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BJP admits it lost middle class and Sikh voters in Delhi
Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 20, 2009, 15:49 IST
As it begins introspection into the worst electoral debacle in Delhi since 1984, BJP has admitted that it had lost influence in its stronghold of urban, middle and upper class voters along with Sikhs, causing the party dearly at the hustings. Senior Delhi BJP leader V K Malhotra felt that there was a "wave" for Congress as the electorate apparently wanted to give the party a mandate for stability by decimating small parties.
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