Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (January 4) released first list of its candidates for upcoming Delhi Legislative Assembly election. Prominent names from BJP’s Delhi unit have found mention in the first list. As per the candidate list, Parvesh Verma with contest from New Delhi seat against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
In addition to this, Dushyant Gautam will contest from Karol Bagh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa has got party ticket from Rajouri Garden, Kailash Gehlot will contest from Bijwasan and Arvinder Singh Lovely from Gandhi Nagar.
Here is the full candidate list:Delhi elections are expected to take place in first half of 2025. AAP currently has 58 out of 70 seats in the assembly. BJP has 7. Five seats are vacant.
Delhi elections are expected to take place in first half of 2025. AAP currently has 58 out of 70 seats in the assembly. BJP has 7. Five seats are vacant.
On Saturday, Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva alleged that Arvind Kejriwal was lying on the water situation in Delhi.
“Arvind Kejriwal has lied once again today. The situation regarding water supply in Delhi is concerning. Many residents who are living their lives peacefully are now disturbed by the exorbitant water bills they have been receiving, which amount to lakhs. Kejriwal has announced that he people should wait for elections and not clear these bills,” said Sachdeva as he addressed the media.
“The government is yours, the minister are yours, the Jal Board is yours, then where are such bills coming from? This is just your corruption, this is just the game of the tanker mafia. What is stopping you from waiving these water bills? You only want to fool people. This AAPda will be removed from Delhi,” Sachdeva further added.
Earlier on Saturday, Kejriwal said that AAP government has been providing free water to citizens for 10 years.
“Our government in Delhi has been providing free water to people for the last 10 years. More than 12 lakh families get 0 water bills. But after I went to jail, I don’t know what these people did,” Kejriwal said as he addressed the media.