The Bharatiya Janata Party has officially launched its first list for the Delhi Assembly elections, featuring 29 candidates announced with much anticipation. Former Member of Parliament Pravesh Verma is set to challenge Kejriwal. BJP's stalwart Ramesh Bidhuri will compete against Delhi's Chief Minister, Atishi, in Kalkaji. Kailash Gahlot, who transitioned from the Aam Aadmi Party to the BJP, has been given the ticket for the Bijwasan seat.
Pravesh Verma’s ticket secures a highly anticipated contest on the high-profile New Delhi Assembly seat. Contesting for Congress is Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. This sets the stage for a triangular clash involving Kejriwal, Pravesh Verma, and Sandeep Dikshit. Meanwhile, the Kalkaji seat is set for a showdown between Atishi, Ramesh Bidhuri, and Alka Lamba.
Kailash Gahlot receives Bijwasan ticket
The BJP has also announced candidates for other key constituencies: Rajkumar Bhatia for Adarsh Nagar, Deepak Chaudhary for Badli, Kulwant Rana for Rithala, Manoj Shoukin for Nangloi Jat, Rajkumar Chauhan for Mangolpuri, Vijender Gupta for Rohini, Rekha Gupta for Shalimar Bagh, Ashok Goel for Model Town, Dushyant Kumar Gautam for Karol Bagh, Rajkumar Anand for Patel Nagar, Sardar Manjinder Singh Sirsa for Rajouri Garden, and Ashish Sood for Janakpuri.
Source: aajtak
Source: aajtak
Strategic Placements: Bidhuri in Kalkaji, Ravindra Singh Negi in Patparganj
Other strategic placements include Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma in New Delhi, Sardar Tarvinder Singh in Jangpura, Satish Upadhyay in Malviya Nagar, Anil Sharma for RK Puram, Gajendra Yadav for Mehrauli, Kartar Singh Tanwar for Chhatarpur, Khushiram Chunar for Ambedkar Nagar, Ramesh Bidhuri for Kalkaji, Narayan Dutt Sharma for Badarpur, Ravindra Singh Negi for Patparganj, Om Prakash Verma for Vishwas Nagar, Anil Goyal for Krishna Nagar, Arvinder Singh Lovely for Gandhinagar, Kumari Rinku for Seemapuri, Jitendra Mahajan for Rohtas Nagar, and Ajay Mahawar for Ghonda.
AAP’s Target: Pravesh Verma
Sahib Singh Verma's son, Pravesh Verma, finds himself in the crosshairs of the Aam Aadmi Party, which has recently accused Verma of distributing 1100 rupees to women in New Delhi and filed a complaint with the ED that Verma has dismissed.
Pravesh Verma's Response Post-Nomination
Post his candidacy announcement from the New Delhi seat, BJP candidate Pravesh Verma expressed gratitude towards his party's leadership and vowed to uphold the trust placed in him. In the midst of Delhi’s COVID-19 crisis, when people needed oxygen, Arvind Kejriwal was reportedly offering ‘free bottles at every occasion’, he noted. Verma emphasized that issues like cleaning the Yamuna River and tackling pollution will be addressed comprehensively once BJP comes to power.
