Former Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyaya, AAP turncoat Kailash Gahlot and state general secretary Vishnu Mittal nominated as a member of the BJP's Delhi Assembly election coordination committee. Gahlot, an MLA from Najafgarh seat in West Delhi, stepped down as Transport minister in the Delhi government, and also resigned from the primary membership of the AAP on November 17. Next day he joined the BJP. Gahlot also had a meeting with BJP national president JP Nadda and Union Health Minister to discuss the planning for the upcoming assembly polls which are slated to take place next year. After the meeting, Gahlot termed the discussion as a ‘’courtesy call’’ where key topics like organization goals and public service. In Delhi, the Jat community constitutes about 4-5 per cent of the entire population, mainly spread across northern and western rural belts.
The election for the 70-member Delhi Assembly is due in February next year.
