New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj exuded confidence in BJP’s victory in Delhi as he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate list in the run-up to Delhi Assembly elections 2025.
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Swaraj said that AAP may announce whichever name they want but the people of Delhi have decided their final pack up.
“AAP released its final list today. They may announce whichever name they want but the people of Delhi have decided their final pack up,” Swaraj said.
Earlier, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said that while it may be part of their “strategy,” “no one wants AAP candidates to win” as the party has failed Delhi.
Commenting on AAP’s candidate list, Tiwari said, “It doesn’t matter to us. They have released a list, and they will later make changes to it. It is their strategy, but no one wants AAP candidates to win. AAP has failed Delhi.”
The assembly elections in Delhi are likely to be held in February 2025 as the current government’s tenure ends in January 2025. The Election Commission of India is yet to announce the dates.
AAP unveiled its fourth and final list of 38 candidates on Sunday for the 2025 Delhi Elections.
According to the list, the party’s national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest from New Delhi, Chief Minister Atishi from Kalkaji, Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj from Greater Kailash, and Minister Gopal Rai from Babarpur. Additionally, Satyendra Kumar Jain will contest from Shakur Basti, Durgesh Pathak from Rajinder Nagar, Ramesh Pehalwan from Kasturba Nagar, Raghuvinder Shokeen from Nangloi Jat, Som Dutt from Sadar Bazar, Imran Hussain from Ballimaran, and Jarnail Singh from Tilak Nagar.
The list features two new names, while 36 sitting MLAs have been re-nominated. AAP has fielded Ramesh Pehalwan from Kasturba Nagar and Pooja Naresh Balyan, wife of BJP leader Naresh Balyan, from Uttam Nagar.
On Sunday, BJP leader Ramesh Pehalwan and his wife Kusumlata Ramesh joined AAP in the presence of Arvind Kejriwal, the party’s national convener.
AAP released its third list of candidates on Friday, fielding Tarun Yadav from Najafgarh. Earlier, on December 9, the party issued its second list, replacing 17 sitting MLAs with new faces. However, three familiar names–Manish Sisodia, Rakhi Birla, and Deepu Chaudhary–were re-nominated. Chaudhary had previously contested but lost in the last election.
Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 consecutive years, has struggled in the past two assembly elections, failing to win any seats. In 2020, AAP won 62 out of 70 seats, while BJP secured the remaining eight. (ANI)
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