There have been a number of clashes between AAP and BJP workers in the city. Last week, AAP leader and former Delhi Minister Somnath Bharti was assaulted allegedly by a group of BJP supporters.
In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi had won the seat after defeating Mukhtar Ansari, who is currently in jail in a murder case, by a margin of 17,000 votes.
Quami Ekta Dal's Ansari, known to have a strong support base among Muslims, has decided not to contest against Modi from the seat “to avoid division of secular votes”.
Also in the fray is Samajwadi Party's Kailash Chaurasiya, who is the sitting MLA from nearby Mirzapur.