Kejriwal Faces Fierce Triangular Battle for New Delhi Seat
The HinduPublished : Jan 04, 2025 14:50 IST - 5 MINS READ In late December, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal offered prayers at the Valmiki Mandir in central Delhi, located in the New Delhi Assembly constituency, which he has represented since 2013. Kejriwal’s challengers Sandeep Dikshit A two-time Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi, the 60-year-old Sandeep was in the non-governmental sector and specialised in research on social development before he entered politics. The candidature of Sandeep Dikshit against Arvind Kejriwal shows that the Congress is taking the fight to the AAP camp.” Parvesh Verma, a two-time MP from West Delhi, is a prominent Jat face of the BJP in the national capital, and the party hopes his candidature from New Delhi will also have an impact in the seats in outer Delhi, which have a sizeable Jat population. The BJP is directly targeting Kejriwal in this election for having played with the trust of the people of Delhi.” AAP campaign On its part, the AAP has been quick to label the fight in the New Delhi constituency as a fight between “Do CM ke bete aur ek Dilli ka beta”.