New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit yesterday came out with its second list of candidates for the December 4 Delhi assembly elections.
BJP had on November 6 named 58 candidates and allocated four seats to its old ally, Akali Dal, which, too, announced the names earlier in the day.
Yesterday, BJP named contestants for seven of the remaining eight seats, with the most prominent being Delhi’s ex-mayor Rajni Abbi from Timarpur in north Delhi.
Delhi has a 70-member assembly.
The party is yet to select a candidate for its last remaining seat.
The Congress on Monday declared the names of candidates for 56 constituencies, retaining all its incumbent legislators. The Aam Aadmi Party has announced 65 candidates.
Legislator Harsharan Singh Balli of the BJP, denied a ticket from his Hari Nagar constituency, yesterday said he will join the Congress.
“I will join the Congress on Wednesday. Senior leaders in the party have assured me a ticket from Hari Nagar,” four-time legislator Balli said.
While there was no official confirmation from the Congress, party sources said he is likely to get the ticket.
The Congress on Monday declared its first list of candidates, in which it decided to field Surender Kumar Setia from Hari Nagar, held by Balli.
BJP denied a ticket to Balli after deciding to give the seat to its ally Akali Dal (Badal), which is fielding Shyam Sharma.
IANS
