Delhi Polls: Congress Releases First Checklist Of Candidates; Sandeep Dikshit To Face Kejriwal – News18
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The Congress has determined to area senior chief Sandeep Dikshit, the son of former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, in a direct battle in opposition to AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal from the high-profile New Delhi constituency
Senior Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit is the son of former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit. (Picture: PTI/File)
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will go up in opposition to the son of one other former chief minister within the meeting elections slated to be held early subsequent 12 months.
The Congress, which launched its first record of 21 candidates on Thursday, has determined to area senior chief Sandeep Dikshit in a direct battle in opposition to Kejriwal from the high-profile New Delhi constituency.
Sandeep Dikshit is the son of former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, who had received from the constituency thrice earlier than — twice when it was referred to as Gole Market earlier than delimitation in 1998 and 2003, after which in 2008 when it grew to become New Delhi. Since 2013, the coveted seat has been held by Kejriwal, who put an finish to Sheila Dikshit’s reign and, with it, Congress dominance within the nationwide capital.
In keeping with sources, the central election committee (CEC), which met to debate and approve the primary record, gave its nod to the candidature of Dikshit, who’s a two-time former MP from the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.
Quickly after the CEC assembly, a senior get together chief advised CNN-News18 that Dikshit’s seniority within the Delhi unit meant that he might be fielded from the New Delhi seat. With the primary record out now, it’s confirmed.
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The Central Election Committee has chosen the next individuals as Congress candidates for the following elections to the Delhi Legislative Meeting 👇 pic.twitter.com/LbaV5X7YgE— Congress (@INCIndia) December 12, 2024
Among the many different candidates, Adarsh Shastri will battle from Dwarka, Ali Mahndi from Mustafabad, Abdul Rehman from Seelampur, Rohit Chaudhry from Nangloi Jat and Praveen Jain from Shalimar Bagh.
The highest management of the Congress cleared the names on the assembly chaired by get together president Mallikarjun Kharge. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, CEC members Ambika Soni, Salman Khurshid, TS Singh Deo and Madhusudan Mistry have been amongst these current.
Earlier than the record was declared, Delhi incharge Qazi Nizamuddin mentioned: “Within the final 10 years, Delhi has suffered lots. The Centre and the Delhi authorities have been blaming one another for the dangerous situations right here. Individuals have been struggling the results and they’re now hell-bent on educating these two governments a lesson,” he mentioned.
The Congress and AAP, who’re INDIA bloc allies at a nationwide degree, have been earlier toying with the concept of holding a pre-poll alliance. However, high leaders of each the events, together with Kejriwal and Yadav, have been overtly saying they’ll contest the polls alone and there might be no tie-up. Now, with Dikshit being fielded in opposition to Kejriwal, any such chance is additional dimmed.
(With PTI inputs)
