In view of a narrow window to nominate candidates for MCD polls, Delhi BJP will send teams of observers in the districts on Monday to shortlist names of probable candidates on 250 wards, party leaders have said.

 The nominations for elections on 250 MCD wards will begin on Monday. The last date of filing nomination is November 14.  In each of 14 districts, a three-member team comprising one central delegate and two Delhi unit leaders, will be sent to collect feedback on local leaders.  Many senior BJP leaders, including CT Ravi, D Purandeshwari, Vinod Tawde, Vijaya Rahatkar, Tejasvi Surya, Sunil Deodhar, and Arvind Menon, have been appointed as central delegates.

All present and past Mandal (ward) unit presidents, councillors, MLAs, as well as senior leaders in those areas including party office bearers, will give names of suitable candidates for wards, said a senior Delhi BJP leader.

  The party is also conducting a series of surveys to obtain ground level feedback so that candidates with good reputation among voters and high winnability factor could be fielded in the polls, party leaders said.  As the polls inch closer, a large number of ticket seekers alongwith their supporters have started thronging

Delhi BJP office at Pant Marg.  The party unit has also deputed some of its senior leaders to collect the bio-data of ticket seekers.

A box has also been kept at the party office to help ticket seekers deposit their applications and bio-data.  Out of the 250 wards, 50 per cent are reserved for women candidates.

Twenty-one seats each are reserved for SC category candidates – both male and female. The Delhi BJP on Sunday intensified its ‘Har Ghar Jansampark’ campaign aiming to make people aware of the development work done by the party in the national capital. During Campaigning at Mithapur, Leader of Opposition Delhi Assembly, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri underlined the work done by the Modi Government and said that BJP has recently handed over the keys of a pucca flat to the slum dwellers of Kalkaji as part of his commitment to giving a home to every homeless. During his visit to Hauz Khas and Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said that Delhi has turned into a gas chamber due to the corrupt and incompetent City government.