Schemes, scams, and satire: AI takes over Delhi election campaign

From promoting schemes to fact-checking election promises, political parties are spending big on social media with a creative blend to connect with voters

In the runup to the 2020 Assembly elections in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had famously promised to transform the national capital’s roads into those in London and Tokyo within five years if re-elected.

 

Now, when the Union Territory goes to another election, Saturday’s record single-day December rainfall turned into a flashpoint for political sparring. Taking a dig at Kejriwal’s promise, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shared a video of the damaged streets of Rohini’s Maharana Pratap Chowk with the caption: “Let’s take you on a tour to London.”

 

The Congress went