AAP drops 13 MLAs in second list of 20 Delhi candidates
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is shaking things up for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections. In an effort to combat anti-incumbency sentiment, the party has dropped 13 sitting MLAs in its second candidate list. This includes high-profile figures like...
By ET Bureau | Updated:
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Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: In a bid to tackle anti-incumbency, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dropped 13 sitting MLAs and changed the seat of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia as it released its second list of 20 candidates on Monday ahead of the Delhi assembly polls early next year.
Sisodia, sitting MLA from Patparganj, will be fielded from Jangpura.
The MLAs dropped by the party include Narela MLA Sharad Chauhan, Adarsh Nagar MLA Pawan Kumar Sharma, Mundka MLA Dharampal Lakra, Chandni Chowk MLA Parlad Singh Sawhney, Janakpuri MLA Rajesh Rishi, Bijwasan MLA Bhupender Singh Joon, Palam MLA Bhawna Gaur, Jangpura MLA Praveen Kumar, Deoli MLA Prakash Jarwal, Trilokpuri MLA Rohit Kumar Mehraulia, Krishna Nagar MLA SK Bagga and Shahdara MLA Ram Niwas Goel.
The AAP had announced its first list of candidates on November 21 and had dropped three sitting MLAs. So far, it has announced 31 candidates and dropped 16 sitting MLAs.
The candidates announced by the party on Monday include Avadh Ojha (Patparganj), Dinesh Bharadwaj (Narela), Surender Pal Singh Bittu (Timarpur), Mukesh Goel (Adarsh Nagar), Jasbir Kalra (Mundka), Rakesh Jatav (Mangolpuri), Pradeep Mittal (Rohini), Purandeep Singh Sawhney (Chandni Chowk), Parvesh Ratan (Patel Nagar), Rakhi Bidlan (Madipur).
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The list also includes Pravin Kumar (Janakpuri), Surender Bharadwaj (Bijwasan), Joginder Solanki (Palam), Prem Kumar Chauhan (Deoli), Anjana Parcha (Trilokpuri), Vikas Bagga (Krishna Nagar), Naveen Chaudhary (Gandhi Nagar), Jinder Singh Shunty (Shahdara), Adil Ahmad Khan (Mustafabad).
