According to BJP sources, a reason for this delay in announcing candidates was “lack of options” on certain seats.

The BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for the 70-seat Delhi Assembly elections, featuring prominent leaders including Parvesh

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of 29 candidates for the upcoming polls to take on Arvind Kejriwal-led ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).

The upcoming Delhi assembly election promises an intense battle as the BJP announced its first list of 29 candidates including former MPs and ministers such as Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri, Raaj Kumar Anand,

BJP leader Parvesh Verma challenges AAP's Arvind Kejriwal to contest in the New Delhi assembly constituency, accusing him of running away from accountability.

Prominent names in the list include former West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma, who will take on AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi. Former South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri is set to challenge Chief Minister Atishi in Kalkaji, while ex-AAP minister Kailash Gahlot has been fielded from Bijwasan, moving away from his traditional Najafgarh seat.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief counted a list of promises made by Prime Minister Modi in the BJP's Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, and questioned as to why he could not fulfil them.