Currently bjp has said that it will announce the names of the candidates by the end of this month. The party leader said that a large number of new faces can be included in the list. The ruling aam aadmi party (AAP) in delhi has announced candidates on all 70 seats for the assembly elections to be held in february next year. AAP has claimed that bjp has no strategy. congress has also fielded candidates on 21 out of 70 seats so far. The national leadership of bjp will soon hold a final round of meeting on the selection of candidates. A top official of delhi bjp said that these meetings will be held after the parliament session ends on december 20. He said that the party can release the lists in the last week of this month.
Meanwhile according to news agency PTI, bjp leaders said that the process of selection of candidates is in the final stage and three probables have already been shortlisted for each constituency. Another senior leader of delhi bjp said that this time the party is likely to bet on new faces, including women and youth, who have a strong connection on the ground and strong reach among the people in the constituencies, even if they have not contested elections yet. He said that those experienced leaders of the party, who have lost elections two or more times, are less likely to contest this time. At the same time, those who lost the elections last time in a close contest will also have to undergo a lot of scrutiny this time. The bjp leader said that the ability to win will be the main basis in ticket distribution. The top leaders will take a final decision on the candidates after taking surveys and reports from the ground level.
Moreover let us tell you that bjp is out of power in delhi since 1998 and this time it is making every effort to defeat AAP. AAP has maintained its dominance in the assembly elections since 2015. AAP won 67 seats in the 2015 elections and 62 seats in 2020. bjp got 3 seats in 2015 and 8 seats in 2020.
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