With the Election Commission of India officially setting the stage for Delhi assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday voiced optimism about a “new spring” that will usher in a BJP-led government in the Capital, and replace the “corrupt” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva declared that on February 5, the city’s 15.5 million voters will choose a vision aimed at building a better Delhi.

“Counting day will bring a new spring. On February 8, the lotus will bloom in Delhi, and a double-engine government will take charge. BJP welcomes the date set by the Election Commission, and undoubtedly, the people of Delhi are resolute in their determination to oust this corrupt and plundering AAPda (disaster) government,” Sachdeva said, in an apparent reference to remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, where he dubbed the AAP a an “aapda” in a wordplay on its name.

The upcoming elections in Delhi hold particular significance for the BJP as the party has now stayed away from the power in Delhi assembly since 1998.