Delhi Assembly Election 2025: BJP fields Parvesh Verma against Arvind Kejriwal, Ramesh Bidhuri to take on Atishi; Check BJP’s 1st list

BJP has named Parvesh Verma as its candidate for the New Delhi seat, challenging AAP's Arvind Kejriwal in the 2025 Assembly elections.

Jan 4, 2025 - 16:30

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Delhi Assembly Election 2025: BJP fields Parvesh Verma against Arvind Kejriwal, Ramesh Bidhuri to take on Atishi; Check BJP’s 1st list

New Delhi:With the Delhi Assembly elections drawing scheme in February, preparations are in fat swing. The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) is optimistic about conserving energy, while the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) is determined to reclaim regulate after a lengthy gap. While the elections are anticipated to occur in February 2025, the Election Commission of India has but to substantiate the respectable dates.

The Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) has launched its first list of 29 candidates, with veteran Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Verma place of residing to contest from the New Delhi assembly seat against AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal. This excessive-profile fight will furthermore aim Congress’s Sandip Dixit, making it a three-cornered contest.

Pravesh Verma currently represents West Delhi within the Lok Sabha, and has been tasked with strengthening the BJP’s place of residing within the capital. His decision to screech Kejriwal in one amongst the metropolis’s most excessive-profile constituencies is a transparent indication of the BJP’s formula to fabricate a real impact.

Furthermore, BJP has furthermore nominated notorious candidates admire Dushyant Gautam, the celebration’s nationwide total secretary, from Karol Bagh, and Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Garden. The list furthermore factors Kailash Gehlot from Bijwasan and Arvinder Singh Lustrous from Gandhi Nagar.

Verma’s political roots scuttle deep, being the son of Sahib Singh Verma, a veteran senior BJP chief and Delhi’s Chief Minister from 1996 to 1998. Parvesh Verma has beforehand served within the Delhi Assembly, winning the Mehrauli seat within the 2013 elections, and later secured a seat within the Lok Sabha in 2014 and 2019.

The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP), which secured a commanding victory within the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections with 62 out of 70 seats, continues to be a real contender as the 2025 elections scheme scheme.

(with inputs from companies)