'BSP will contest independently in Delhi Polls with full preparation, strength'

Bahujan Samaj Party BSP chief Mayawati announced on Tuesday that the party will contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections independently with full preparation and strengthTaking to the social media handle on X formerly Twitter BSP leader Mayawati wrote The general election for Delhi Assembly will be held in one phase on 5 February 2025 The announcement made by the Election Commission in this regard is welcome BSP is fighting this election on its own strength with full preparation and strength It is expected that the party will definitely perform well in this electionMayawati highlighted the importance of elections in preserving democracy and reaffirmed the partys focus on the welfare of the poor and oppressed sections of society Elections are the backbone of democracy and as a party dedicated to the upliftment of the marginalized we expect the Election Commission to ensure that these elections are free from communalism and other negative influences including the misuse of government machinery she posted on XThe BSP leader also issued an appeal to the voters urging them not to be swayed by tempting promises from other parties and to vote wisely for BSP candidates It is an appeal to the voters that they should not get swayed by any partys tempting promises and should use their votes wisely and vote only for the BSP party candidates who are dedicated to public interest and public welfare This is where the public and national interest lies and is safe read her postEarlier on Tuesday former BSP leader Madan Mohan along with his wife Sudeshwati joined the Aam Aadmi Party AAP in the presence of AAP MP Sanjay Singh On January 1 Jasvir Singh Garhi the former president of the Punjab unit of BSP also joined AAP The Election Commission of India ECI has announced the dates for polls to the Delhi Legislative AssemblyThe elections will be held in a single phase on February 5 while the counting of votes will take place on February 8 The last date for filing nominations is January 17 The date for scrutiny of nominations is January 18 While last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 20The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP has accused the AAP leaders of corruption and misgovernance while the AAP which is aiming to come to power for the third consecutive time is focusing on highlighting its achievements in the education and health sector In the race for the New Delhi seat the BJP has fielded Parvesh Verma former MP and son of former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma to challenge Arvind Kejriwal The Congress has also entered the fray with Sandeep Dikshit son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit from the same seatThe BJP has fielded former MP Ramesh Bidhuri against Delhi CM Atishi in the Kalkaji seat while the Congress has fielded former MLA Alka Lamba The Congress which was in power for 15 consecutive years in Delhi has suffered setbacks in the last two assembly elections and has failed to win any seat In contrast the AAP dominated the 2020 assembly elections by winning 62 out of 70 seats while the BJP got only eight seatsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever