A BJP procession parading city strrets —AP NEW DELHI, Feb 04 (AP): The resurgent Hindu nationalist party of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eyeing a state legislature election in Delhi where it is looking to unseat the governing movement which has led the Indian capital for over a decade but has recently been embroiled in graft allegations.
Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, which failed to secure a majority of its own in last year's national election but formed the government with coalition partners, has gained some lost ground by winning two state elections in northern Haryana and western Maharashtra states.
It is up against the Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, that runs Delhi and has built a huge support base on the back of its popular welfare policies.
Delhi, a city of more than 20 million people, is a federal territory which Modi's party has not been able to win for over 27 years, despite having a sizeable support base in the capital.
The polls open on Wednesday, with results due on Saturday. Both Modi and Kejriwal have offered to revamp government schools, free health services and electricity, and a monthly stipend of over 2,000 rupees ($25) to poor women.
Modi's party, in particular, is hoping to better its tally from the previous election after last week's budget.
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