The BJP on Saturday nominated former councillor Rajesh Bhatia as its candidate for Rajinder Nagar Assembly bypoll in Delhi. The AAP has fielded Durgesh Pathak from Rajinder Nagar while the Congress is yet to declare its candidate for the seat.
Bhatia, who belongs to the Punjabi community that forms a large chunk of votes in Rajinder Nagar, is also a former general secretary of the BJP's Delhi unit. Later, he was elevated to the post of general secretary.
He was elected as a councillor in 2012 from the Rajinder Nagar municipal ward of the erstwhile North Delhi Municipal Corporation. The assembly seat fell vacant after MLA Raghav Chadha, a senior leader of the AAP party was elected to Rajya Sabha from Punjab. The BJP had last wonseat in 2013. The by-elections in high-profile Rajendra Nagar constituency in national capital will be held on June 23.