Who will be Delhi CM? Names start doing the rounds

Who will the Bharatiya Janata Party pick as chief minister of Delhi?

- Paras Singh

NEW DELHI:

The names of several contenders started doing the rounds after the party's sweeping win, although analysts were quick to proffer the caveat that the BJP has acquired the reputation of picking dark horses for the top post in states.

Among the names doing the rounds were giant killer Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma who has defeated Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, RSS-man Ajay Mahawar, Purvanchalis including Abhay Verma and Pankaj Singh, former BJP youth leader and three-time legislator Vijender Gupta, and former ABVP leader and NDMC vice chairman Satish Upadhyay.

The name of Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva is also doing the rounds. In response, he said: "A BJP karyakarta (worker) will be Delhi chief minister and the central leadership will decide."