Delhi Assembly elections: 2-3 names shortlisted for each seat, BJP first list likely to be out soon
According to party insiders, the first list of BIP’s candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections is likely to be announced this weekend or early next week
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According to party insiders, the first list of the BIP’s candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections is likely to be announced during, or a little later than, this weekend. (Twitter/ @BJP4Delhi)The BJP has shortlisted two to three names as potential picks to be fielded on each of Delhi’s 70 Assembly constituencies, party sources said Friday. According to party insiders, the first list of BIP’s candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections is likely to be announced this weekend or early next week with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to chair the Central Election Committee meeting “Sunday or Monday”.
The candidates have been shortlisted following a discussion around suggestions made by the party’s cadre during a raishumaari, or consultation exercise, presided over by BJP leaders appointed by its national leadership as well as multiple ongoing surveys at a meeting of the party’s State Election Committee (SEC) on Thursday evening, sources said.
“Many leaders who have joined the BJP recently from other parties are being considered for tickets. These include Neeraj Basoya from Kasturba Nagar and Arvinder Singh Lovely from a seat in the trans-Yamuna area,” a source said.
“Former West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma is likely to be fielded from New Delhi, while Rajya Sabha MP Dushyant Gautam is being considered a front-runner for the Karol Bagh seat. Harish Khurana from Moti Nagar, former South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri from Kalkaji, and Satish Upadhyay from Malviya Nagar are among others,” the source added.
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva’s candidature has been proposed from Vishwas Nagar and Patparganj seats.
“The SEC had its first meeting yesterday where it discussed potential picks (for each of Delhi’s 70 Assembly constituencies). The Core Committee, led by BJP national president JP Nadda, is likely to meet on Friday or Saturday,” a source said.
“Here, the list of candidates, especially those leaders who have joined the BJP from other parties in the run-up to the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, will be narrowed down before finally seeking the nod of the Central Elections Committee that is chaired by the Prime Minister over the weekend,” the source added.
Sources said the BJP’s state unit was also “expecting clarity” from its national leadership on its suggestion of countering the AAP’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana in Delhi through a scheme “similar to” Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin and Madhya Pradesh’s Ladli Behna schemes as part of its manifesto for the Delhi polls “around the time” of the announcement of its first list of candidates.
Chaired by Sachdeva, the BJP announced a 21-member State Election Committee mandated with screening potential candidates on Wednesday.
While the AAP has announced picks for each of the 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi, the Congress has named candidates for 21 seats with more expected.
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