BJP Holds CEC Meet To Finalise Remaining Candidates For Delhi Meeting Polls | India Information
New Delhi: The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) held a vital assembly to finalise the remaining candidates for the upcoming Delhi Meeting elections that are scheduled to be held on February 5.
The assembly, which occurred on the BJP headquarters, on Friday noticed the participation of key leaders, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, together with a number of outstanding Delhi BJP leaders.
In keeping with sources, the assembly primarily targeted on the remaining seats in Delhi, the place discussions had been held to finalise the candidates for these constituencies.
The stage is all set for a high-octane election battle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) and the primary opposition Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP). Whereas the Congress, the third greatest social gathering in Delhi, striving for a revival of its electoral floor.
The BJP is making all-out makes an attempt to come back again to energy in Delhi after over 20 years focussing on its slogan “Parivartan” (change) and a focused marketing campaign towards the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP over rip-off allegations, together with liquor coverage case.
The BJP has to date launched names of 29 candidates for the Delhi Meeting elections setting the stage for multi-cornered contests on a number of seats within the capital.
Kailash Gahlot who had lately stop the AAP, alleging ‘political ambitions’ have overtaken the social gathering’s dedication in the direction of individuals has been fielded from Bijwasan.
In different huge contests, the BJP has fielded Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma towards AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress Sandeep Dikshit in New Delhi, Ramesh Bidhuri towards CM Atishi and Congress’ Alka Lamba in Kalkaji, Vijender Gupta from Rohini, Rajkumar Chauhan from Mangolpuri, Arvinder Singh Pretty from Gandhinagar, Dushyant Kumar Gautam from Karol Bagh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Backyard, Raaj Kumar Anand from Patel Nagar, Ashish Sood in Janakpuri, and Tarwinder Singh Marwaha towards Manish Sisodia in Jangpura.
Sources recommend that the BJP is prone to launch the ultimate checklist of candidates for these constituencies in Delhi on Saturday.
Nevertheless, discussions are nonetheless ongoing for 8-12 constituencies, and a core group assembly of the BJP shall be held on Saturday (January 11) to finalise these.
BJP President JP Nadda and Dwelling Minister Amit Shah will lead this core group assembly.
On January 4, the BJP had already launched its first checklist of 29 candidates for the 70-member Delhi Meeting.
The assembly was additionally attended by Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, Organisation Secretary Pawan Rana, Chief of Opposition Vijender Gupta, Union Minister Harsh Malhotra, and different core group members.
It’s anticipated that the remaining candidates’ names shall be introduced within the coming days.
The Delhi Meeting elections are scheduled to happen in a single part on February 5, with the outcomes to be declared on February 8.
Within the 2020 Meeting elections, the Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) swept the polls, profitable 62 out of 70 seats. The BJP managed to safe eight seats, whereas the Congress didn’t open its account.
As per the Election Fee, voter turnout was recorded at 62.82 per cent, a decline of 4.65 per cent from the 2015 Meeting election in Delhi.
The AAP obtained 49,74,592 votes, or 53.57 per cent of the overall legitimate votes polled, whereas the BJP obtained 35,75,529 votes or 38.51 per cent of the overall legitimate votes polled.
