Delhi Assembly Polls: Parvesh Verma Takes on Kejriwal, Ramesh Bidhuri Faces Atishi, Full BJP Candidate List Revealed

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, January 4, unveiled its first list of candidates for the Delhi assembly elections set for February. The list includes several high-profile candidates, with former West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma facing off against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi constituency.

In another key contest, BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri will challenge sitting Delhi Chief Minister Atishi from the Kalkaji constituency, as well as Congress candidate Alka Lamba. This fierce political showdown is expected to heat up the race in the capital’s southern region.

The BJP has also fielded former AAP minister Kailash Gehlot from the Bijwasan constituency, while former Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely is contesting from Gandhi Nagar on a BJP ticket.

The Congress has so far announced 22 candidates, with more expected soon. Meanwhile, AAP has already released its list of candidates for all 70 assembly constituencies.

Here is the full list of BJP candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections:

1. Adarsh Nagar – Raj Kumar Bhatia
2. Badli – Deepak Chaudhary
3. Nangloi Jat – Manoj Shokeen
4. Mangolpuri (SC) – Rajkumar Chauhan
5. Rohini – Vijender Gupta
6. Shalimar Bagh – Rekha Gupta
7. Model Town – Ashok Goel
8. Karol Bagh (SC) – Dushyant Kumar Gautam
9. Patel Nagar (SC) – Raaj Kumar Anand
10. Rajouri Garden – Manjinder Singh Sisra
11. Janakpuri – Ashish Sood
12. Bijwasan – Kailash Gehlot
13. New Delhi – Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma
14. Jangpura – Tarvinder Singh Marwah
15. Malviya Nagar – Satish Upadhyay
16. RK Puram – Anil Sharma
17. Mehrauli – Gajinder Yadav
18. Chhatarpur – Kartar Singh Tanwar
19. Ambedkar Nagar (SC) – Khushiram Chunar
20. Kalkaji – Ramesh Bidhuri
21. Badarpur – Narayan Dutt Sharma
22. Patparganj – Ravinder Singh Negi
23. Vishwasnagar – Om Prakash Sharma
24. Krishna Nagar – Anil Goyal
25. Gandhi Nagar – Arvinder Singh Lovely
26. Seemapuri (SC) – Kumari Rinku
27. Rohtas Nagar – Jitendra Mahajan
28. Ghonda – Ajay Mahawar

With the election season heating up, all eyes will be on these prominent battles, including the high-stakes face-offs between Parvesh Verma and Kejriwal, as well as Ramesh Bidhuri and Atishi. The BJP’s strategic candidate placements are expected to intensify the political rivalry in Delhi ahead of the upcoming elections.