The date for the Delhi assembly elections having been announced, parties have already intensified their campaigns. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shared a video on social media showing poorly maintained, muddy roads with potholes. Claiming these roads were in Delhi, the BJP has criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the same.
The BJP posted the video on both its official Facebook and X handles, accompanied by a caption targeting AAP that reads, “It is hard to tell whether there are potholes in the road or the road is in the potholes.” (Archived link)
गड्ढों में सड़क या सड़क में गड्ढे नहीं चलता पता,
चुनने में हुई भूल से आई ये AAP-दा!अब नहीं सहेंगे, बदल के रहेंगे। #भ्रष्टाचारी_AAP pic.twitter.com/DJuKBnwuQ3
— BJP (@BJP4India) January 6, 2025
Similarly, BJP Delhi shared the same video from its social media accounts, reiterating the claim. (Archived link)
Screengrab of video from X/@BJP4India
Raushan Sinha, a BJP supporter who regularly amplifies misinformation and hate on social media, also tweeted the video, mocking Delhi’s infrastructure under AAP governance. He wrote, “This is the reality of the world-class ‘infrastructure’ developed by Kejriwal in Delhi.” (Archived link)
Screengrab of post from X/@MrSinha_
Fact Check
Alt News examined the video shared by BJP and noticed a key detail. A signboard in the footage reads, ‘Thakur Udaypal Dharamshala.’ Using Google Maps, Alt News identified the location of Thakur Udaypal Dharamshala in Faridabad, Haryana, a state governed by the BJP. (Location coordinates)
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By comparing the video with Google Street View images of the location, we confirmed that the video was filmed in Faridabad. The muddy and broken road seen in the first frame of the video matche a street in Faridabad near Thakur Udaypal Dharamshala. (Location coordinates)
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A close comparison of the footage and Google Street View images revealed matching details. The house visible at the end of the street in the video (marked in red) and the street where an auto-rickshaw turns (marked with a yellow arrow) are identical to those in Faridabad.
Source: Alt News
Another frame from the video showing waterlogging matches a location approximately 500 meters away from Thakur Udaypal Dharamshala in Faridabad. (Location coordinates)
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Note: The Google Street View images are from 2022, whereas the video was filmed in 2025. Minor differences in road conditions and building structures can be attributed to this time gap. (Location coordinates)
Source: Alt News
To sum up, the viral video shared by BJP to criticise the AAP’s governance in Delhi was actually shot in Faridabad, Haryana, a state governed by the BJP itself. The video, which portrays poorly maintained roads, does not depict Delhi’s infrastructure as claimed, instead, it highlights road conditions in Faridabad.
