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Delhi BJP CM Candidate: Anti-incumbency, corruption charges against top AAP leaders and Congress’ improved performance in terms of vote share are being attributed to BJP’s success in the city
The AAP won 67 seats in 2015 and 62 seats in 2020. (Photo: PTI file)
Delhi BJP CM Candidate: The 27-year-old power exile of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi ended on Saturday with the party reaching the majority figure in the recently held assembly elections.
The BJP won 39 seats and is expected to increase its tally to 48 as the counting of votes is underway. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which won 67 seats in 2015 and 62 in 2020, was decimated to just 22 seats while the Congress drew blank again.
Anti-incumbency, corruption charges against top AAP leaders and Congress’ improved performance in terms of vote share are being attributed to BJP’s success in the city.
Here’s A List Of Contenders For Delhi CM Post As BJP Returns To Power
Former MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma challenged AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi seat and emerged as the giant slayer. Verma, the son of former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma, entered into electoral politics in 2013 with a win from Mehrauli seat. He later won Lok Sabha elections from West Delhi seat in 2014 and 2019.
Bansuri Swaraj
First-time MP and veteran BJP leader’s daughter Bansuri Swaraj also emerged as the contender for the CM’s post. She won the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, which was once held by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani.
Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani, who emerged as the giant killer in 2019 Lok Sabha elections after defeating Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, was considering to contest the assembly election in Delhi. Though Irani did not get the ticket but she was involved in BJP’s poll campaign in the city, making him a contender for the CM.
Dushyant Gautam
BJP’s national general secretary and Dalit leader Dushyant Gautam is also among the frontrunners for the CM’s post. However, he lost the Karol Bagh seat to AAP’s Vishesh Ravi.
