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Manish Sisodia
Manish Sisodia is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and a former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. Sisodia won the Patparganj Assembly constituency thrice in a row in 2013, 2015, and 2020. He contested the Delhi Assembly Election in 2013 for the first time from Patparganj and won against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Nakul Bhardwaj by 11,476 votes. Congress candidate Anil Kumar stood at third. In the 2015 Delhi Assembly Election, Sisodia retained the seat by defeating BJP's Vinod Kumar Binny with an increased margin of 28,791 votes. Congress leader Anil Kumar remained in the third position. Sisodia won the seat again in 2020 but with a reduced margin of 3,207 votes. BJP candidate Ravinder Singh Negi gave him a tough fight. Sisodia has decided to shift his constituency in the upcoming Delhi Election and will be contesting from Jangpura against BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress candidate Farhad Suri. Sisodia also held several ministries, including Finance, Education, PWD, Tourism, Labour, Land and Building, etc., in the Arvind Kejriwal Cabinet.
Manish Sisodia
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Breaking News, August 23
India | Aug 23, 2022, 11:47 PM ISTIndiaTV News provides you all the breaking news, latest news, breaking story videos, Live TV on a single platform to ensure you don't miss the biggest happenings in India and the world.
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BJP junks Sisodia's 'offered the CM's post' claim, says Dy CM trying to deflect attention
India | Aug 23, 2022, 08:36 AM ISTBJP junks Manish Sisodia's claim: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, hit back, accusing Sisodia — a key aide of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal — of trying to deflect attention from corruption charges against him.
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Kejriwal Gujarat visit: Will provide free education, healthcare if elected, says Delhi CM
India | Aug 22, 2022, 07:01 PM ISTKejriwal Gujarat visit: Sisodia, who holds the portfolio of Education besides other departments, said good education is the right of every child in Gujarat, irrespective of whether he lives in a village, or city, or studies in a government or private school.
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'Operation Lotus' failed in Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal amid CBI-ED raids
India | Aug 22, 2022, 05:40 PM ISTDelhi Liquor Policy scam: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader is among the 15 people and entities named in an FIR lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Delhi excise policy.
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Delhi Excise Policy case: CBI questions Sameer Mahendru of Indospirit
India | Aug 22, 2022, 05:07 PM ISTDelhi excise policy: The agency has already questioned Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramachandra Pillai once while Mahendru is being questioned again in connection with the case, they said.
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BJP offered me CM's post if I break AAP, says Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
India | Aug 22, 2022, 04:07 PM ISTAddressing a press conference here, Sisodia said he was surprised when someone came to him with a message that he has two offers from the BJP.
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Manish Sisodia should be given Bharat Ratna but being hounded for political motive, alleges Kejriwal
India | Aug 22, 2022, 04:37 PM ISTManish Sisodia raided: Kejriwal said the people of Gujarat are sad and are bearing the brunt of the arrogance of the BJP regime of last 27 years in the state.
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'Got message to join BJP and have CBI, ED cases closed': AAP leader Sisodia makes big claim
India | Aug 22, 2022, 11:29 AM ISTManish Sisodia is among 15 people and entities named in an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Delhi excise policy.
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Gujarat Election 2022: Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia on 2-day visit to state from today
India | Aug 22, 2022, 09:29 AM ISTGujarat Election 2022: Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia will meet people in Himmatnagar and Bhavnagar, Gujarat AAP's general secretary Manoj Sorathiya said in a video statement.
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Delhi excise policy: CBI should probe scams in Bundelkhand Expressway construction, says Sisodia
India | Aug 21, 2022, 11:42 PM ISTDelhi excise policy: Alleging scams in Gujarat and in the construction of the Bundelkhand Expressway, Sisodia said the central probe agency should investigate them.
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Delhi excise policy: CBI issues lookout circular against 8 accused named in FIR
India | Aug 21, 2022, 07:43 PM ISTDelhi excise policy: Officials said the CBI has not felt the need to issue LOCs against public servants so far because they cannot leave the country without intimating the government.
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AAP fears attack on Kejriwal, Sisodia during Gujarat visit, seeks police protection
India | Aug 21, 2022, 07:21 PM ISTKejriwal police protection: A delegation led by AAP Gujarat in-charge Gulab Singh and the State legal cell president Pranav Thakkar submitted a memorandum to the office of the Director General of Police (DGP) on Sunday.
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Manish Sisodia reacts to CBI's lookout notice: 'What is this gimmick, Modi Ji?'
India | Aug 21, 2022, 03:52 PM ISTThe Central Bureau of Investigation has barred the travel movement of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 12 people for being allegedly involved in the Delhi Excise Policy Scam by issuing a Look out Circular in their name.
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Manish Sisodia excise policy scam: AAP leader barred from travelling abroad, lookout notice issued
India | Aug 21, 2022, 10:21 AM ISTManish Sisodia excise policy scam: It was alleged that irregularities were committed and undue favours were extended to the license holders including waiver or reduction in licence fee, an extension of L-1 license without approval etc.
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Delhi excise policy: CBI begins quizzing accused, shares FIR with ED
India | Aug 20, 2022, 11:09 PM ISTDelhi excise policy: The three accused were called to the CBI headquarters where their statements were recorded and they were confronted with some documents of financial transactions recovered during the searches, the officials said, without elaborating.
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It will be Modi vs Kejriwal in 2024 polls, says Manish Sisodia a day after raid
India | Aug 21, 2022, 07:54 AM ISTDelhi excide policy: "The 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be a battle between Arvind Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will be AAP vs BJP," Sisodia said, alleging that the raids were a ploy to stop AAP chief Kejriwal's rise.
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Kejriwal 'kingpin' of Delhi liquor scam, says BJP
India | Aug 20, 2022, 05:10 PM ISTDelhi Liquor Policy scam: The CBI named Manish Sisodia, an IAS officer among 15 others in its FIR on Friday. Union Minister Anurag Thakur described Kejriwal as the "kingpin" of the "liquor scam" in the capital.
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Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia on 2-day visit to Gujarat from Monday
India | Aug 20, 2022, 06:20 PM ISTKejriwal made the announcement a day after the CBI raided Sisodia's residence in connection with an alleged scam in the formulation of Delhi excise policy.
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Manish Sisodia CBI raid: Anurag Thakur slams AAP leader, calls him 'Money Shh' | VIDEO
India | Aug 20, 2022, 05:08 PM ISTManish Sisodia on Saturday noted that the Delhi excise policy was implemented with complete transparency and there was no scam.
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Manish Sisodia, accused in excise policy scam, says BJP not worried about fraud, but Arvind Kejriwal
India | Aug 20, 2022, 05:03 PM ISTThe CBI on Friday raided the home of Manish Sisodia and 30 other locations in connection with alleged corruption in the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy.