Delhi Assembly Election Dates Announced, Kejriwal Confident of AAP's Victory
Reacting to the announcement, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed confidence in winning the elections. "The date of the election has been announced. All the workers are ready to enter the fray with full strength and enthusiasm. You are our biggest strength. This election will be between the politics of work and the politics of abuse. The people of Delhi will have faith in our politics of work. We will definitely win," Kejriwal wrote on X.
Delhi Minister Gopal Rai stated that AAP is fully prepared for the elections. "The people of Delhi have been waiting for this, and I am happy that people will bring back the Arvind Kejriwal government to power. AAP has done all the preparations for the election. Names of all the 70 candidates of the party have been announced. We are absolutely ready for the election," he said.
AAP leader Priyanka Kakkar also exuded confidence in the party's victory. "The Aam Aadmi Party always stays amongst the people and works for the people, so we are fully prepared for the elections. The public has given a lot of support to the Aam Aadmi Party, and we hope that the blessings of God and the people of Delhi will remain with us," she said.
Meanwhile, BJP candidate from the New Delhi assembly constituency Parvesh Verma congratulated the people of Delhi and the ECI for the announcement of election dates. "I want to congratulate the people of Delhi and ECI for the beginning of the festival of democracy... Everyone should go and cast their votes. EVM is an excuse for Arvind Kejriwal. The leaders of the INDI alliance talk about EVMs where they know they are going to lose. BJP is going to form its government next month," Verma said.
In the New Delhi constituency, BJP has fielded Parvesh Verma, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma, against Kejriwal. Congress has nominated Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
As per the election schedule, the last date for filing nominations is January 17, while the scrutiny of nominations will take place on January 18. The last date for withdrawing candidatures is January 20. With the announcement of the election dates, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into effect in the national capital and will remain in force until the completion of the election process.
