New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Delhi: The main road of Karawal Nagar, in the northeast part of the national capital, albeit wide, is congested, crowded and chaotic. Lined with kiosks, paan stalls and thelas (carts) on both sides, and a row of bylanes that lead into housing colonies, the area is a marriage of the commercial and residential.

Amid the cacophony and disarray, Jalvaid Yadav is standing next to his fruit cart, keenly watching each passerby, hoping to attract customers. In his early sixties, Yadav wants the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to return to power when Delhi votes on 5 February.

His reason? Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's "pro-poor emphasis."

"We want a government that is pro-poor. Kejriwal has done good work in Delhi. He has g...