After early trends revealed the Aam Aadmi Party trailing in Delhi's high-stakes assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took to social media with a humorous meme saying, "Aur lado aapas mein," a sharp dig at the infighting within the INDIA bloc.

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While the BJP helped by its NDA allies went all out to woo Delhi voters, the INDIA bloc was divided in this fight with allies AAP and Congress turning bitter rivals for this high-stakes battle. The campaign saw Congress and AAP target each other fiercely. Arvind Kejriwal all along alleged that the Congress was contesting these elections to help the BJP, while the grand old party questioned AAP's decade-long governance in the national capital.

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Right through the 2025 campaign, Rahul Gandhi made a strong pitch for greater representation of Dalits, backward communities, and tribals - the target groups which were traditionally with the Congress but had shifted to AAP in the last two elections.

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If Gandhi's caste-focused rhetoric attracts significant support from the targeted groups, potentially dividing the vote share between AAP and Congress, it could alter the result - especially in seats where margin of victory was slim. It could ultimately tip the scales in favor of the BJP.