Delhi Election 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering’s Delhi unit is trying to discipline a powerful face from the Larger Kailash seat from the place the ruling Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) has fielded Saurabh Bhardwaj. The BJP has to this point introduced 59 names and 11 candidates are but to be introduced for as many seats. The BJP Delhi needs some robust contender from the seat to problem Bhardwaj and has proposed the names of former Union ministers Smriti Irani and Meenakshi Lekhi from the seat.
Whereas Irani contested the Lok Sabha polls from Amethi and misplaced, Meenakshi Lekhi was not fielded by the get together within the parliamentary polls. In line with the Indian Specific, whereas the BJP management reportedly mentioned that they might contemplate the concept, the ultimate name is but to be taken. Nonetheless, Irani could not discover a place within the Delhi polls regardless of excessive demand due to the necessary voter requirement. Irani is a voter of Amethi and she or he would have needed to apply earlier than January 7 to get her vote transferred to Delhi to contest the polls, as within the case of AAP candidate Awadh Ojha. In that case, Lekhi could also be among the many frontrunners.
In line with the report, leaders near Irani have additionally brushed apart the concept saying that she is just not within the race. Different two girls leaders within the fray for a ticket from the high-profile GK seat are former Mayor Arti Mehra, a member of the BJP Nationwide Government and Shikha Rai, a sitting councillor from the GK ward.
Mehra is a resident of the constituency, whereas Rai, who contested the 2020 Meeting elections from GK on a BJP ticket, misplaced to Bharadwaj by over 16,000 votes. Lekhi, nonetheless, is reportedly extra enthusiastic about contesting from Delhi Cantonment.
