Delhi elections: BJP releases 2nd record of 29 candidates, Kapil Mishra fielded from Karawal Nagar | India Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Get together on Saturday introduced its second record of candidates for the upcoming Delhi meeting elections, lower than a month earlier than the polling date. The record contains a complete of 29 names, got here after the primary record, which additionally included 29 candidates.
The BJP’s central election committee (CEC) finalised the second record of candidates in a high-level assembly on the get together headquarters. The assembly noticed the participation of key leaders, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union dwelling minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, and defence minister Rajnath Singh.
The second record options candidates like Kapil Mishra, who will contest from the Karawal Nagar constituency, and Neelam Pahalwan, who has been given the ticket for Najafgarh. Curiously, the incumbent Najafgarh MLA, who lately left the Aam Aadmi Get together to affix BJP, has been fielded from Bijwasan, as per the primary record.
In Shakur Basti, BJP’s Karnail Singh will face AAP heavyweight and former minister Satyendra Jain in what guarantees to be a carefully watched contest.

The BJP’s first record, introduced earlier this month, featured candidates like Parvesh Verma, Kailash Gahlot, and Arvinder Singh Pretty.
The 2025 Delhi meeting elections will likely be held on February 5, with outcomes declared on February 8. The elections cowl all 70 constituencies, because the time period of the present meeting ends on February 23.
Candidates have till January 17 to file their nominations, which will likely be scrutinised on January 18. The deadline for withdrawal of candidature is January 20.