Rahul's endorsement of the city government for giving Delhi "good roads and infrastructure" makes it clear that she will lead the party's bid to retain power for an unprecedented fourth time in the 2013 assembly poll.
Although her presence on the main stage was due to her role as "host", the ease of her interactions with both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi were an unmistakable signal that she is several cuts above other Delhi leaders.
Dikshit's undiluted equity with the Congress leadership is partly rooted in lack of alternatives, her communication skills and the fact that the blowback from the Commonwealth Games scams was largely absorbed by chief organizer Suresh Kalmadi.
At least as far as the Congress leadership is concerned, Dikshit seems to enjoy a Teflon image as even the party's rout in the elections to the three municipal bodies formed at her behest backfiring to the rival BJP's benefit has not dented her stock.
It is evident that the Congress sees Dikshit as its best bet despite the incumbency of being a three-time CM. The party sees the leader as essential to its plans to retain the city with Dikshit's aggressive politics — such as when she wrested additional water supplies from Haryana this summer — winning her several brownie points.
Her success comes despite the city contributing much less in terms of crowd presence on Sunday compared to the mobilization by Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The Delhi BJP's misplaced attempt to stage protests on Sunday only underscores her advantages.
With a change of guard before the assembly poll virtually ruled out, the CM can look to consolidate her hold over the party machinery and press on with her attempt to shore up support through political initiatives like mass-scale regularization of colonies.
In citing the Congress's commitment to development, Rahul pointed to Delhi, saying, "Humne Dilli ko badla hai. Jo Dilli kayi saal pehle thi who ab badal chuki hai. (We have changed the face of Delhi. It is not anymore what it was many years back)".
"Roads... infrastructure... yeh sab badal gaya hai... (Roads and infrastructure... everything has changed)," Rahul added as he acknowledged the Delhi CM.
There was a proprietorial air to the manner in which Dikshit surveyed preparations for the rally on Sunday morning from the VVIP stage and the boost she received should help her press ahead with key programmes that are seen to impact on the Congress's electoral stock in the city.
Speaking to TOI later, the Delhi CM said Rahul's remarks had certainly given a boost to the morale of her government and the party leadership in the state. "I would say the remarks come as a stamp from the leadership of our credibility. It is heartening that they are seeing all that is happening in the city. However, the elections are still one year away and this rally was a platform to reach out to the nation," Dikshit said.
While regularization of unauthorized colonies continues to be a major plank for the Delhi government in order to woo the 40 lakh-odd voters from the weaker sections and lower middle class, sources close to Dikshit say she is now preparing to reach out to the middle and upper middle classes too.
The launch of infrastructure projects like the second phase of the Barapullah elevated road and transport projects like monorail in east Delhi in the months ahead is intended to do just that. With the elections slated for later next year, it's a race against time for Dikshit to deliver results to the people of Delhi.
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