NEW DELHI — After AAP released its final list of candidates for the upcoming
Assembly polls in Delhi, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who will contest from
the New Delhi constituency, took a swipe at the BJP, alleging that the saffron
party has no chief ministerial face.
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- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday released its final list
of 38 candidates for the Assembly polls due in February, fielding Kejriwal from
New Delhi besides repeating Chief Minister Atishi from Kalkaji.
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- In a post on X in Hindi, Kejriwal said, "The party is
contesting the elections with full confidence and full preparation. BJP is
missing. They have no CM face, no team, no planning, and no vision for Delhi.
They have only one slogan, only one policy, and only one mission -- 'Remove
Kejriwal'. Ask them what they did in five years, and they reply, 'Kejriwal ko
bahut gaali di' (cursed Kejriwal a lot)."
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- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is yet to announce
its candidates, is reportedly planning to pitch Parvesh Verma, son of former
Delhi Chief Minister late Sahib Singh Verma, against Kejriwal in New Delhi.
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- The Congress, meanwhile, has announced 21 candidates,
including Sandeep Dikshit, son of ex-Chief Minister late Sheila Dikshit, who
will challenge Kejriwal in New Delhi.
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- Kejriwal has on multiple occasions ruled out any alliance
with Congress, despite both parties being part of the INDIA bloc.
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- In its bid for a third consecutive term in power in the
national capital, AAP has nominated its senior leaders from their own
constituencies.
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- Accordingly, Environment Minister Gopal Rai will contest
from Babarpur, Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj from Greater Kailash, and
former Health Minister Satyendar Jain from Shakur Basti.
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- Additionally, ministers Raghuvinder Shokeen and Mukesh Kumar
Ahlawat will contest the polls from Nangloi Jat and Sultanpur Majra,
respectively.
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- Other candidates in AAP's list include Sanjeev Jha from
Burari, Ajesh Yadav from Badli, and Durgesh Pathak from Rajinder Nagar. The
party has fielded Amanatullah Khan from Okhla.
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- As per a list issued earlier, former Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia has been moved to Jangpura, while newcomer Avadh Ojha will
contest from Sisodia's previous seat, Patparganj.
