The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released the first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi assembly elections, which are expected to be held in early 2025.
The party named candidates for constituencies including Chhatarpur, Kiradi, Vishwas Nagar, Rohtash Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Badarpur, Seelampur, Seemapuri, Ghonda, Karawal Nagar and Matiala seats.
The party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) met earlier in the day at the residence of the party’s national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, to finalise the first list.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and minister and party leader Gopal Rai were also at the meeting. As per the list, Brahm Singh Tanwar will contest elections from Chhatarpur, Anil Jha from Kiradi, Deepak Singla from Vishwas Nagar, Sarita Singh from Rohtash Nagar, BB Tyagi from Laxmi Nagar, Ram Singh Netaji from Badarpur, Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad from Seelampur, Veer Singh Dhingan from Seemapuri, Gaurav Sharma from Ghonda, Manoj Tyagi from Karawal Nagar and Sumesh Shokeen from Matiala on the AAP ticket.
AAP gave tickets to BJP turncoats Brahm Singh Tanwar, Anil Jha, and BB Tyagi and Congress defectors Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad, Veer Singh Dhinghan, and Sumesh Shokeen. The party has denied tickets to three sitting MLAs, namely Gulab Singh Yadav from Matiala, Rituraj Jha from Kiradi, and Abdul Rehman from Seelampur. Kartar Singh Tanwar, an AAP MLA from Chhatarpur constituency who recently joined the BJP, was disqualified as an MLA.
Assembly elections in Delhi are likely to be held in early 2025. However, the Election Commission has yet to announce the dates. Delhi’s last Assembly elections were held in February 2015.
In the 2015 assembly polls, the AAP secured an absolute majority and won 62 seats out of 70. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won just 8 seats while Congress struggled to open their account. Following the win, the Aam Aadmi Party formed the state government, with Arvind Kejriwal becoming Chief Minister.
