Giant Slayer, 1st-Time MP: One Of These Leaders Could Be Delhi Chief Minister

Set to return to energy in Delhi after a 27-year hole, the BJP, which campaigned with out declaring a chief ministerial face, will now have a number of contenders for the publish. Whereas it may spring a shock prefer it did in Rajasthan with Bhajan Lal Sharma, in Madhya Pradesh with Mohan Yadav and in Chhattisgarh with Vishnu Deo Sai, these are the chief minister probables for the BJP within the nationwide capital:

Parvesh Verma: The son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, Parvesh Verma has been a two-time MP from the West Delhi constituency. What is going to increase his possibilities is his standing as a large slayer, having defeated AAP chief and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi constituency, the place he additionally confronted off towards the Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit, who’s the son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. 

The firebrand chief’s remarks have typically sparked controversies, together with in the course of the Shaheen Bagh protests towards the Citizenship Modification Act, the Nationwide Register of Residents and the Nationwide Inhabitants Register. Mr Verma had mentioned the demonstrators could be cleared in an hour if the BJP got here to energy within the nationwide capital. In 2022, he had additionally made a boycott name which seemed to be aimed toward Muslims. “Wherever you see them, if you wish to repair their head, if you wish to set them straight, then the one remedy is complete boycott. Increase your hand should you agree,” the then MP had mentioned.

Virendra Sachdeva: Serving because the Delhi BJP working president since 2022 and appointed the full-time president in 2023, Virendra Sachdeva will get lots of the credit score for preserving factionalism in examine and bringing the celebration to energy within the capital for the primary time since 1998. Going through an uphill job, Mr Sachdeva has at all times projected confidence that the BJP would type a authorities in Delhi. Requested who could be the chief minister after early leads confirmed the BJP comfortably forward, Mr Sachdeva merely mentioned it will be somebody from the celebration and the central management would take a name.

Bansuri Swaraj: Elected as an MP solely final yr, Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of the late Sushma Swaraj, is already rising as one of many key leaders of the BJP in Delhi. A lawyer, she was appointed the pinnacle of the Delhi BJP’s authorized cell in 2023 after which named the candidate from the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, changing the incumbent MP and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi. 

Dushyant Gautam: A Nationwide Basic Secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP, Dushyant Gautam is contesting from the Karol Bagh constituency towards the AAP’s Vishesh Ravi, who has gained the seat 3 times since 2013. 

Manoj Tiwari: The one sitting MP to be repeated as a candidate from Delhi by the BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Manoj Tiwari is arguably the celebration’s greatest face within the capital. The actor-turned-politician has a substantial following amongst migrants from the Purvanchal area, which includes japanese Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar.