BJP Names Mohan Singh Bisht From Mustafabad In Third List For Delhi Polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared Mohan Singh Bisht as its candidate for the Mustafabad seat in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

File photo of BJP candidate Mohan Singh Bisht.

Source : ANI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the third list of a candidate on Sunday for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections scheduled for February 5. In this list, the party has declared the name of Mohan Singh Bisht, who has been confirmed as the candidate for Mustafabad.

As per the report by Times Now, Bisht was initially displeased when the Karawal Nagar seat was assigned to Kapil Mishra. However, his candidature was later finalised for the Mustafabad seat after a meeting with BJP President JP Nadda. 

BJP announces third list of one candidate for #DelhiElections2025

Mohan Singh Bisht to contest from Mustafabad pic.twitter.com/6tLzSeeTGT

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According to a report by news agency ANI, Bisht, the BJP's incumbent MLA from the Karawal Nagar constituency, will face Aam Aadmi Party's Adil Ahmad Khan and Congress's Ali Mehndi in the electoral contest for the seat.

Previously, AIMIM declared the candidacy of former MCD Councillor and AAP leader Tahir Hussain from the Mustafabad constituency. Hussain is presently in judicial custody for his alleged involvement in the 2020 North East Delhi riots.

BJP Releases Second And First List Each Of 29 Candidates

On Saturday, BJP released its second list of 29 candidates. Former AAP leader Priyanka Gautam, who recently joined the BJP, has been fielded from the Kondli Assembly seat. According to the latest list, Kapil Mishra has been fielded from Karawal Nagar, Harish Khurana from Moti Nagar, and Raj Karan Khatri has been fielded in Narela. The saffron party is expected to soon release the names of the 12 remaining candidates.

Kapil Mishra is likely to face AAP leader Manoj Tyagi and Congress candidate PK Mishra while Khurana will be contesting against AAP’s Shiv Charan Goel and Congress leader Rajendra Namdhari.

Moreover, Tilak Ram Gupta has been named from Trinagar, Gajendra Daral from Mundka, Karan Singh Karma from Sultanpur Mahra, Shweta Saini from Tilak Nagar, and Satish Kain from Chandni Chowk.

Bajrang Shukla will be contesting the Delhi elections from Kirari, Surya Prakash Khatri from Timarpur,  Shyam Sharma from Hari Nagar, and Pankaj Kumar Singh from Vikaspuri among others.

The first list of 29 candidates was released by the party on January 4. BJP has fielded former MP Parvesh Verma against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat. Meanwhile, former MP Ramesh Bidhuri has been pitted against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi in Kalkaji. Turncoat Kailash Gahlot, who recently joined the BJP after accusing AAP of “diluted values and principles" has been named a candidate for the Bijwasan seat.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party has released the names of all its candidates who will be contesting on the 70 seats in Delhi Assembly elections.