Congress finds solace in voteshare increase

New Delhi: The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) tried to put up a brave face saying its candidates registered an increase in vote percentage from 24.21 per cent from that of 7.87 per cent in 2015 Assembly elections. The Congress said that though it has lost Bawana bypoll, but it is not hopeless.

Sharmistha Mukherjee, the chief spokesperson of DPCC, said that the 31,919 votes polled by Congress candidate Surender Kumar in the bypoll was much more than double the votes of 14,846 that he had polled in the 2015 Assembly elections.

“Only Congress is the gainer in the bypoll as AAP and BJP suffered a dip in their vote share. People have tendered huge support to the Congress,” she said.

She also congratulated chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for the victory of AAP candidate.

“In the 2014 general elections, Congress had polled 19,089 votes in Bawana Assembly segment with a vote share of 11.26 per cent. Our party workers worked hard and we were able to increase the vote percentage. All credit goes to DPCC chief Ajay Maken,” she said.

Mr Maken congratulated party workers for increase in the vote share of Surender Kumar.

Mr Maken congratulated Mr Kejriwal for the victory of party’s candidate Ram Chander in the bypoll. “Congrats @ArvindKejriwal for #Bawana! Thanks to @INCIndia workers for working hard-enabling congress to jump from 7.8% in 2015 to 25% votes,” Maken tweeted.