India, Feb. 2 -- In the run up to the Delhi assembly polls all contenders have claimed to be champions of the poor, announcing a slew of welfare promises. While the Congress would be hoping to at least double its vote share and open the seat tally, the contest is essentially between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The stark irony in the campaign has been that the middle class, a substantial chunk of Delhi's voter base, appears to have been largely sidelined in the pre-poll talk. Delhi, unlike other states and Union territories, has a large middle-class population, whose voting patterns have a significant impact on the electoral outcome. However, the Union Budget on Saturday has offered a bonanza for the mid...