"They will say EVMs are faulty": BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri criticises AAP's poaching claim

Claiming that AAP has "accepted defeat" and will later claim discrepancies in EVMs, Bidhuri told ANI, "They (AAP) have accepted defeat. They will later say that the EVM was faulty... How long will this continue?"

He demanded a thorough investigation into the claims of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal saying that an 'Operation Lotus' has been launched by the BJP to poach AAP candidates, offering Rs 15 crores to them for switching.

"This should be investigated and strict action should be taken against those who always lie... To date, Arvind Kejriwal has not done anything that he has said," Bidhuri said.

Bidhuri is the candidate from the Kalkaji assembly constituency, contesting against AAP leader Atishi and Congress' Alka Lamba.

Earlier, on Thursday, Arvind Kejriwal claimed in a post on X, "Some agencies are showing that the 'Gali Galoch party' (Referring to the BJP) is getting more than 55 seats. In the last two hours, 16 of our candidates have received calls that if they leave AAP and join their party, they will make them ministers and will give Rs. 15 crores to each of them."

Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recommended an inquiry into the allegations.

The ACB has requested the AAP chief's presence for investigations into the allegations of bribes being offered to the party's MLAs.

The information required revolved around details of the 16 AAP MLAs who were allegedly offered bribes, the contents of tweets posted by these MLAs, and the identities of the individuals who made the bribery offers.

Additionally, the ACB has requested any other evidence that could support Kejriwal's claims about the bribe offers, that he and other party members have made on social media platforms.

The results of the Delhi assembly elections will be announced on February 8. (ANI)