As the Delhi Assembly elections approach, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released a list of its star campaigners for the upcoming polls. The list features prominent leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other senior party figures. The BJP's strategy hinges on leveraging the influence of these leaders to connect with voters across the capital.
Sources in the party said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address two-three rallies in the city while Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address seven poll rallies in each of the Lok Sabha constituencies of the city. "There is also demand for roadshows by the prime minister in Delhi, but a final decision is yet to be taken by the top party leadership," a BJP functionary said.
Key figures in the campaign include BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. Other heavyweights such as Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Yogi Adityanath will also play pivotal roles. Additionally, Union ministers like Giriraj Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Devendra Fadnavis are set to participate in the campaign.
The list also features prominent leaders such as Himanta Biswa Sarma, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Smriti Irani, and Anurag Thakur, among others. The seven chief ministers, who will campaign in Delhi as BJP's star campaigners, are Devendra Fadnavis, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Yogi Adityanath, Bhajan Lal Sharma, Nayab Singh Saini and Mohan Yadav.
To woo purvanchali voters, the list also includes Purvanchali leaders, including Bhojpuri stars and MPs Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan, and Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua. Purvanchalis -- people from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar -- constitute a sizeable vote bank in the national capital.
All the seven MPs from Delhi are also part of the list. Delhi BJP in-charge Baijayant Panda, co-incharge Alka Gurjar, and the party's state unit chief Virendra Sachdeva will also be star campaigners for the polls.
The inclusion of top brass reflects the party's intent to make significant inroads in a state where regional parties have held sway in recent years. The BJP aims to break its 26-year drought of power in Delhi, while the Congress is looking to regain a foothold after being wiped out in the past two elections. The national capital will witnessed a triangular fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party,
Congress and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party has intensified against each other.
With freebies, law and order, education and governance dominating campaign agendas, the capital is bracing for an intense electoral showdown with results on February 8.
