- विज्ञापन -
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday ahead Delhi assembly polls have released its second list of 29 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.
The second list, comprising 29 candidates, has a couple of big names which include Delhi BJP Vice-President Kapil Mishra, Delhi BJP Secretary Harish Khurana.
According to the list, Kapil Mishra has been fielded from Karawal Nagar constituency while Harish Khurana will contest from the Moti Nagar Assembly seat.
Both have been loud and vocal in criticising and calling out the ‘flawed policies and failed promises’ of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Other prominent names include Abhay Verma, the incumbent legislator from Laxmi Nagar. He has been retained on account of good performance.
According to reports, the party has dropped some serving legislators from key constituencies like Chandni Chowk, Shakur Basti on account of ‘poor public connect’.
With the announcement of 29 names in the first as well as second list, there are 12 more nominees yet to be announced for election to the 70-member Assembly.
According to party insiders, the rest of 12 names will also be announced in the next few days after the BJP brass gives the go-ahead on their proposed candidature.
For the hotly contested battle, Kejriwal’s AAP is the only party which has declared the names of all 70 candidates. Congress has released three lists of candidates, comprising a total of 48 candidates.
With the BJP releasing its second list, its tally of candidates has reached 58.
