AAP may field fresh faces for MCD polls

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party will field its ‘popular young faces’ against the top leadership of Delhi BJP and Congress during the municipal elections scheduled

Published on: Aug 30, 2016, 07:19:41 IST

By Vishal Kant

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NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party will field its ‘popular young faces’ against the top leadership of Delhi BJP and Congress during the municipal elections scheduled for April-May next year.

Party sources said while elections are still months away, the AAP has ‘already identified 2-3 faces who can be fielded against Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay, who is a councillor from Malviya Nagar in south Delhi.

They, however, refused to reveal the names of any of the probable candidates.

“The 2-3 party workers identified for Malviya Nagar constituency are popular faces often seen on news channels. Final call on one will be taken at an opportune time. The name of the candidate will also be finalised factoring in the delimitation, as the Delhi BJP chief could change his constituency due to it,” a senior AAP leader said.

A similar strategy will be applied when choosing candidates against top leaders in MCDs and the Delhi Congress, besides some veterans of BJP in Muncipal Corporations of Delhi like former mayor and Rajouri Garden councillor, Subhash Arya.

Sources said the party wants to field strong candidates against these leaders to give them a strong fight and force them to “concentrate” in their own constituency.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vishal Kant
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.Read More

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