Following the mass exodus and reports of in-fighting in Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday admitted that the party made some crucial mistakes which led to their defeat in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls.
Accepting his mistakes, Kejriwal asserted that it’s time to get back to work.
This admission comes after Kejriwal’s defiance post the exit polls that predicted a BJP sweep in the civic polls.
He had then said he would launch a ‘movement’ if the exit poll results came out to be true.
Even on Wednesday afternoon, two of Kejriwal’s close aides blamed EVMs for the party’s defeat. One of them, Labour Minister Gopal Rai said the BJP had won because of an “EVM wave”, not because of a ‘Modi wave’.
Meanwhile, taking a dig at the AAP after party member Kumar Vishwas questioned the leadership of Kejriwal, the BJP said it looks like a civil war is on within the party.
However, BJP leader Shazia Ilmi dubbed Kumar Vishwas as an ‘opportunist,’ for raising voice post the AAP’s defeat in the MCD polls and not when the party lost in Punjab elections.
Vishwas had raised concerns over Kejriwal’s ability to win elections and said the party should do soul-searching for the repeated defeats.
He suggested that the party should consider taking drastic steps, including leadership change, if it wants to remain viable in the political arena.
He also said Kejriwal’s stand on the surgical strikes was wrong.
