I too believe that Dalpreet sang very well and she should have been in, but if she is not that doesn't mean it's Neha's fault. I think the poor song selection did it for Dalpreet and Ritu.
As someone else said here, I think Neha is the most passionate among all the girls. Whenever you watch her on Screen, you feel that she loves giving the best. And I think she works hard. Remember the 'Dedar De' song in theatre round? I think she was among the few who prepared a little dance to go with the song. In the Piano Round, when Aman was asking why she should be selected, she gave a very funny answer mimicking 'Deepika Ji' from Nirma Super Ad. Tell me who else gave such a witty answer among the 14 singers we have seen so far? It definitely proves that she works on all the different aspects and not just singing.
And you may find 'Jai Mata Di' annoying, but I am sure that she connects with a lot more people because of that.
Also, she really does enjoy when she sings. I can feel that she is enjoying and that's what makes me enjoy her performance even more. I think Ritesh correctly noted that in his comment and I completely agree with him.
Finally let me tell you she is tough. During her audition, Sonu asked 'You won't cry if we say No, will you?'. She just gave a painful smile and didn't cry. Even in piano round, when Sonu said that he didn't like her performance, she accepted the comment with a SMILE. Unlike Ritu and Yashshashree, she didn't start crying on stage. And she is what, 17? My blood pressure goes up sitting here in my room and she handles it pretty cool.
All things put together, I think she will do excellent in Indian Idol show, mark my words.
And one more thing. Someone else started a thread saying that Neha looks like a hooker. I think that's a very cheap behavior on that person's part and as an educated and civilized people, I would request people not make such cheap comments.
Thanks,
JD