NEW DELHI: Delhi, a key electoral battleground, will witness polling in the sixth phase on May 25. The contest in the capital city is primarily between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress, who have joined forces under a strategic alliance against the formidable BJP. The AAP is contesting four seats while the Congress is vying for three. In North East Delhi, the crucial battleground, sitting MP Manoj Tiwari of the BJP will face off against Kanhaiya Kumar from the Indian National Congress.
The BJP, keen to maintain its dominance, has introduced six new candidates across Delhi. Among them, only Manoj Tiwari is seeking re-election from North East Delhi. The AAP-Congress alliance aims to consolidate their voter base against the BJP, which swept all seven seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha Election.
In the North East Delhi Constituency, the battle lines are drawn between Tiwari and Kumar. Meanwhile, in Chandni Chowk, Praveen Khandelwal of the BJP will face off against JP Agarwal of the Congress. In North West Delhi, the BJP’s candidate is Yogender Chandolia, while the Congress has fielded Udit Raj.
West Delhi will witness a contest between Kamaljeet Sehrawat of the BJP and Mahabal Mishra of the AAP. South Delhi will see Ramvir Singh Bidhuri representing the BJP and Sahi Ram Pehelwan from the AAP. Lastly, East Delhi will witness Harsh Malhotra from the BJP pitted against Kuldeep Kumar from the AAP.
Overall, a total of 889 candidates will vie for 57 Lok Sabha seats across eight states and Union Territories in the sixth phase, including all seven seats in Delhi and ten in Haryana. With the fate of these constituencies hanging in the balance, all eyes are on the electoral outcome come May 25.