Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal to contest from New Delhi, Atishi from Kalkaji

Arvind Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released the fourth list of 38 candidates for  upcoming Delhi polls early next year. The final list includes two of the most anticipated names from the party-- Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi. The AAP convenor will contest from his traditional bastion of New Delhi and Atishi from Kalkaji.

Additionally, Satyendra Kumar Jain will contest from Shakur Basti, Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat from Sultan Pur Majra, Raghuvinder Shokeen from Nangloi Jat, Som Dutt from Sadar Bazar, Imran Hussain from Ballimaran.

The party  has replaced its current MLA from Kasturba Nagar, Madan Lal, by fielding Ramesh Pehlwan as its candidate. Ramesh Pehlwan and his wife, councilor Kusum Lata, joined AAP earlier today after leaving the BJP.

Minutes after the announcement of the final list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections,  Kejriwal posted on X, “Today, the Aam Aadmi Party has announced its candidates for all 70 seats. The party is contesting the elections with full confidence and thorough preparation. The BJP is nowhere to be seen. They have no CM face, no team, no planning, and no vision for Delhi. They have only one slogan, one policy, and one mission—'Remove Kejriwal".

“When asked what they have done in the past five years, their only response is—'We criticised Kejriwal a lot.' Our party, on the other hand, has a vision for Delhi's development, a plan, and a strong, educated team to implement it. We also have a long list of accomplishments over the past ten years. Delhiites will vote for those who work, not those who only hurl abuses," the AAP supremo added in his post on X.