In contrast, the AAP is holding fast to its governance model, in which development and welfare schemes directly address the needs of Delhi’s citizens, an approach that was much appreciated in 2020 but could rapidly backfire in 2025. Is. Issues like development, employment, and women’s safety, which dominated voters’ concerns in 2020, are likely to remain so in 2025, giving AAP’s delivery-oriented governance an edge.
However, in a city known for its dynamic political ups and downs, the BJP’s ability to counter this narrative with new strategies and local leadership will determine whether parity emerges or the status quo remains. For now, AAP, its model of welfarism and election message appears to be headed for a fort and electoral gains in the 2025 polls and election results.
(The author is a senior Delhi-based journalist who has worked for The New Indian Express, The Asian Age, Deccan Chronicle and The Statesman in a career spanning over two decades. This is an opinion and the views expressed above are the author’s own . The Quint Neither endorses nor is responsible for it.)
