Abhinav Rajput

According to a senior official of the South MCD, the building, which is opposite the JNU campus, violates civic body rules as no house above 15 metres is allowed to be constructed.

On the pavement next to the main gate of the JNU campus Thursday, several families who were evacuated from the six-storey building across the road, which had tilted, looked distressed on not being able to take their belongings.

Sources said Gautam Gambhir highlighted that government agencies and MCDs were not taking substantial steps to remove the residue left after the tromelling process.

Internally, BJP was confident the script was working — its own surveys suggested the shrill campaign would help get fence-sitters switch to its side and just days before voting, Shah himself said the party would cross 45 seats.

The party’s next line of leaders who could hold a chance at becoming the state president are MPs Parvesh Sahib Singh and Gautam Gambhir, former MP Maheish Girri, and senior leader Ashish Sood.

After weeks of relentless campaigning, candidates of AAP, BJP and Congress have a window to catch their breath — until February 11, when results are announced

Much more than 70 seats are at stake in the Delhi Assembly polls that just ended. For AAP, the Feb 11 results will show if its gambit of seeking a mandate on its performance has paid off; for BJP, if Modi name, Hindutva agenda prove stronger than CAA anger.

A senior BJP leader said that Shah held meetings on most days at the party’s state office, where the day’s schedule was discussed, the poll pitch for the next day was decided, and leaders were picked to send out specific messages.

Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister and BJP's Delhi election in-charge, speaks to The Indian Express on barbs at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Centre’s approach towards Shaheen Bagh, and how his party hopes to counter AAP on subsidies.

Targeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, he said: “A person who feels the pain of the poor, will he keep them away from government schemes?”

On Monday, Modi said that the anti-CAA protests were causing inconvenience to people travelling between Delhi and Noida.

Referring to protests against the CAA and proposed NRC, Adityanath said people tried to take to the streets in Uttar Pradesh too. “But I recovered money from them by making videos (of protesters allegedly damaging public property). I told them that we won’t serve you biryani like Kejriwal,” he said.

Shah also credited the PM with finding solutions to issues like the Ram temple and Article 370, and accused the Opposition of opposing the BJP as they feared a backlash from their vote bank.

According to a senior BJP leader, until 10 days ago, the party’s main poll pitch was residents of unauthorised colonies being granted ownership rights and the AAP government refusing to roll out Ayushman Bharat in the capital.

In the last three days, the BJP has organised over 1,000 small public meetings.

The Election Commission (EC) is expected to send a notice to Singh on Wednesday for his remarks to ANI. This comes after Delhi’s Chief Election Officer flagged Singh’s interview to the EC.

The BJP MP also said that he will remove all mosques built on government land in his Lok Sabha constituency of West Delhi. "If our government is formed, then give me just one month after February. I will remove all the mosques built on government land in my constituency."

Speaking to The Indian Express later, Thakur said he merely asked people what should be done with traitors of the country. “I just wanted people to say what is to be done with traitors of the country.

Shah told BJP workers: Want a Delhi that is without pollution, slums and traffic jams.