Delhi Elections 2025 updates: AAP replaces candidates for Narela, Hari Nagar seats days before polls

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6:27 PM

AAP replaces candidates for Narela, Hari Nagar seats days before polls

With just weeks to go for the Delhi assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday changed its candidates for Hari Nagar and Narela constituencies. The party replaced the outgoing Hari Nagar MLA Rajkumari Dhillon, who was fielded again by the party from the seat, with Surinder Setia. Dinesh Bharadwaj, fielded from Narela, was replaced by Sharad Chauhan. The changes came almost a month after the AAP announced its candidates for all 70 assembly seats in Delhi. The AAP shared the revised list of candidates from its X handle. Chauhan, a two-time AAP MLA from Narela, was dropped this time and Bhardwaj was named in the first list of candidates announced in December last year. Sources in the party claimed that the candidates were changed based on the ground reports from Narela and Hari Nagar seats. Chauhan, in a post on X, expressed gratitude towards the AAP's top leadership over the confidence they showed in him again. The elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly are going to take place on February 5. Results will be declared after the counting of votes on February 8.

4:50 PM

Delhi voters should cast their votes after careful consideration, says Mayawati

"In this election, Congress, BJP, and the Aam Aadmi Party are once again contesting by making numerous enticing promises or guarantees to the public, even though these parties have failed to fulfil their electoral promises while being in power several times," Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said. "Whereas, in matters of public welfare, it is the BSP that truly ensures the safety and well-being of all sections of society, and everyone knows this. Therefore, in the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, all voters should cast their votes after careful consideration," she added.

4:40 PM

Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia should have apologised to the people of Delhi, says Alka Lamba

"Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and the whole AAP have been badly stuck in the liquor scam. They had to go to jail for corruption, they got bail but their hands were tied and they lost their chairs (posts), those restrictions are still there. If they cared about the people of Delhi, they would have apologised," claimed Congress leader Alka Lamba.

4:19 PM

BJP leader Satish Upadhyay files nomination from Malviya Nagar seat

BJP candidate Satish Upadhyay on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from the Malviya Nagar Assembly seat for the Delhi Elections. "My biggest strength is each and every worker of my party. I want to thank the top leadership of the party for giving this big responsibility to an ordinary worker like me," Upadhyay said.

3:45 PM

Delhi court rejects bail plea of AAP lawmaker Naresh Balyan in MCOCA case

The legislator is in judicial custody after his arrest on December 4 in an MCOCA case linked to gangster Kapila Sangwan.

3:42 PM

Delhi elections updates: AAP releases revised list of candidates

-Sharad Chauhan to contest from Narela. 

-Surinder Setia fielded from Hari Nagar.

3:24 PM

AAP-da will end on February 5, says Union minister Hardeep Puri on Delhi polls

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday expressed confidence over his party's victory in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections saying, 'AAP-da' will end on February 5 and BJP will have success. Puri said, "On February 5, 'AAP-da' will end and BJP will have success in Delhi, our candidate Ramesh Bidhuri will win. There is an anti-incumbency wave."

3:06 PM

Manish Sisodia visits temple, holds roadshow before filing nomination from Jangpur

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia sought blessings at the Angoori Mata Mandir in Kilokri before filing his nomination for the Jangpura Assembly seat.

2:58 PM

Delhi elections update: BJP has no vision, no leadership, says Sunita Kejriwal

2:45 PM

Delhi Assembly election update: Arvind Kejriwal files nomination from New Delhi seat

Aam Aadmi Party Chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed his nomination from the New Delhi seat for the Delhi Assembly elections.

Kejriwal is in the electoral fray against BJP candidate Parvesh Verma and Congress' Sandeep Dikshit.

2:39 PM

Delhi Assembly Elections: Beaming with pride, Pakistani Hindu refugees to cast their first vote

Pakistani Hindu refugees, granted Indian citizenship through CAA, will cast their vote for the first time in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

2:15 PM

Delhi Assembly elections: Who are the swing voters?

Approximately 30 per cent of upper-caste voters in Delhi are considered swing voters. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured 75 per cent of their votes, which dropped to 54 per cent in the 2020 Vidhan Sabha elections. Congress's support among upper-caste voters fell from 12 per cent in 2019 to 3 per cent in 2020, while AAP's support rose from 13 per cent in 2019 to 41 per cent in 2020. A CSDS post-poll survey for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections indicated that 29 per cent of AAP’s upper-caste voters shifted to the BJP (18 per cent) and Congress (12 per cent).

 

Among OBC voters, roughly 25-30 per cent are also swing voters. In 2019, the BJP garnered 64 per cent of OBC support, which decreased to 50 per cent in the 2020 Vidhan Sabha elections. Congress's share fell from 18 per cent in 2019 to 2 per cent in 2020, while AAP's support increased from 18 per cent to 49 per cent during the same period. The 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw 29 per cent of AAP’s OBC voters switching allegiance to the BJP (8 per cent) and Congress (17 per cent), as per the same post-poll survey.

1:59 PM

AAP stronger than Congress in Delhi, we have decided to stand with them: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

"The regional party fighting against the BJP should be supported by the leaders of the INDIA alliance. AAP and Congress are fighting against each other in Delhi. AAP is strong and we have decided to stand with them. The question is about Delhi and our goal is that the BJP gets defeated. Congress and AAP have the same goal too," Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said.

1:55 PM

"Why should we help BJP?": TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has extended its support to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the upcoming Delhi elections. TMC General Secretary and MP, Abhishek Banerjee said, "When the INDIA alliance was formed, we decided that wherever the regional parties are strong, let them take the fight against BJP. For example DMK in Tamil Nadu, JMM in Jharkhand. So in Delhi, who do you think can beat the BJP? It's AAP. So why shall I not support the party that can defeat the BJP? Ultimately that's the cause. Why shall we help the BJP by not supporting AAP?"

1:31 PM

Consider plea over duplicate entries in voter list: Delhi HC to EC

The Delhi High Court has asked the Election Commission to consider at an appropriate stage a plea raising concerns over alleged duplication of names in the capital's voter list and adopt such technological tools that would assist it in eliminating such duplication. As the petitioner's counsel remarked that the Delhi assembly elections would be over by the time the Commission would consider his plea, a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru said, "before every election these matters come."

1:12 PM

AIMIM's Tahir Hussain denied interim bail, gets custody parole for poll formalities

The Delhi High Court has granted custody parole to Tahir Hussain to allow him to file his nomination papers and participate in campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections. Hussain, who is contesting from the Mustafabad constituency, has been fielded by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi.

1:05 PM

Huge anti-incumbency in Kalkaji constituency, says BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri

"There is a huge anti-incumbency. People have bid farewell to Atishi. At the time of her nomination, there were not even 50 people from Kalkaji.We have come into politics to serve the people, not to become CM by lying like Arvind Kejriwal," BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri said.

12:41 PM

BJP leader Parvesh Verma files nomination papers for the New Delhi Assembly seat

12:31 PM

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on way to file nomination papers for Assembly polls

12:21 PM

Delhi Assembly elections LIVE updates: Full BJP candidates list for Delhi Assembly elections 2025

The BJP has so far announced 59 candidates for the 70-member Assembly elections, reflecting its strategic focus on securing a broader voter base. Read here for a complete list of BJP candidates and their constituencies.

 

12:11 PM

AAP to protest against Poonawalla's remarks on MLA Rituraj Jha

AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday claimed that his party MLA Rituraj Jha was "abused" on a national news channel by BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla and said that they would stage a protest in this regard across Delhi. "Jha, who is a Maithil Brahmin, was abused on national news channel on Tuesday by the BJP spokesperson. I want to ask BJP MP Manoj Tiwari that a Maithil Brahmin MLA has been abused...Where are you? Why are you not saying anything?" Singh said.

11:16 AM

Action must against those making fake Aadhar cards, says Congress leader Abhishek Dutt

"BJP has been in power for 11 years and the police come under them - whoever is making fake Aadhar cards - strict action must be taken against them, no matter from which party that individual belongs to. It is about the safety and security of our children and the city," Congress leader Abhishek Dutt said.