Kiran Bedi, BJP’s face in Delhi, files nomination papers

The public event comes a day after her first event in the constituency where seemingly restive crowds disapproved of the party’s decision to give her the ticket instead of five-time MLA Harsh Vardhan who had nurtured the constituency over the years. Vardhan was elected to the Lok Sabha last year after winning from the Chandni Chowk constituency.

Earlier today, Bedi tweeted saying that she was ready to serve the city which ‘stole my heart as a 14-year-old junior tennis player’.

On my way to file my Nomination in Krishna Nagar Constituency. To Serve the City which stole my heart as a 14 yrs old junior tennis player!

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) January 21, 2015

She also wrote on the popular micro-blogging site that once elected to power, she would ensure a status report of each government department to be placed in public domain. She added that she would prepare a ‘security preparation index’, which will help understand the security concerns affecting people in the city.

Two inspiring thoughts shared this morning. Once in position shall place in public domain a white paper, status report of each Dept (Contd)

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) January 21, 2015

Shall also seek to be done a Security Perception Index.To understand what are the real security concerns impacting people in diff districts

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) January 21, 2015

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Ajay Maken also filed their nomination papers from the New Delhi and Sadar Bazar assembly constituencies respectively. Today is the last day of filing nominations.