Live | Delhi Elections 2025: Kejriwal Claims BJP’s Manifesto Plans To Shut 'Mohalla Clinics'

Delhi Polls 2025 LIVE: In the Assembly elections, Delhi is set to witness a three-cornered contest between the BJP, Congress, and the ruling AAP, with all parties going out all guns blazing against each other in the race to the CM's chair.

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Delhi Elections 2025 Live: The national capital is set to go to polls on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8. The last date for filing nominations is January 17. The date for scrutiny of nominations is January 18. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 20.

In the Assembly elections, Delhi is set to witness a three-cornered contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with all parties going out all guns blazing against each other in the race to the CM's chair.

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 eyeing a third term will go to the public, boosting its 'performance' in education and the health sector. AAP won 62 out of the 70 seats in the 2020 assembly elections, and BJP secured eight seats.

On Thursday, the BJP named nine more candidates for the elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly, fielding Shikha Rai and Anil Vashishth against from Greater Kailash and Babarpur, respectively. While Rai is pitted against Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, Vashishth will battle it out against Gopal Rai, also a minister in the AAP government.

With its latest and the fourth list, the BJP has named 68 candidates. Soon after the BJP announced the nine names, its ally JD(U) declared Shailendra Kumar as its candidate from the Burari constituency. In the 2020 polls, the JD(U) contested two seats -- Burari and Sangam Vihar -- in alliance with the BJP.

BJP sources said the other seat -- Deoli (reserved) -- where the BJP has not announced a candidate may likely go to NDA ally Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). The party was given the Seemapuri seat in the previous Assembly poll.

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17 January 2025

16:47 IST

Delhi Polls Live: Kejriwal On BJP's Election Manifesto

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has claimed that the BJP's election manifesto proposes to shut down the popular 'mohalla clinics' in the capital. Addressing the media, Kejriwal said, "As per the BJP manifesto, 'mohalla clinics' will be shut, reported PTI. We will ask people if they want these clinics or not." His statement comes in response to the BJP’s criticism of the AAP’s healthcare initiatives, which have been central to Kejriwal's governance in Delhi. 

15:31 IST

Delhi Polls LIVE: BJP's BIG Announcement On Ayushman Bharat Scheme

While announcing BJP's 'Sankalp Patra,' BJP chief JP Nadda said that after coming to power in Delhi, the saffron party will enforce the centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat health scheme in its first Cabinet meeting. The rulling party in Delhi AAP has been refraining from implementing the health scheme in the national capital.

15:24 IST

Delhi Assembly Polls 2025 LIVE: BJP To Give Rs 21,000 To Pregnant Women 

In one of its promises in the Delhi polls manifesto, the BJP has pledged Rs 21,000 for pregnant women.

15:14 IST

Delhi Elections 2025 Live: BJP To Give Free Cylinders On Holi And Diwali

BJP will give LPG cylinders at Rs 500 to women from poor sections, one free cylinder each on Holi and Diwali in Delhi: party chief J P Nadda.

15:10 IST

Delhi Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2025 Live: BJP To Set Up Atal Canteens, Provide Meals At Rs 5  

Atal Canteens to be set up in JJ clusters to provide nutritious meals at Rs 5: BJP chief J P Nadda at launch of party's Delhi poll manifesto.

14:58 IST

Delhi Elections 2025 LIVE: BJP Launches 'Sankalp Patra’, Promises Subsidy On LPG Cylinders, 2,500 For Women

In its Delhi polls manifesto, the BJP has promised Rs 2,500 for women and subsidy on LPG cylinders. 

11:46 IST

Delhi Assembly Elections LIVE Updates: Capital Braces For Tight Fight In Polls

Delhi is set to go to polls in a single phase on February 5. The counting is set to take place on February 8. The last date for filing nominations is January 17. In the Assembly elections, Delhi is set to witness a three-cornered contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with all parties going out all guns blazing against each other in the race to the CM's chair.

11:43 IST

Delhi Assembly Polls LIVE: Manish Sisodia's Assets Rise Significantly In 5 Yrs

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Jangpura, Manish Sisodia's assets have risen significantly over the past five years. This was revealed after Sisodia filed his nomination papers on Thursday for the Assembly elections in the city-state. According to the affidavit filed during his nomination, Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's movable assets have seen a significant rise over the past five years.

Sisodia's movable assets are now valued at Rs 34.43 lakh, up from Rs 4.74 lakh in the 2020 election affidavit. His wife Seema Sisodia's movable assets have also increased from Rs 2.66 lakh to Rs 12.87 lakh during the same period. Sisodia's property value has risen by approximately Rs 30 lakh in the last five years, while his wife's property has increased by around Rs 10 lakh. Despite this increase in assets, the family currently has an outstanding education loan of Rs 1.5 crore.

Sisodia, who is facing six criminal cases, has denied any charges as none of them have been proven so far. Additionally, Sisodia owns a flat worth Rs 23 lakh in Ghaziabad, while Seema Sisodia owns a flat worth Rs 70 lakh in Mayur Vihar.

11:31 IST

Delhi Elections 2025 Live: Akhilesh Yadav, Kejriwal Train Guns On BJP Over Alleged Disparaging Remark By Prty Spokesperson

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday morning lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that a party spokesperson had used offensive langauge againt an AAP MLA of Purvanachal origin during a debate on national TV. Yadav said the statement reflects "narrow" thinking of the BJP towards people from Purvanchal region.

"It is not only unfortunate but also highly condemnable that a national spokesperson of BJP distorted the surname of an elected MLA of Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi on a national news channel and used an extremely offensive word for that surname. This statement reflects the narrow thinking of BJP towards UP, Bihar and Purvanchalis, which has always been negative," Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, posted on X. He further said that the issue can't be resolved with an apology since Purvanchalis who have been "attacked erbally" will never forget it.

"This is not a matter that can be resolved with an apology. Purvanchalis, who have been insulted by this "shadb baan (verbal attack), will never forget it," Yadav added.
Akhilesh Yadav's post on X was followed a reaction from the AAP National convenor Arvind Kejriwal who alleged that the BJP leaders abuse everyday. He said that Purvanchalis will respond to such remarks by pressing the EVM button in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.

"Akhilesh, what the BJP spokesperson said shows the mentality of the BJP. Their leaders only abuse people morning and evening. Sometimes they abuse women, sometimes they abuse the Purvanchal society. And the bigger and dirtier abuses one uses, the bigger the position he gets. These insulting words spoken by him for the entire Purvanchal society are very unfortunate. Purvanchal society will respond to this by pressing the button," Kejriwal posted on X.

10:28 IST

Delhi Polls 2025 LIVE: AAP Holds Protests In Delhi Over BJP Leader's 'Insulting' Purvanchali Community

Workers of the Aam Aadmi Party staged protests here on Wednesday, accusing the BJP of disrespecting the Purvanchali community following comments of the saffron party's national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla targeting a leader of the ruling party in Delhi.

Party workers along with members of the Purvanchali community held demonstrations in all 70 Assembly segments of Delhi, raising slogans and burning effigies to express their anger. They also demanded an apology from the BJP.

In a heated discussion during a news channel debate on Wednesday, Poonawalla played on AAP MLA Rituraj Jha's surname to take a jibe at him, a remark slammed as abusive by Delhi's ruling party. His swipe had come after Jha played with the BJP spokesperson's surname to take a dig at him. The BJP leader has insisted that he never abused anyone and accused the AAP of spreading "lies" and his character assassination.

Jha said, "Shehzad Poonawalla's abusive remarks targeted me because I belong to the Maithili-Brahmin community of Purvanchal. This is part of the BJP's habit of disrespecting the community."

10:22 IST

Delhi Assembly Polls 2025 Live: BJP to launch 'Sankalp Patra' Today

BJP National President JP Nadda will launch party's manifesto "Sankalp Patra Part - I" for Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 on Friday at 2 PM at party's State Office. Earlier, BJP on Thursday released its fourth list of nine candidates for the polls, thus declaring 68 of the 70 names, leaving two seats for its allies.

Party has allocated two seats to its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). While JD(U) will contest from the Burari seat, LJP will fight the poll from the Deoli assembly seat.

Notably, JD(U) has announced Shailendra Kumar as its candidate from Burari, the LJP (RV) is likely to field a candidate from Deoli. Both the JD(U) and LJP (Ram Vilas), with a stronghold in Bihar that goes to polls this year, are key partners in the BJP-NDA.