After the announcement of the dates of Delhi Assembly elections, all the political parties have entered the field with full force. In this series, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list. It includes names of candidates on many high profile seats. At the same time, a meeting of the Central Election Committee is going on at the party headquarters to brainstorm on the remaining seats. Many top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh are present in this meeting.
BJP released the first list
BJP has released the first list of 29 candidates for Delhi Assembly elections. It also includes the names of leaders who left Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Major candidates and seats
- Adarsh Nagar: Rajkumar Bhatia
- Rohini: Vijendra Gupta
- Karol Bagh (SU): Dushyant Kumar Gautam (National General Secretary of BJP)
- Janakpuri: Ashish Sood
- Rajouri Garden: Sardar Manjinder Singh Sirsa
- New Delhi: Entry Sahib Singh Verma (against Arvind Kejriwal)
- Kalkaji: Ramesh Bidhuri (against Atishi Marlena)
- Malviya Nagar: Satish Upadhyay
- Vishwas Nagar: Omprakash Sharma
- Mangolpuri (SU): Rajkumar Chauhan (left Congress)
- Gandhinagar: Arvinder Singh Lovely (joined BJP from Congress)
AAP and Congress declared candidates
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has already announced all its candidates. At the same time, Congress has announced candidates on 47 seats.
election program
- Voting date: 5 February
- Counting date: 8 February
BJP is now preparing to declare the names of the candidates for the remaining seats as soon as possible. The party’s aim in this election is to gain power in Delhi, where the Aam Aadmi Party is currently in power.
keeping an eye on future strategy
This time BJP has placed bets on new faces and some old experienced leaders. It is clear from the list of candidates that the party is preparing to give strong challenges on high profile seats.