- India,
- 04-Jan-2025 02:00 PM IST
Delhi Election: Preparations for the assembly elections in Delhi are in full swing. All the major political parties are busy making election strategies and announcing the names of the candidates. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the first list of candidates. This list includes the names of a total of 29 candidates. The special thing is that BJP has also announced its candidates against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi.Pravesh Verma fielded against KejriwalBJP has given ticket to Pravesh Verma against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi seat. Pravesh Verma is an MP from West Delhi and is known as an aggressive leader in Delhi. The party hopes that through Verma, a tough challenge can be given to Kejriwal.Ramesh Bidhuri given ticket against AtishiBJP has given ticket to South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri against Delhi's current Chief Minister Atishi. Bidhuri is considered to have a good hold in the Gujjar community of South Delhi. BJP believes that with Bidhuri entering the fray, Atishi can be given a tough fight.Arvind Singh Lovely, who came from Congress, got a chanceBJP has given ticket to Arvind Singh Lovely from Gandhinagar seat. Lovely has previously been a big leader of Congress and has also been Delhi Congress President. The party has given a shock to Congress by fielding him on behalf of BJP this time.Kailash Gehlot gets ticket from Bijwasan seatBJP has made Kailash Gehlot the candidate from Bijwasan seat of Delhi. Gehlot recently left Aam Aadmi Party and joined BJP. The party has fielded him from this important seat considering his experience and popularity.List of other prominent candidatesBJP's first list includes several prominent names:Kulwant Rana from Rithala seatRajkumar Bhatia from Adarsh NagarDeepak Chaudhary from BadliRajkumar Chauhan from MangolpuriVijendra Gupta from RohiniRekha Gupta from Shalimar BaghAshok Goyal from Model TownDushyant Kumar Gautam from Karol BaghRajkumar Anand from Patel NagarPreparations of Aam Aadmi Party and CongressAam Aadmi Party has already announced the names of all its candidates. The party claims that their government has done excellent work in the field of education, health and electricity in the last term and the public will give them a chance once again. At the same time, Congress is also putting all its strength to regain its lost ground. Congress has announced the names of many candidates and names for the remaining seats may also be announced in the next few days.Announcement of election dates possible soonThe dates for the Delhi Assembly elections have not been announced yet. However, the Election Commission may announce the dates in the next 3-4 days. Looking at the election atmosphere, all the parties have intensified their preparations.The fight to capture power in DelhiThis time the election is going to be very interesting in Delhi politics. Aam Aadmi Party is trying to come to power for the fourth time in a row. At the same time, Congress is trying to regain its lost ground. BJP, which has been out of power in Delhi for the last 27 years, is preparing vigorously this time. The party's goal is to end the long wait by forming the government in Delhi this time.This contest between the three major parties will be very exciting. It will be interesting to see whom the public gives a chance. But at the moment all the parties are busy laying their political chessboard.
Delhi | BJP releases its first list of the candidates for #DelhiElection2025
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Parvesh Verma to contest from New Delhi assembly seat against AAP's Arvind Kejriwal; Dushyant Gautam from Karol Bagh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Garden, Kailash Gehlot from Bijwasan, Arvinder… pic.twitter.com/jcvaW418U8