New Delhi: Ballimaran, a predominantly Muslim settlement has been a Congress bastion since 1993 with Power Minister Haroon Yusuf winning four back-to-back elections but it may throw up a surprise this time due to “unkept” promise by the ruling party to ramp up infrastructure in the area.
One of the oldest colonies of Delhi which was once home to the master of Urdu poetry Mirza Ghalib, most of Ballimaran has now turned into wholesale market, bustling with shops and honking vehicles on the clogged roads.
The narrow congested bylanes, darkness in the evening and overhead power cables have become synonymous with the area.
Lack of parking space and poor condition of some of the residential buildings were other major problems in the area.
