A total of 1,040 nominations have been accepted during scrutiny of the nominations filed by several candidates for the assembly elections for the 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly, said the Office of Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi.
Vanathi Srinivasan, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Tamil Nadu, and National President of BJP Mahila Morcha recently travelled to the United Kingdom to participate in Pongal celebrations organised by the British Tamil Forum.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday admitted that he could not fulfil three promises - cleaning of Yamuna river, providing clean drinking water and making Delhi's roads of European standard.
Giving details, one of the youths who identified himself as Rohit told ANI, "He (Arvind Kejriwal) signalled the driver to hit us. I have been injured. Three people have been injured...I am a voter of this (New Delhi) constituency."
AAP accused the BJP "goons" of attacking its national convenor, by sharing a video on their official X handle purportedly showing a stone being thrown at Kejriwal's car.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit has condemned the "attack" on former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said violence has no place in a democracy.
Following the alleged attack on Arvind Kejriwal's car, BJP Delhi President Virendraa Sachdeva accused AAP chief of "running away" after "running his car over BJP workers" and added that allegations of attack on him "was a drama to garner support."
This comes after Delhi police said that "no permission" was taken for the screening of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) documentary 'Unbreakable' and hence its screening would have been a 'violation of guidelines'.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 15 developmental projects worth Rs 184.33 crore for the Jawali Assembly constituency of district Kangra.
Congress leader Alka Lamba on Saturday hit out at the Aam Admi Party and BJP, saying they continue to indulge in bickering in the run-up to Delhi polls while Congress is raising development issues.
After the Aam Aadmi Party accused the Bharatiya Janata Party "goons" of attacking its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, BJP candidate Parvesh Verma alleged that the former Chief Minister's vehicle "ran over" one of their party worker.
Delhi will go to the polls on February 5 and the counting of votes will take place on February 8.The New Delhi Assembly seat will see a triangular contest between Kejriwal, BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress' Sandeep Dikshit.