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Punjab Minister and AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday exuded confidence in Aam Aadmi Party's victory in the upcoming Delhi elections, claiming it would break all previous records and form the government with a huge majority.
The leader also criticized the BJP, labeling it a "hate-spreading" party, while positioning AAP as a "working" party committed to the people's welfare. Harpal Cheema called the Delhi elections "a festival of democracy" for the people of the national capital and congratulated them. Speaking to ANI, Cheema said, "This is a festival of democracy for the people of Delhi. I want to congratulate them for this. Aam Aadmi Party will break all previous records this time and will make a new record. It is going to form the government in the state again with a huge majority. People are showing lot of love towards AAP. BJP is a hate-spreading party, while AAP is a working party. Congress and BJP will be out at zero. AAP will form the government." Earlier in the day, AAP national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal exuded confidence in winning the Delhi Assembly elections, saying that with full strength and enthusiasm, AAP workers are ready for the polls. The Election Commission of India announced the dates for polls to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The elections will be held in a single phase on February 5, while the counting of votes will take place on February 8. "The date of the election has been announced. All the workers are ready to enter the fray with full strength and enthusiasm. You are our biggest strength. This election will be between the politics of work and the politics of abuse. The people of Delhi will have faith in our politics of work. We will definitely win," Kejriwal wrote on X. Delhi Minister Gopal Rai said that the AAP has done all the preparations for the election. "The people of Delhi have been waiting for this and I am happy that people will bring back Arvind Kejriwal Govt to power. AAP has done all the preparations for the election. Names of all the 70 candidates of the party have been announced. We are absolutely ready for the election," Rai said. The Election Commission of India announced the dates for polls to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The elections will be held in a single phase on February 5, while the counting of votes will take place on February 8. "The date of the election has been announced. All the workers are ready to enter the fray with full strength and enthusiasm. You are our biggest strength. This election will be between the politics of work and the politics of abuse. The people of Delhi will have faith in our politics of work. We will definitely win," Kejriwal wrote on X. The Election Commission of India has announced the dates for polls to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The elections will be held in a single phase on February 5, while the counting of votes will take place on February 8. The last date of filing nominations is January 17. The date for scrutiny of nominations is January 18. While last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 20. In the race for the New Delhi seat, the BJP has fielded Parvesh Verma, former MP and son of former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma, to challenge Arvind Kejriwal. The Congress has also entered the fray with Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, from the same seat. The BJP has fielded former MP Ramesh Bidhuri against Delhi CM Atishi in the Kalkaji seat while the Congress has fielded former MLA Alka Lamba. The Congress, which was in power for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks in the last two assembly elections and has failed to win any seat. In contrast, the AAP dominated the 2020 assembly elections by winning 62 out of 70 seats while the BJP got only eight seats. (ANI)
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