Kejriwal not to file nominations from New Delhi constituency today

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will not file his nomination papers for the Delhi elections today. The former Delhi chief minister led a big show of strength today in the city, asking people to join him on his journey towards filing the papers.

Kejriwal, who offered prayers at the Valmiki Temple earlier today, will campaign in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi's constituency Krishna Nagar later in the day.

He had earlier invited Kiran Bedi for a public debate, after congratulating her for being nominated as the BJP's chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi polls. Kejriwal also requested Bedi to unblock him from her Twitter account.

Both Kejriwal and Bedi were part of the anti-corruption movement led by activist Anna Hazare before the AAP chief decided to form his own political party.

Bedi was named as BJP's chief ministerial candidate on Monday night and will be fielded from Krishna Nagar seat in Delhi while Kejriwal will contest Delhi from the New Delhi constituency.

The elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly will be held in a single phase on February 7, with the counting of votes set to take place on February 10.