Gearing up for its electoral debut in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on Friday announced the names of 44 shortlisted candidates for 12 constituencies.
"The final 12 would be selected after recommendations from grassroots-level workers and selection committee, after a proper consultation and debate among them," AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday, while announcing the list of the shortlisted candidates.
He said the candidates were selected by 'candidate screening committee', co-chaired by Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh. Prominent among the shortlisted candidates are media personality and AAP members Shazia Ilmi from RK Puram and Sisodia himself, from Patparganj. Asked about the funds collected by the party to contest the elections, he said, "We have received around Rs 2 crore in last two months through internet banking and anybody can visit our website to see the list of donors,” he said.