NDA parties set to make joint push in final stretch

Efforts to end BJP's 27-year drought

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

Smriti Kak Ramachandran [e-mail]

NEW DELHI: With just days to go before the Delhi election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is making a final push, presenting a united front with leaders from various allied parties joining forces to intensify outreach across the city, according to people aware of the details.

At a meeting of NDA lawmakers on Friday, chaired by BJP president JP Nadda, the message was clear: every effort must be made to maximise voter engagement in the final stretch.

"It was already decided that NDA partners would campaign across all 70 constituencies, even though only one candidate each from the Janata Dal United (JDU) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is contesting," said a lawmaker privy to the discussions. "On Friday, the party president reiterated that no stone should be left unturned with just four days left for polling."

While Nadda himself is set to campaign in Burari and Deoli-the two constituencies allocated to the JDU and LJP-senior leaders from these parties, along with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), will cover other constituencies, the people cited above said. Jana Sena's Pawan Kalyan is also expected to canvass said leaders aware of the details.