AAP's 1st list of candidates out; BJP, Congress turncoats included
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.
The list, released on Thursday, features six leaders who recently switched allegiance from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress to the AAP.
The new entrants from the BJP are Brahm Singh Tanwar, Anil Jha, and BB Tyagi.
From the Congress Party, Chaudhry Zubair Ahmad, Veer Dhingan, and Sumesh Shokeen have been selected to contest under the AAP banner.
Party reshuffle
AAP retains 3 loyalists, denies tickets to sitting MLAs
Along with the six turncoats, the first list also includes three loyalists who have been retained by AAP.
However, three sitting MLAs from AAP were denied tickets in this first list.
The Delhi assembly elections for all 70 constituencies are expected to take place on or before February 2025.
The previous assembly elections were conducted in February 2020. Following the election, the AAP formed the state government, with Arvind Kejriwal serving as chief minister for a third term.
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AAP releases the first list of 11 candidates for 2025 Delhi elections. Former BJP leaders Brahm Singh Tanwar, Anil Jha and BB Tyagi as well as former Congress leaders Chaudhry Zubair Ahmad, Veer Dhingan and Sumesh Shokeen who joined AAP recently also included in the list. https://t.co/6VkEKJIdHm pic.twitter.com/u5b8FwzJZr
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