Apart from elected councillors, 10 Delhi MPs & 14 MLAs are eligible to vote in mayoral election. But it is assembly Speaker’s discretion which MLAs to call for ballot.
BJP insiders say many were unhappy with ticket distribution & this was ignored despite conveying it to leadership. But another section asserts party faced huge anti-incumbency.
At a rally held in Delhi Wednesday, Union minister for road transport & highways Nitin Gadkari focussed on his ministry’s schemes to woo voters in order to retain BJP's hold over MCD.
BJP has deployed chief ministers, Union ministers to woo Delhiites but with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal campaigning in Gujarat, AAP is stressing on personal outreach.
Section of party leaders feel BJP needs to now highlight work done by its councillors & focus on reaching out to voters. Union ministers to campaign in coming days.
Video shows Jain chatting with a Tihar jail superintendent who was suspended earlier this month for allegedly facilitating ‘special treatment’ to the jailed Delhi minister.
From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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