Delhi Assembly Election 2020 Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to release its list of candidates today for the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi. The BJP’s central election committee met on Thursday to finalise the candidates for the February 8 polls. Top party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party’s national president Amit Shah, working president JP Nadda, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, BJP in-charge of Delhi polls Prakash Javadekar and others held consultations at the BJP headquarters and discussed the names of probable candidates to contest the polls. The election committee of the Delhi BJP last week said that it has shortlisted more than 1,400 names as probable candidates for the 70 Assembly seats. Meanwhile, the process to file nominations for the Delhi Assembly elections 2020 has begun. On Thursday, AAP leader and Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and 11 others filed nominations. Sisodia is seeking reelection from Delhi’s Patparganj constituency.
The Bharatiya Janata Party may release its list of candidates for the February 8 Assembly elections today. The BJP’s CEC met on Thursday at the party headquarters to discuss the names. Top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president Amit Shah and Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari besides working president J P Nadda among others, held consultation. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari was also part of the meeting.
Source: Financial Express
