Will welfare legacy triumph over ‘Sheesh Mahal’ row? A deep dive into AAP’s strengths and weaknesses as Delhi polls loom
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Will welfare legacy triumph over ‘Sheesh Mahal’ row? A deep dive into AAP’s strengths and weaknesses as Delhi polls loom

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Delhi Election 2025: The dates of Delhi assembly polls are finally out. As Delhi gears up for assembly elections next month, the AAP faces anti-incumbency, corruption allegations and an aggressive Bharatiya Janata Party as it seeks to assume power for a third successive term. The flagship schemes of AAP including subsidy on electricity and drinking water, revamped government schools, Mohalla clinics, and free electricity comprise what is known as ‘Delhi Model’ of governance. the group founded by poll strategist Prashant Kishor helped AAP register a landslide victory in Delhi assembly polls in 2020, too. BJP state unit chief Virendra Sachdeva called the AAP dispensation in Delhi the government of ‘criminals on bail.’ The biggest challenge that the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP faces is the anti-incumbency of ten years.

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‘We have your back’: Mamata Banerjee extends support, Kejriwal expresses gratitude
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‘We have your back’: Mamata Banerjee extends support, Kejriwal expresses gratitude

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has extended her party's support to the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to social media platform X to thank Banerjee for her support. I, along with the people of Delhi, am grateful for this,” Kejriwal posted on X. AAP leaders …

Delhi election 2025: BJP to hold CEC meet on January 10 to finalise remaining candidates' name
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Delhi election 2025: BJP to hold CEC meet on January 10 to finalise remaining candidates' name

India TV News  

Delhi election 2025: The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to meet on January 10 to finalise the remaining candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. BJP first list The BJP has so far released names of 29 candidates for the Delhi assembly elections setting the stage for multi-cornered contests …

’Sheesh Mahal’ to ‘Rajmahal’: How AAP and BJP are trading blows as Delhi’s electoral battle heats up
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’Sheesh Mahal’ to ‘Rajmahal’: How AAP and BJP are trading blows as Delhi’s electoral battle heats up

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: The Aam Aadmi Party accused that prime minister's residence, which it dubs as ‘Rajmahal’, was built at a cost of ₹2,700 crore. The ‘Rajmahal’ term is AAP's counter to the 'Sheesh Mahal' jibe which the Bharatiya Janata Party and Modi has been using against Arvind Kejriwal for alleged lavish spending on the official bungalow where he lived …

Delhi gears up for assembly polls, model code of conduct now in effect
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Delhi gears up for assembly polls, model code of conduct now in effect

The Hindu  

Delhi Assembly elections are set to take place on February 5, with the Model Code of Conduct now in effect. The final voter list published on January 6, 20,25 for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections recorded a total of 1,55,24,858 registered voters in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, showing a net increase of 1.09%. The BJP candidates have targeted …

Why Delhi Election 2025 is AAP’s toughest test vs BJP’s prestige gamble – explained in 5 key points
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Why Delhi Election 2025 is AAP’s toughest test vs BJP’s prestige gamble – explained in 5 key points

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: Delhi will vote on February 5 to elect its new government. Toughest Test for AAP The AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, is contesting its fourth assembly election in the national capital since 2012 when it was born out of anti-graft movement centered in Delhi. The BJP was left with single-digit seats in the Delhi assembly in the …

Opinion: Mahila, Muslims, Middle class - The 3 Ms who will decide Delhi's fate
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Opinion: Mahila, Muslims, Middle class - The 3 Ms who will decide Delhi's fate

India Today  

Delhi will go to the polls on February 5 and votes will be counted on February 8. In the 2015 elections, 53 per cent of women voted for the AAP, 34 per cent backed the BJP, and 10 per cent supported Congress. In the 2020 elections, 60 per cent of women backed the AAP, 35 per cent BJP and three …

INDIA allies rally around Arvind Kejriwal for Delhi polls, Congress isolated
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INDIA allies rally around Arvind Kejriwal for Delhi polls, Congress isolated

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that the Trinamool Congress will support his party in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. While the Congress remains without support from any INDIA bloc ally in the upcoming polls, its rival AAP is now enjoying the support of big players like Trinamool and the Samajwadi Party. In December, during a Mahila …

Delhi election 2025 dates declared: Arvind Kejriwal says AAP ’will definitely win’, how others reacted
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Delhi election 2025 dates declared: Arvind Kejriwal says AAP ’will definitely win’, how others reacted

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Assembly polls in Delhi and the bypoll dates on Tuesday. CEC Rajiv Kumar announced that the Assembly elections will take place in a single phase on 5 February, and the votes will be counted on 8 February. Following the announcement was made by the CEC Rajiv Kumar, Aam Aadmi Party …

Delhi Assembly Election date announced: Check complete list of winners of AAP and BJP in 2020 polls
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Delhi Assembly Election date announced: Check complete list of winners of AAP and BJP in 2020 polls

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: The Election Commission of India today announced the schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections 2025. The AAP received 49,74,592 votes, or 53.57 per cent of the total valid votes polled, while BJP received 35,75,529 votes or 38.51 per cent of the total valid votes polled. The eight winners of the Bharatiya Janata Party are Vijender Gupta, …

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: BJP won only 8 seats in 2020 Vidhan Sabha polls, check winners
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Delhi Assembly Election 2025: BJP won only 8 seats in 2020 Vidhan Sabha polls, check winners

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2025 dates are announced by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday. Delhi assembly election 2025 This is the first big election that is going to happen this year. Delhi Assembly election 2020 result In 2020, the BJP won just eight seats including Rohini, Badarpur, Laxmi Nagar, Vishwas Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Rohtas Nagar, Ghonda and Karawal Nagar. …

Delhi Assembly Election 2025 schedule announced: Here's what happened in 2020
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Delhi Assembly Election 2025 schedule announced: Here's what happened in 2020

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Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday announced the full schedule for Delhi Assembly elections and said the polls will be held on February 5 and the counting of votes will take place on February 8. Delhi Assembly election: What happened in 2020 The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party stormed back to power in Delhi in …

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 LIVE: Election Commission announces poll schedule
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Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 LIVE: Election Commission announces poll schedule

The Hindu  

The Election Commission began to announce the schedule for polls to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The term of the 70-member Assembly ends on February 23, and elections have to be held before that to constitute a new House. Delhi Assembly elections will witness a three-cornered fight between the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party. On the other hand, the BJP, …

‘Unprecedented’: Sudden rush to register as Delhi voters after AAP’s cash scheme for women, says EC
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‘Unprecedented’: Sudden rush to register as Delhi voters after AAP’s cash scheme for women, says EC

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: The Election Commission of India has received an ‘unprecedented’ number of applications for new voter registrations in the national capital in the past three weeks. The newly-added women voters have outnumbered men ahead of Delhi Election 2025, the poll panel said. In a statement, the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer said more than 3 lakh new voters have …

Delhi to vote on February 5, results on 8th, AAP eyes hat-trick
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Delhi to vote on February 5, results on 8th, AAP eyes hat-trick

India Today  

Delhi will go to polls in a single phase on February 5, with a fierce triangular contest between the AAP, BJP and the Congress setting the political temperatures soaring in the cold wave-gripped national capital. Meanwhile, the BJP, boosted by its clean sweep in the Delhi Lok Sabha polls and thumping victories in Haryana and Maharashtra, has coined the word …

Congress promises ₹2500 monthly allowances to women if party wins Delhi polls
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Congress promises ₹2500 monthly allowances to women if party wins Delhi polls

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday promised ₹2500 monthly allowances to women in Delhi if the party wins the 2025 assembly elections. Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shiv Kumar, Congress Delhi president Devender Yadav and other party leaders announce the party’s poll promise at the Delhi Congress office on Monday. Congress leader and Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivkumar and Delhi …

Delhi Election Commission releases final voter list ahead of upcoming Assembly polls | Details here
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Delhi Election Commission releases final voter list ahead of upcoming Assembly polls | Details here

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: The Delhi Election Commission on Monday released the final voter list ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Earlier on Saturday, the district election officer of New Delhi rejected as "baseless" AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh's allegations related to the deletion of voter names in the assembly constituency from where party convener and former chief …

AAP MP Sanjay Singh's jibe at PM Modi, BJP: 'Bin dulhe ki baraat'
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3 days, 18 hours ago

AAP MP Sanjay Singh's jibe at PM Modi, BJP: 'Bin dulhe ki baraat'

Hindustan Times  

AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday took a scathing jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP's decision to not announce a chief ministerial face before the Delhi assembly election, saying he was surging ahead with a marriage procession without the groom. Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh After PM Modi targeted the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of Delhi …

Give BJP a chance to make Delhi world’s best capital, get rid of ‘AAP-da’: PM Modi at Rohini rally ahead of polls
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Give BJP a chance to make Delhi world’s best capital, get rid of ‘AAP-da’: PM Modi at Rohini rally ahead of polls

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the people of Delhi to elect the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming assembly elections to develop the national capital. “I have to come to urge you to give BJP a chance and let Delhi progress,” Modi said, addressing a rally in Rohini area of national capital on January 5. …

AAP's 'no Chief Minister face' jab at BJP, party responds with 'aapda' dig
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AAP's 'no Chief Minister face' jab at BJP, party responds with 'aapda' dig

India Today  

The ruling AAP and opposition BJP were involved in a fresh tussle on social media ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls slated to be held next month. The AAP took a dig at the BJP for not declaring a chief ministerial face, and posted a video humorously showing the absence of a groom on a horse. While announcing his resignation …

Won't tolerate 'AAP-da', only BJP can develop Delhi: PM Modi at Parivartan Yatra
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Won't tolerate 'AAP-da', only BJP can develop Delhi: PM Modi at Parivartan Yatra

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Eyeing on Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people of Delhi to give a chance to the Bharatiya Janata Party for a bright future, stating that only his party will be able to develop the national capital. PM Modi said that the next 25 years are very crucial for India and Delhi as these …

Delhi set for key battles as BJP releases first list
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Delhi set for key battles as BJP releases first list

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections on Saturday, setting up high-profile contests by fielding former parliamentarians on two key seats and announcing the names of four former state cabinet ministers from the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress. The BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates …

BJP fields ex-AAP ministers, ex-Cong chief in 1st candidate list for Delhi polls
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BJP fields ex-AAP ministers, ex-Cong chief in 1st candidate list for Delhi polls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released the first list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, fielding former Aam Aadmi Party ministers Kailash Gahlot from Bijwasan and Raj Kumar Anand from Patel Nagar, and former Delhi Congress chief Arvind Singh Lovely from Gandhi Nagar. The party has pitted former chief minister Sahib Singh Verma’s son Pravesh Sahib …

New Delhi Assembly seat heats up: Parvesh Verma to contest Against Kejriwal in upcoming elections
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New Delhi Assembly seat heats up: Parvesh Verma to contest Against Kejriwal in upcoming elections

Op India  

BJP releases its first list of 29 candidates for Delhi assembly elections expected to be held in February 2025 with Parvesh Verma to contest from the New Delhi assembly seat against AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal. Former Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Verma will contest against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress’s Sandip Dixit from the New Delhi seat in a three-cornered contest. …

‘All through taxpayer’s money’ – YouTuber slams ‘freebie’ flats for poor launch by PM Modi ahead of Delhi Election 2025
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‘All through taxpayer’s money’ – YouTuber slams ‘freebie’ flats for poor launch by PM Modi ahead of Delhi Election 2025

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 1,675 newly-constructed flats for slum dwellers of the national capital ahead of Delhi Assembly Election 2025. The inauguration was ‘Freebie Agenda’ Prominent YouTuber Akshat Shrivastava took to social media flaying what he called the ‘freebie’ agenda of political parties. AAP's flagship schemes The AAP government in Delhi is known …

Our work in Delhi a blessing, real aapda is BJP, says Kerjiwal
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Our work in Delhi a blessing, real aapda is BJP, says Kerjiwal

Hindustan Times  

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed the Aam Aadmi Party a disaster in a wordplay on its name, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal retaliated by accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of being the real “aapda” in the Capital due to the deteriorating law-and-order situation. The BJP is facing three aapdas — the BJP does not have a chief …

Delhi Election 2025: ’Millionaire’’ Kejriwal faces BJP’s ‘chunavi Hindu’ charge ahead of assembly polls
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Delhi Election 2025: ’Millionaire’’ Kejriwal faces BJP’s ‘chunavi Hindu’ charge ahead of assembly polls

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: The election to the 70-member Delhi Assembly are expected to be held in mid-February. In another BJP poster, Kejriwal is dubbed Kejriwal as ‘biggest thug’, with the tagline implying that the former chief minister ad deceived the people of Delhi with false promises and failed policies, making him the “thug” of the city. In one of the …

BJP attacks Aam Aadmi Party, alleges election rigging in upcoming Delhi Assembly polls 2025
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BJP attacks Aam Aadmi Party, alleges election rigging in upcoming Delhi Assembly polls 2025

India TV News  

Delhi: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Virendraa Sachdeva today accused the Aam Aadmi Party of rigging the elections by double voting. He stated that AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh's name has been mentioned in the voter list of New Delhi and also Tilak Nagar assemblies for the upcoming assembly elections in the national capital. For the upcoming elections, his …

Delhi Assembly election: BSP likely to contest all 70 seats, first list to be out by mid-January
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Delhi Assembly election: BSP likely to contest all 70 seats, first list to be out by mid-January

India TV News  

New Delhi: With just a few months left for the Delhi assembly election, the Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday said it is likely to contest all 70 seats in the upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi and the first list of candidates is likely to be released by mid-January. The BSP contested all the 70 seats in Delhi in the 2020 …

Delhi Election 2025: Arvind Kejriwal fires back at BJP over AAP’s ₹18,000 a month for pujaris – ‘why do you abuse me?’
1 week, 1 day ago

Delhi Election 2025: Arvind Kejriwal fires back at BJP over AAP’s ₹18,000 a month for pujaris – ‘why do you abuse me?’

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched the registration for ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana’ scheme that promises ₹18,000 a month for temple priests and gurdwara granthis. The former chief minister of Delhi visited the Shri Marghat Wale Baba Mandir at Kashmere Gate in the national capital along with his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, to start …

₹18,000 a month for pujaris: Arvind Kejriwal to launch registration of AAP’s pre-poll scheme today
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1 week, 2 days ago

₹18,000 a month for pujaris: Arvind Kejriwal to launch registration of AAP’s pre-poll scheme today

Live Mint  

Delhi Elections 2025: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has announced a monthly honorarium of ₹18,000 for temple priests and gurdwara granthis, if the party returns to power in Delhi assembly elections 2025. The registration process for the scheme will be launched today, December 31 at the Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place, Kejriwal said. However, imams under the Waqf Board …

Arvind Kejriwal announces ₹18,000 salary for Hindu and Sikh priests if AAP wins Delhi Election 2025
1 week, 3 days ago

Arvind Kejriwal announces ₹18,000 salary for Hindu and Sikh priests if AAP wins Delhi Election 2025

Live Mint  

Delhi Elections 2025: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has announced a monthly honorarium of ₹18,000 for temple priests and gurdwara granthis, if the party returns to power in Delhi assembly elections 2025. Kejriwal, making the announcement on said registration for this scheme will start from Connaught Place Hanuman Mandir on December 31. Blocking this will be akin to committing …

Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal inducts wrestlers, bodybuilders to ‘power’ AAP
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Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal inducts wrestlers, bodybuilders to ‘power’ AAP

Hindustan Times  

With the Delhi assembly elections fast approaching, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party is also trying to woo a new segment of voters: health and fitness professionals. Several sportspersons, including wrestlers and bodybuilders, joined the party in the presence of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday. The ex-Delhi chief minister welcomed fitness influencers Tilakraj, Rohit Dalal and Akshay Dilawari at the …

Delhi Election 2025: Wrestlers, bodybuilders ‘boost’ AAP ahead of assembly polls
1 week, 6 days ago

Delhi Election 2025: Wrestlers, bodybuilders ‘boost’ AAP ahead of assembly polls

Live Mint  

Dozens of sportspersons, including wrestlers and bodybuilders, joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of party chief Arvind Kejriwal, giving a ‘boost’ to the party ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections 2025, the party said in a statement on Thursday, December 26. The former Delhi chief minister said around 70-80 bodybuilders and wrestlers have joined the party, adding …

Alliance with AAP a mistake, says Ajay Maken as Congress releases ‘white paper’
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Alliance with AAP a mistake, says Ajay Maken as Congress releases ‘white paper’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Delhi Congress on Wednesday mounted a double-barrelled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Parrty and Aam Aadmi Party, accusing the two parties that have been in power at the Centre and the city for the last decade of mismanagement and unkept promises. Delhi Congress release a booklet titled 'Mauka Mauka Har Baar Dhokha' on Wednesday “For the past …

Delhi Election 2025: Arvind Kejriwal challenges BJP with THESE 3 questions ahead of polls
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Delhi Election 2025: Arvind Kejriwal challenges BJP with THESE 3 questions ahead of polls

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal posed three questions for the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party to answer before the upcoming Delhi assembly elections 2025. The former Delhi CM said the BJP was badly upset by the Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana. The two AAP flagship schemes – Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana – were announced …

Delhi Election 2025: AAP settling Illegal Rohingyas, Bangladeshis for votes – BJP’s big claim as polls loom
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi Election 2025: AAP settling Illegal Rohingyas, Bangladeshis for votes – BJP’s big claim as polls loom

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party has attacked the ruling Aam Aadmi Party accusing it of helping illegal Rohingyas and Bangladeshis to settle down in poll-bound Delhi by providing them official documents, and then use them as its vote bank. ‘Illegal infiltrators help AAP’ Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that ever since the BJP demanded an investigation into …

Support to AAP in 2013 biggest reason for Congress's decline in Delhi: Ajay Maken
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Support to AAP in 2013 biggest reason for Congress's decline in Delhi: Ajay Maken

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday said that the party's decision to support AAP in forming the government in 2013 was one of the biggest reasons behind Congress's decline in Delhi. He also stated that the repercussions of the Congress-AAP alliance for the Lok Sabha polls are still evident in the challenges Congress faces in the Delhi Assembly elections. …

Delhi Assembly Elections: Congress likely to field Alka Lamba against CM Atishi from Kalkaji, say sources
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Delhi Assembly Elections: Congress likely to field Alka Lamba against CM Atishi from Kalkaji, say sources

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly elections: Congress on Tuesday finalised 27 more seats for the upcoming assembly elections and chose Alka Lamba against AAP's Atishi from Kalka, sources said. The Delhi Congress held a meeting Monday on manifesto preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections, with its city unit chief saying the party does not make promises it cannot fulfil. The Congress had earlier …

Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls
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Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls

India Today  

Days after releasing its final list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party's two former MLAs, Asim Ahmad Khan and Colonel Devendra Sehrawat, joined Congress on Monday, intensifying political competition in the national capital. Asim Ahmad Khan, a former minister in Arvind Kejriwal’s 2015 government, represented the Matia Mahal constituency from 2015 to 2020. Colonel Devendra …

Delhi elections: AAP links aid scheme with voter deletion, BJP hits back
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Delhi elections: AAP links aid scheme with voter deletion, BJP hits back

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said party volunteers will undertake registration for the “Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana”—which aims to provide monthly financial aid of ₹1,000 to women—urging potential beneficiaries to check their voter registration status and ensure they are not deleted as only registered voters will be able to avail of …

Delhi Assembly Election: Latest BJP-AAP Battle Centres Around Purvanchal Votes. Here's Why It Matters
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Delhi Assembly Election: Latest BJP-AAP Battle Centres Around Purvanchal Votes. Here's Why It Matters

ABP News  

Purvanchali votes have become the centre of the latest battle between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of assembly polls in Delhi. Nadda's statement soon snowballed into a controversy with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accusing the BJP president of calling the people of the Purvanchali community "Rohingyas and Bangladeshis", and "admitting" that their names were being …

AAP MLA wants his son to replace him as party candidate for Delhi polls: Sources
2 weeks, 5 days ago

AAP MLA wants his son to replace him as party candidate for Delhi polls: Sources

India Today  

Less than a week after announcing Shoaib Iqbal as its candidate for Delhi's Matia Mahal Assembly constituency in the upcoming polls, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to replace him with his son, Aaley Muhammad Iqbal, sources told India Today TV on Saturday. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party fielded Shoaib Iqbal from Matia Mahal when it released its fourth list of …

Delhi: AAP changes Mehrauli seat candidate
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Delhi: AAP changes Mehrauli seat candidate

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party’s MLA from the Mehrauli assembly constituency, Naresh Yadav, on Friday announced that he will not contest the 2025 Delhi assembly election unless he is acquitted in a 2016 desecration case in Punjab. Naresh Yadav Following the announcement, the party nominated Mahender Chaudhry, husband of Mehrauli councillor Rekha Mahender Chaudhry, as its candidate for the seat. Long …

Delhi Elections 2025: After Naresh Yadav Pulls Out Of Poll Race, AAP Picks New Candidate For Mehrauli Seat
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Delhi Elections 2025: After Naresh Yadav Pulls Out Of Poll Race, AAP Picks New Candidate For Mehrauli Seat

ABP News  

New Delhi, Dec 20 The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday replaced its Mehrauli candidate Naresh Yadav, convicted last month in the Quran desecration case, with Mahender Chaudhary for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Yadav, the sitting MLA from Mehrauli, was convicted by a Punjab court with two-year sentence in the 2016 Quran desercration case. Aam Aadmi Party national general secretary …

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar
2 weeks, 6 days ago

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded an apology and resignation from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar in Parliament. With Delhi Assembly elections approaching, party sources revealed that AAP is positioning this issue to consolidate its Dalit voter base and retain dominance in the 12 reserved seats of the national capital. …

How political showdown over Ambedkar's legacy could impact Delhi Assembly polls
2 weeks, 6 days ago

How political showdown over Ambedkar's legacy could impact Delhi Assembly polls

India Today  

With the Delhi Assembly elections slated for early February next year, the alleged disrespect of Dr BR Ambedkar by Home Minister Amit Shah during the Constitution debate in Parliament has set a new narrative in the Capital’s politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has struggled to wrest power in Delhi for 26 years — initially from the Congress and more …

AAP replaces Mehrauli candidate in Delhi polls after sitting MLA's conviction
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

AAP replaces Mehrauli candidate in Delhi polls after sitting MLA's conviction

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday replaced its Mehrauli candidate after the sitting MLA Naresh Yadav declined to contest the 2025 Assembly polls after his conviction in the Punjab Quran sacrilege case. The Aam Aadmi Party released its fourth and final list of 38 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections on Sunday. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the …

Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections
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Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections

India Today  

After historic mandates in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party has set its eye on Delhi, which is scheduled for elections in February 2025. Around 30 per cent of voters back the AAP in the Vidhan Sabha polls but back national parties — the BJP and the Congress — in the Lok Sabha polls. The AAP got 24 per …

BJP Forms 17-Member Election Committee Ahead Of Delhi Assembly Polls. Check Details
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BJP Forms 17-Member Election Committee Ahead Of Delhi Assembly Polls. Check Details

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday formed a 17-member election committee in view of the upcoming 70-member Delhi Assembly polls due in Februray 2025. As per the list issued by the party, the panel also includes Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha chief Richa Mishra as an ex-officio member and State election in-charge Baijayant Panda, and co-in-charges Atul Garg and Alka Gurjar …

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