India, Feb. 9 -- Tucked between the folds of the verdict in the otherwise inconspicuous Burari neighbourhood is the story of a fracture in the Purvanchali vote - millions who migrated to the Capital from towns and villages in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in search of work between the late 1980s and 2000s.

But it also captures the political resilience and relevance in the national capital of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjeev Jha. He won a fourth straight term from the Burari assembly constituency in the Delhi elections - emerging as one of a tiny clutch of leaders of Delhi's ruling party who bucked widespread disenchantment against the outfit and tightening his electoral bond over migrants from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

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