New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Jan 10 formally kick off the BJP's campaign for the Delhi assembly elections while the state unit plans an "aggressive" fight against the Aam Aadmi Party in the run-up to the polls, a party leader said Thursday.
"Modi will launch the election campaign in Delhi amid the presence of party president Amit Shah at a gathering of over a lakh people at Ramlila ground on Jan 10," Bhartiya Janata Party's Delhi unit spokesman Harish Khurana told IANS.
"He (Modi) is the captain of our team and we depend on him for our campaign," he added.
The BJP's three newest chief ministers from Harayana, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra would also be felicitated at the event, said Khurana. He sounded hopeful that there would be one more name to add to the list after the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
The campaign trail would witness active participation of key BJP leaders like union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Jagat Prakash Nadda, besides Shah himself, he said.
Election euphoria is in full swing within the party, which plans an "aggressive" campaign against its arch-rival AAP, he said.
"(Delhi) will see an aggressive and certainly an interesting campaign by the BJP and (AAP leader) Arvind Kejriwal has to answer a lot of questions," Khurana said.
Armed with a "long" questionnaire, the BJP seeks to put AAP in the dock regarding the source of the money it is spending on outdoor campaigning at present and the work its government did during its brief tenure in Delhi early last year.
"The AAP has spent over Rs.100 crore on outdoor campaigning. The party says it's an Aam Aadmi Party (party of the common man). Where is all this money coming from?" Khurana said.
Alluding to Kejriwal's resignation as chief minister after 49 days, he said: "King of U-turns Kejriwal...ran away from the problems in the city. He claims to have fixed the city's electricity and water problems. Why did he run off then?"
Khurana said one of the key canvassing tools would be vans with screens doing rounds across the city, showcasing a documentary on the Modi government's achievements along with the BJP's in the city civic body as well as in 1998 when it held the reins of power at the state level.
"Our focus will be the Modi government's achievements and the recent regularisation of unauthorised colonies. The real development in those colonies will begin now," he said.
Referring the Delhi Metro service launched by the then Congress government of the state in 2002, Khurana said the service was originally the BJP's initiative when the party was in power in 1998.
He said union minister Harsh Vardhan is in charge of the election manifesto, MP Meenakshi Lekhi would focus on safety issues in Delhi while state leaders like Ramesh Bidhuri, Manoj Tiwari and Vijay Goel would also have key roles to play.
The elections to the Delhi assembly are likely to be held in February.
Gurugram Pub Attack: After Chandigarh, now an attack on a pub in Gurugram... two bombs were thrown; one scooty burnt
After Chandigarh, now a pub in Cyber City Gurugram has been attacked. A Human Pub in Sector 29 Market, Gurugram has been attacked with a cotton bomb. A scooty has been burnt to ashes due to the
Maharashtra: CAG will audit the works of BMC, CM Shinde orders, trouble may arise for Uddhav
Another trouble may arise in front of Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra. In fact, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has issued instructions to conduct an audit of the work of the Brihanmumbai Municipal
Rural Uttar Pradesh Children to Learn 'Science on Wheels'
Varanasi, Jan 17 (IANS) With the "Science on Wheels" programme, children in rural Uttar Pradesh would now have the opportunity to imbibe the concepts of gravity and eclipses outside the
Rohit Sharma should open with this batsman not KL Rahul in the T20 format, Bhajji advised and explained the reason
The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and the West Indies will be played on Wednesday. Before this match, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh told who should start the Indian
Rajasthan Girl Anju: Facebook, love, Pakistan, religion change and marriage... Anju's life changed in 6 days; house doors closed
Anju's life completely changed after she went to Pakistan from Bhiwadi in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. Anju changed her religion and took her name as Fatima. It is being claimed that Anju alias
Lula da Silva will be the new President of Brazil: 50.90% of the vote, campaign to end corruption in the election field was launched
Lula da Silva will be the new president of Brazil, the largest country in Latin America. He has defeated the incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula belongs to the Left Workers' Party. According to
Mayday, Mayday... Who did the pilot call before the Ahmedabad plane crash?
Air India's plane AI-171 has crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. There were 242 passengers on board this plane, including Vijay Rupani. This plane was flying to London when this accident happened.
Bharat Ratna, Padma awards conferred on prominent people
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India's high civilian honours - the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards - were on Monday conferred by President Pranab Mukherjee on a galaxy of prominent people who have done
Ram temple symbolizes national unity and spirit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya today by worshiping the land and said that Ram temple is a symbol of national unity and spirit and this
Congress Vs BJP: Congress criticized PM Modi's speech in Parliament, saying- only talked about the past, nothing new.
Congress Lok Sabha Whip Manickam Tagore on Tuesday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Parliament. He said that the Prime Minister in his address focused especially on the problems of
