Arvind Kejriwal will cover all the areas under the Matiala Vidhansabha today.
Surrounded by scores of supporters, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took out a roadshow in northwest Delhi''s Matiala Assembly constituency on Thursday. Mr Kejriwal, atop an open yellow coloured jeep, waved to the public and shook hands with them as his roadshow moved through the narrow lanes of the Matiala Assembly. He was accompanied by Matiala MLA Gulab Singh Yadav.
The chief minister will later visit Kalkaji and Tugalaqabad to campaign for his party.
Meanwhile, the BJP will begin its campaign in full steam with former party president and Union Home minister Amit Shah holding public meetings and a "padyatra" in the city later in the day. Mr Shah, who plans to raise national issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act, will address two meetings in Matiala and Nangloi Jat assembly constituencies. He will then lead a padyatra in Uttam Nagar in the evening, said a Delhi BJP statement.
Voting for Delhi Assembly elections will be held on February 8 and results will be out on February 11. BJP is contesting on 67 seats and has left two seats to JD(U) and one for LJP, its alliance partners in Delhi Assembly polls.
Here are the Highlights on developments around Delhi assembly elections:
PM Modi, BJP pretended to fight for Muslim women's rights: AAPAam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Thursday said more than Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders have 'supported' Muslim women and fought for their rights on triple talaq issue.
His remarks came after the BJP criticised Sisodia for his statement that he stands with the people of Shaheen Bagh and that opening of the Kalindi Kunj road does not fall under his jurisdiction.
Congress to connect with Delhi voters via social mediaThe Congress besides the traditional door to door campaigns and public rallies, is tapping the social media to connect with the voters. The party is looking for chance revival in this election.
In the past few days, the Congress social media team is pushing out videos, pictures, banners and memes to highlight the failures of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital.
BJP candidate Kapil Mishra terms Delhi polls contest between India, PakistanKapil Mishra terms Delhi polls contest between India, Pakistan Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra on Thursday termed the anti-CAA protest sites in the national capital "mini-Pakistan" and said the upcoming assembly elections will be a contest "on Delhi roads between India and Pakistan".
In a series of provocative tweets, the BJP candidate from Model Town also said Pakistani rioters have taken over the streets of Delhi.
Public programmes of Home Minister Amit Shah
Public meeting in Matiala
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: Mahila Park, Palam Road
Padyatra in Uttam Nagar
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Uttam Nagar
Public meeting in Nangloi Jatt
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Jawalpuri Main Road near Nangloi DTC Depot
Congress to connect with voters via social media: Report
The Congress besides the traditional door to door campaigns and public rallies, is tapping the social media to connect with the voters, news agency IAN reported.
The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years from 1998 to 2013 and suffered losses in two assembly polls in 2013 and 2015, is looking for chance revival in this election.
In the past few days, the Congress social media team is pushing out videos, pictures, banners and memes to highlight the failures of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital.
A senior Delhi Congress leader, on condition of anonymity, told IANS, "In order to connect with the youth voters, the party is using the social media platforms to highlight the failures of the AAP and the BJP. The plan is to reach out to the youths who use smartphones. Through our social media campaign we are also making the people and youth aware of our party's plans for the development of Delhi."
A control room for the social media team has been formed on the second floor of Congress' state unit office. The social media team develops the content and forwards it to the WhatsApp groups of the frontal organisations and the candidates from all the Assemblies.
Surrounded by scores of supporters, Mr Kejriwal took out a roadshow atop an open yellow coloured jeep, waved to the public and shook hands with them as his roadshow moved through the narrow lanes of the Matiala Assembly. He was accompanied by Matiala MLA Gulab Singh Yadav.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the NRC would not have resonance in the Delhi Assembly polls as they are national issues and the elections in the national capital will be fought on state matters, AAP's Rajinder Nagar candidate Raghav Chadha said.
Thirty-one years old Chadha is fighting his first assembly election.
The Delhi Chief Minister is leading the February 8 election campaign in the city, among the party's 39 star campaigners.
Similarly, party leader Manish Sisodia will hold public meetings in Trilokpuri and Kondali on Thursday.
Arvind Kejriwal is holding five roadshows in Matiala, Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri, Tughlakabad and Kalkaji today. While the first three will be in the morning, the roadshows in Tughlakabad and Kalkaji will be held in the evening, as per his schedule.