BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Dr Kiran Bedi will file her nomination papers on Wednesday from Krishna Nagar constituency of East Delhi. Bedi will also take out a roadshow before filing papers. ‘Kiran Bedi will file her nomination on Wednesday,’ said a senior BJP leader.
AAP convener and chief ministerial candidate Arvind Kejriwal will also file his nomination on Wednesday, which is also the last day for filing nominations, as he failed to reach to the Returning Officer’s office within time.
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan had successfully contested last Assembly elections from Krishna Nagar seat. 65-year-old Bedi, the country’s first woman IPS officer, was named the BJP’s chief ministerial by party president Amit Shah after a meeting of BJP parliamentary board on Monday night.
Wednesday will be a hectic day for electoral officials with several senior leaders, including Congress’ chief ministerial candidate Ajay Maken will file his nomination papers from Sadar seat.
Scrutiny of nominations papers would be done on January 22 while the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is January 24. The election results would be declared on February 10.