more-inSwaraj India, which made its first foray into electoral politics in the Delhi municipal corporation elections, failed to win a seat on Wednesday. Reacting to the defeat, party national president Yogendra Yadav said they had been “mandated by the public to keep guard outside the Assembly and had accept the public’s mandate”. The public has given the Congress and the AAP the responsibility of being a small Opposition, and has ordered Swaraj India to be the guard outside the House. We respect this mandate and humbly accept it,” stated a senior party leader. On its strategy moving forward, the party said in a statement, “This election was to lay the foundation of Swaraj India.

Source: The Hindu April 26, 2017 20:26 UTC