BJP ADDRESSES USED TO ADD NEW VOTERS: AAP; NO PROOF, SAYS BJP

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday sought a debate with the Bharatiya Janata Party's yet unannounced pick for chief minister, predicting that the BJP may field former minister Ramesh Bidhuri as its CM candidate.

- HT correspondent

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In response, BJP Delhi chief Virendra Sachdeva said that Kejriwal should realise that BJP's CM face will be decided by party MLAs and national leadership.

Kejriwal said the decision might have been made during the BJP Central Election Committee meeting, and an official announcement could be made within the next two days, citing an unnamed source.

Kejriwal's remarks came a day after Delhi CM Atishi speculated that Bidhuri may be BJP's CM face.

"Yesterday, their (BJP) Central Election Committee held a meeting. According to sources, it has been learnt that the BJP may have decided in that meeting to nominate Ramesh Bidhuri as their chief ministerial candidate. It is being said, as per sources, that an official announcement about Ramesh Bidhuri's name will be made within a day or two," Kejriwal said during a press conference at AAP headquarters.