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DELHI ELECTIONS 2025

BATTLES

LINES DRAWN

Aam Aadmi Party is already gearing up for the important election next year.
It refuses an alliance with the Congress and accuses BJP of tampering with the voters’

lists. What is AAP’s gameplan to win the election fourth time in a row?

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
he Assembly polls in Delhi are
expected to be held in early
T2025. AAP won 62 out of the
70 seats in the 2020 assembly elections
and BJP secured eighth seats. Though
the elections is a few weeks away, the
battle is already heating up.
In a major development, the IN-
DIA bloc alliance for Delhi that was
stitched during the 2024 general elec-
tions appears short-lived as Aam Aad-
mi Party (AAP) national convenor
Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled
out any possibility of an alliance with
the Congress. In a post on X, Kejriwal
said, “Aam Aadmi Party will be fight-
ing this election on its own strength in
Delhi. There is no possibility of any
alliance with Congress.”
The statement comes after re-
ports suggested that Congress and
AAP were in the final stages of talks
for a Delhi election alliance. Earlier
on December 7, Delhi Pradesh Con- AAP National convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses the gathering at the launch of ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’, in New Delhi on Thursday. Delhi Chief
gress Committee President Devendra Minister Atishi is also seen (ANI)
Yadav had criticised the Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) and its national convenor
Arvind Kejriwal, for being responsible As the clock ticks for the import- of the ongoing Special Summary Re- Minister Manish Sisodia’s constitu-
for the “deteriorating” law and order ant election, the Election Commis- vision 2025 and the poll preparedness ency from Patparganj to Jangpura.
situation in the national capital. sion of India (ECI) on Thursday held for the forthcoming General Election Awadh Ojha has been announced as
Devendra Yadav also demand- a meeting with concerned officials to the Delhi Legislative Assembly.” the candidate for Sisodia’s previous
ed that Kejriwal should ask for the to review poll preparedness for the Meanwhile, the AAP has already seat, Patparganj.
resignation of Delhi Chief Minister upcoming Delhi Assembly elections released two lists of candidates for the An AAP delegation, led by Ke-
Atishi, the same way he asked for the scheduled for 2025. In a post on X, Assembly polls. In its second list, the jriwal, met the Election Commission
resignation of former CM Shiela Dixit the ECI stated that it had conducted party announced the names of 20 can- on Wednesday, accusing the BJP of
during the Nirbhaya case. The Delhi a meeting with the Chief Electoral didates following a crucial meeting of orchestrating a “mass voter deletion”
Congress president further alleged Officer (CEO) of Delhi, the District its Political Affairs Committee (PAC), conspiracy in Delhi ahead of the As-
that the women are facing the brunt Election Officer (DEO), the Return- chaired by party convenor Arvind Ke- sembly elections.
of increasing crimes, including gang ing Officer (RO), the Deputy Com- jriwal. Addressing the media after the
wars, firing, murder, rape, harassment missioner of Police (DCP), and other The Arvind Kejriwal-led party meeting, AAP National Convenor
and snatching incidents. nodal officials to “review the progress has changed former Deputy Chief Continued on next page... >>

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