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Delhi Election 2025: Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot got into a heated confrontation on Wednesday after Gehlot said that the AAP is the Congress's main opponent in the Delhi assembly election. The former chief minister of Delhi responded to the veteran's criticism by asserting that it showed the Congress and the BJP were contesting "together" in the election.

"They (the AAP) are our opposition. They are harbouring a misconception since they won twice (in Delhi). The situation in Delhi has changed now. Congress is doing a better campaign and this time, the results will be different," Ashok Gehlot told ANI.

The BJP and the Congress are allegedly working together, according to Kejriwal, whose party AAP, is in a three-way race in the nation's capital.

"Gehlot ji, you made it clear that the Congress sees the AAP as the opposition in Delhi. You remained silent on the BJP. People also felt that the AAP was the opposition for the Congress and the BJP is its partner. People also believed that the BJP and the Congress are fighting the elections together against the AAP. So far, this cooperation between you two was a secret. Today, you have made it public. Thank you, on behalf of the people of Delhi, for this clarification," Kejriwal posted on X in Hindi.

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Ashok Gehlot's Response To Kejriwal

Ashok Gehlot responded to Arvind Kejriwal's statement by saying that the BJP and Congress could never be friends. "He very well knows it is impossible... I want to tell Kejriwal that politics will go on but the ₹25 lakh health cover scheme introduced today provides universal coverage. The central government should analyse the schemes which were introduced in Rajasthan," Gehlot told reporters, referring to the party's proposed health scheme.

"The government must come forward to support its people in healthcare. Ayushman Bharat covers only 40 per cent of the population. Rajasthan is the only state where health scheme coverage was given to all households...A law similar to Rajasthan's Right to Health should be passed in every state," he added.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Gurdeep Singh Sappal criticised the AAP and BJP, claiming that they are both occupied with disparaging and accusing one another.

The Delhi assembly elections will be conducted in a single phase On February 5, and on February 8, the results will be counted.