Delhi Polls 2020: BJP draws plan to woo over 12 lakh voters from Southern states

Ahead of upcoming Delhi Elections, BJP is leaving stone unturned to woo Delhi voters. w, party is taking initiatives to reach out to voters from sourn states. It has also assigned responsibilities to its MPs from sourn states to woo se voters.

According to ANI, re are around 12 lakh people from sourn states who will cast ir votes in upcoming Delhi Assembly elections on February 8. As a part of its plan, BJP has asked 42 of its MPs from South India and 100 top leaders to organise six programs daily in areas dominated by South India community.

party has asked its leaders to lay thrust on personal contact. According to reports, Home Minister Amit Shah has instructed that re should t be more than 75 people in a program so that mess can be delivered properly. Reports also stated that programmes will be organised at residences of Union Ministers from South India like Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, who hails from Karnataka. 

People who hail from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will be invited at residence of Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy and those from Kerala at residence of Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan. BJP general secretary Muralidhar Rao and secretary Y Satya Kumar will handle responsibility of programmes.

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Delhi Assembly Elections

national capital Delhi will go to polls in a single-phase on February 8 and counting of votes will take place on February 11. last day of filing minations for candidates was on January 21 and last day to withdraw minations is Thursday, January 24. BJP has fielded Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha president Sunil Yadav against Kejriwal from New Delhi constituency, and Congress has fielded former NSUI Delhi president Ramesh Sabharwal against him. While it was speculated that BJP will file its Delhi chief Maj Tiwari against Kejriwal, former party president Amit Shah had anunced that BJP would contest under PM Modi's leadership. 

incumbent CM Kejriwal released a 10-point guaranty card – 'Kejriwal's Guarantee Card' and said that a detailed manifesto would follow within 10 days after a door to door campaign. While addressing media, Kejriwal spoke about guarantees saying that he will ensure se things in Delhi.  A major highlight of his promises is that re will be free bus rides for students and mohalla marshals will be appointed, similar to bus marshals. BJP is banking on PM Modi's Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, and  Congress is eyeing a comeback in name of Late former Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit.

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(With ANI inputs) 

(Im Credit: PTI)