Dalits account for 16.5 percent of Delhi's population as per the 2011 census, making it the second biggest voting bloc after Upper Castes taken as a consolidated category. The BJP has historically been weak among Dalits, who have consolidated behind first the Congress and then AAP.

Delhi elections focus on wooing women voters, with parties offering allowances, freebies, and benefits to influence this key demographic.

For Delhi elections 2025, AAP, BJP, and Congress are vying for voter attention with a range of schemes targeting various demographics, including women, youth, and senior citizens.

New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference, in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Photo: PTI)

Key political parties — the BJP, the AAP and the Congress — announced schemes and freebies for women, youth, students, priests and even tenants in the national capital. But which party is promising more than the others in the battle of freebies?

Prime Minister Modi, in his interaction with BJP workers, urges them to ensure maximum voter turnout on February 5 despite the cold. He emphasizes that the opposition’s lies and failures are being exposed,

Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP for promoting violence and hooliganism in Delhi, claiming it reflects their fear of electoral defeat.