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In preparation for Delhi Assembly elections, BJP usually announces its candidates before other parties, but this time BJP’s stance is shocking.
- While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared the names of its candidates for all 70 seats and the Congress has also released 21 names, the BJP has not released its list yet.
- There may be some important strategic and procedural reasons behind this delay.
Delay in election committee is also a reason
There was a delay in the formation of BJP’s election committee for the Delhi elections, which also affected the delay in the candidate list.
- Role of Election Committee:
- Screening of potential candidates.
- Discussion and approval of names by the State Election Committee and Core Committee.
According to ‘The Indian Express’, these committees of BJP review the possible names before the meeting of the Central Election Committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Now that the election committee has been formed, it is expected that BJP will soon release its list of candidates.
List announcement: Likely last week of December
According to PTI report, BJP is in the final stages of selecting its candidates.
- The party may release the list in the last week of December.
- Earlier, the party’s core group meeting was held in the office of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- The names are likely to be finalized after the meeting of the Central Election Committee.
national leadership meeting
The top leadership of BJP is likely to meet after the Parliament session ends on December 20 to discuss the candidates.
- Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said that the party has received more than 2,000 applications.
- Three potential candidates have been shortlisted from each constituency.
What signals come from the election committee?
BJP has included all the prominent faces of Delhi unit in the election committee.
- State President Virendra Sachdeva.
- Lok Sabha MP and senior leader Manoj Tiwari, Bansuri Swaraj.
- Former Union Minister Harsh Vardhan.
- Arvinder Singh Lovely joined BJP from Congress.
- Two former state presidents: Satish Upadhyay and Manoj Tiwari.
It is clear from this that BJP is preparing to enter the field with its old veteran leaders and grassroots workers.
Who will get the chance?
According to sources, this time BJP may make major changes and adopt a new strategy:
- New faces: A large number of new faces can be given a chance.
- Women and youth candidates: This time the party is emphasizing on women and youth.
- Ground Connection: Preference will be given to leaders who have a strong hold in the constituencies.
- Old records: Less chances for leaders who have lost elections two or more times.
- Close defeat: Candidates who lost in a close contest last time are also being considered.
New Delhi seat: example of tough competition
A tough contest may be seen on the New Delhi seat.
- AAP: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
- Congress: Son of former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
- BJP: Parvesh Verma, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma, has been asked to be ready.
This is just the example of New Delhi. This time there will be a tough competition between the veteran candidates on all the seats.
BJP’s election strategy: “Aar or Paar”
BJP has been out of power in Delhi since 1998.
- This time, the party is making strong preparations to capitalize on anti-incumbency against the AAP government and gain power.
- Candidates are being selected on the basis of surveys, ground reports, feedback, and in-depth analysis of election data.
BJP wants to ensure that a winning candidate is fielded on every seat. This is why the list is getting delayed.
