Delhi Assembly Election 2020
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Delhi Election 2020: Who is fighting whom; constituency-wise full list
Elections | Jan 21, 2020, 11:29 AM ISTWith little over two weeks to go for the Delhi Assembly Elections 2020, all the major political stakeholders have released their list of candidates who will contest the elections in Delhi's 70-seat assembly. The rulling Aam Admi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have all fielded their strongest candidates. Sitting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will once again contest the election from the New Delhi constituency against Sunil Yadav of the BJP and Romesh Sabharwal of the Congress.
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Delhi Polls: Congress releases 2nd list of candidates, Romesh Sabharwal pitted against Kejriwal
Elections | Jan 21, 2020, 07:36 AM ISTThe Congress on Monday released a list of seven candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fielding Romesh Sabharwal against Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi constituency. A former NSUI head of Delhi, Sabharwal was missing the party ticket for the past several years.
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Delhi Elections 2020: BJP releases second candidate list, fields Sunil Yadav against Arvind Kejriwal
Elections | Jan 21, 2020, 07:43 AM ISTAnother key name in the list of 10 candidates is Tajinder Bagga. After his exclusion from the first list, he was trolled on social media. But on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, BJP officially said it is fielding him from Hari Nagar.
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Delhi Election 2020: BJP's Vijender Gupta declares assets worth Rs 1.48 crore in poll affidavit
Elections | Jan 21, 2020, 12:03 AM ISTVijender Gupta has movable assets worth Rs 1.55 crore while his wife has Rs 2.33 crore worth of movable property. Gupta has loan liabilities worth Rs 52.26 lakh while his wife's loan liabilities stood at Rs 59.70 lakh.
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Cong releases list of 7 candidates for Delhi Polls; Romesh Sabharwal to contest against Kejriwal
Elections | Jan 21, 2020, 12:03 AM ISTThe Congress party on Monday released a list of 7 candidates for the upcoming assembly election in Delhi. Romesh Sabharwal will be contesting against Delhi Chief Minister and AAP candidate Arvind Kejriwal.
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RJD releases names of 4 candidates for Delhi Elections 2020
Elections | Jan 20, 2020, 10:23 PM ISTSeeking to expand its footprint outside Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday released the names of four candidates for Delhi Assembly Elections 2020.
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Akalis won't fight Delhi Assembly Election 2020 amid differences with BJP over CAA
Elections | Jan 20, 2020, 08:08 PM ISTThe Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a member of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, has decided not to contest Delhi Assembly Election 2020 amid differences with the saffron party over seat-sharing and its stand on the citizenship law and NRC.
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'How can I leave you and go': Kejriwal postpones nomination to tomorrow as roadshow causes delay
Elections | Jan 20, 2020, 03:49 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could not file his nomination from the New Delhi Assembly seat today due to his roadshow. Kejriwal started his rally to file his nomination at the sub-divisional magistrate in Jamnagar which closes at 3 pm.
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Delhi Election 2020, Seat Watch: Seelampur Assembly Constituency
Elections | Jan 20, 2020, 11:28 AM ISTSeelampur Assembly constituency in east Delhi is closely linked to the Emergency (1975-77) as it was established to relocate people, mainly Muslims displaced after the demolition of their homes in the north and central Delhi then.
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JP Nadda elected as BJP's national president, succeeds Amit Shah
National | Jan 20, 2020, 03:15 PM ISTBJP working president JP Nadda has been elected as new chief of the party, succeeding Amit Shah. The senior BJP leader was elected unopposed as party's new chief.
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'Kejriwal ka guarantee card' a 'jumla' and lie, allege BJP and Congress
Elections | Jan 19, 2020, 11:02 PM ISTOpposition BJP and Congress on Sunday dubbed AAP's 'guarantee card' a "jumla"(gimmick) and a "lie", saying the ruling party is staring at defeat in the February 8 assembly polls.
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'Rinkiya ke Papa' hits back at AAP with dirty water jibe
Elections | Jan 19, 2020, 09:18 PM ISTAfter being mocked by AAP for his song 'Rinkiya Ke Papa', Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Sunday hit back at the ruling party through a video and questioned its claim on providing potable water to residents of the national capital.
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Delhi Assembly Elections: Arvind Kejriwal to file nomination on Monday
Elections | Jan 19, 2020, 08:05 PM ISTAAP National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will file his nomination on Monday followed by a big roadshow. Kejriwal, contesting for the third time from the New Delhi constituency, will hold a roadshow from Valmiki Mandir to Hanuman Mandir in CP before filing the nomination.
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Delhi EC extends date for filing form 12D
Elections | Jan 19, 2020, 01:56 PM ISTDelhi's Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh on Sunday said that the last date for accepting form 12D for postal ballet facility has been extended. "The last date of accepting form 12D was earlier January 19 but it being a Sunday the date has been extended and the new date is January 20," he said.
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Delhi polls: PWD asks chief engineers to provide list of project works which have started
Elections | Jan 19, 2020, 01:13 PM ISTAs the model code of conduct is in place ahead of assembly polls next month, the Delhi Public Works Department has asked all its chief engineers to provide list of those project works which have already started on the ground and those which are yet to begin.
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Delhi Elections 2020: Congress meet at Sonia Gandhi's residence to finalise candidate list
Elections | Jan 18, 2020, 04:02 PM ISTAccording to Congress sources, senior party leaders A.K. Antony, Mukul Wasnik, Rajiv Satav, Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra and city in-charge P.C. Chacko attended the meeting with Sonia Gandhi to discuss the names of the party candidates.
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PM Modi showers party leaders with words of encouragement ahead of Delhi Assembly polls
Elections | Jan 18, 2020, 01:57 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave suggestions and motivated the party leader ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Modi emphasized that they will expose the Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi Government and will win the elections on the basis of facts.
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Kejriwal-led AAP gets 68 per cent approval rating in Delhi ahead of all-important polls
Elections | Jan 18, 2020, 07:24 AM ISTAhead of the all-important Delhi Assembly Elections 2020, the ruling Aam Admi Party (AAP) has got a 68 per cent approval ratings, as per LocalCircles. As per the survey conducted more than two-thirds of the citizens of the national capital were satisfied by the performance of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government.
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Delhi Assembly Election 2020: BJP denies tickets to 3-time MLA Kulwant Rana, 25 others
Elections | Jan 17, 2020, 08:48 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced the first list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections to be held on February 8. In its first list, the party announced 57 candidates while it denied tickets to 26 leaders, including former state vice president and three-time MLA Kulwant Rana.
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Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra fielded as BJP candidate from Model Town
Elections | Jan 17, 2020, 05:40 PM ISTFormer Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kapil Mishra has been fielded as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Model Town.