Smriti Irani To Contest Delhi Elections? BJP Considering Her Against Saurabh Bharadwaj: Report – News18
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Smriti Irani, who defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, is being considered a “strong candidate” against AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj in upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections.
Smriti Irani being considered for Delhi Assembly Elections (PTI Image)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is reportedly mulling fielding former Union Minister Smriti Irani against Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj in the Greater Kailash Assembly seat in the upcoming polls, The Indian Express reported.
According to the report, Irani, who defeated Rahul Gandhi on Congress’ bastion Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and was defeated by Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma in 2024, is being seen by the party’s Delhi unit as a charismatic leader who may take on a popular leader like Saurabh Bharadwaj.
The BJP has so far announced the names of 59 out of 70 candidates in the February 5 Assembly polls and is searching for strong faces in the remaining seats, including Greater Kailash.
AAP’s Bharadwaj is reportedly seen as a popular face in the seat even by the BJP, due to which the party has brainstormed over its candidate for the constituency in several rounds of discussions, according to The Indian Express report.
Smriti Irani’s name is doing the rounds along with three others women leaders for Greater Kailash seat, the report said.
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