Harish Khurana, the BJP candidate from the Moti Nagar Assembly constituency, will file his nomination for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election on Thursday. Khurana performed a havan at his residence before filing his nomination.
Congress candidate from Rithala assembly constituency Sushant Mishra filed his nomination on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda will lead the saffron party's campaign for February 5 Delhi assembly polls.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal and his BJP rival Parvesh Verma filed their nomination papers from the New Delhi seat on Wednesday for the February 5 Assembly elections.
A fresh war of words erupted between the Congress and the BJP on Wednesday after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the grand old party is ''fighting the Indian state itself” and that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had committed “treason” with his controversial remarks on India's independence.
Left and Congress are likely to contest the by-elections, which will be held in six Assembly seats separately.
Naqvi says Congress has no DNA or mindset to walk together with allies.
The Trinamul Congress (TMC) leadership in Alipurduar is intensifying efforts to wrest control of the Madarihat Assembly seat from the BJP in the upcoming bypoll scheduled for 13 November.
BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "Kejriwal not only accepted a bungalow but also spent crores on it, turning it into a "Sheesh Mahal."
Harish Rawat said the BJP was afraid of its imminent defeat in the Kedarnath assembly by-election for which polling will be held on November 20.
