BJP announces names of 58 candidates while allocating four seats to its ally, the Akali Dal
PTI
New Delhi: Former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta will take on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the Dec 4 assembly elections, the BJP said on Wednesday as it announced the names of 58 candidates while allocating four seats to its ally, the Akali Dal.
Gupta's candidature will make the New Delhi constituency a prestigious affair as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal is the third major contestant from there and both leaders have vowed to defeat Dikshit.
"It was my choice to contest from New Delhi (seat) against Sheila Dikshit as I have been challenging her poor policies and governance since the last 15 years. Now I have got an opportunity to take her head on," Gupta told IANS.
Gupta said he did not consider Kejriwal a serious threat.
"I challenge both of them for a public debate on any issue related to Delhi. We will win the seat with clear majority," he added.
Dikshit is yet to announce her candidature but it is widely believed she will pitch for a fourth five-year term -- having ruled Delhi since 1998.
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