The Election Fee of India could announce the date of the Delhi Meeting elections tomorrow, mentioned the sources, including the polls could happen within the second week of February. The elections for the 70 Meeting constituencies in Delhi are as a result of be held in February this 12 months. There’s a triangular meeting ballot battle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) and Congress. Nonetheless, the principle combat is between Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP and JP Nadda’s BJP.
The BJP, out of energy in Delhi since 1998, has pulled all of the stops to win the polls and substitute AAP which has been dominating since 2013. Within the final two Meeting elections in 2015 and 2020, the AAP routed the BJP proscribing it to 3 and eight seats, respectively. Then again, Congress drew nil within the final two elections as AAP’s emergence harm the grand previous social gathering most as its core voters shifted to the ruling social gathering.
Delhi is reeling underneath extreme chilly however the political temperature is on the rise within the nationwide capital as all essential events have began intense campaigns to woo voters even earlier than the official announcement of the date of elections.
BJP, AAP commerce barbs over ‘Sheesh Mahal’ weeks forward of Delhi polls
The BJP on Monday sharpened its assault on AAP with its cost of a “large rip-off” within the reconstruction of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official bungalow, whereas the ruling social gathering hit again by pointing to the funds spent on the prime minister’s residence and plane.
The BJP fired a contemporary salvo at Kejriwal, alleging that whereas a CAG report has highlighted an expenditure of Rs 33.86 crore on his ‘Sheesh Mahal’, the precise price runs as much as Rs 75-80 crore if the stock of the objects within the 6, Flagstaff Street Bungalow in Civil Traces are included.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva mentioned the Comptroller and Auditor Basic (CAG) report pertains to the expenditure until 2022 and that there is no such thing as a revelation on bills throughout 2023 and 2024.
AAP hits again at BJP
Responding to BJP’s accusation following the CAG findings, senior AAP chief Manish Sisodia mentioned, “Is there any report on prime minister’s Rs 2,700-crore residence and Rs 8,500-crore airplane and Rs 10-lakh swimsuit?”
Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj additionally defended the AAP chief, saying that the bungalow doesn’t personally belong to him and whoever, both from the BJP or any social gathering, turns into the subsequent chief minister will reside in that home.
“If the BJP is elevating questions concerning the CM’s residence, then they need to current the expenditure particulars of the PM’s workplace earlier than the general public. Each the residences ought to be opened to the general public and media for inspection so that individuals can resolve. Repeating the identical allegations time and again doesn’t make sense,” Bharadwaj alleged.