The New Delhi Assembly seat is getting ready for a tough election battle. Current MLA and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Arvind Kejriwal, will face tough competition from the sons of former Delhi chief ministers. Parvesh Verma, whose father was former chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, announced on Saturday that he is preparing to run for the New Delhi seat as the BJP candidate. The Congress party has chosen Sandeep Dikshit, son of three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit, to contest from this area.
At a recent event, Kejriwal put an end to rumors about moving to another constituency. He confirmed, “I will contest from New Delhi, and Chief Minister Atishi will run from Kalkaji.” He mentioned that he sees the election as a fight between the “CM’s sons and the common man.”
Parvesh Verma, a former MP from West Delhi, expressed confidence that the BJP will win. He accused Kejriwal of failing to keep his promises, even though Kejriwal has represented New Delhi three times since 2013. Kejriwal first gained national attention in 2013 by defeating Sheila Dikshit in the New Delhi elections. In 2015, he won again, this time against the BJP candidate, but his victory margin decreased in the 2020 elections.
The New Delhi constituency is small but has many government employees as voters, making it an important area in the upcoming elections.
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