Kailash Gahlot appointed as member of Delhi BJP election committee | Latest News Delhi

Former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot, who recently left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been appointed as a member of the Delhi BJP’s election coordination committee for the upcoming assembly elections, it was announced party officials on Saturday.

Kailash Gahlot with BJP president JP Nadda on Friday. (ANI)

The announcement came a day after Gahlot met BJP president JP Nadda to discuss the Delhi elections.

“With the approval of senior leaders, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has appointed Kailash Gahlot as member of the Delhi Assembly Election Coordination Committee,” Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen said Shankar Kapoor.

Ahead of the assembly elections, the BJP last week set up a 23-member election coordination committee, chaired by Sachdeva, and a 12-member election program committee, chaired by South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri . The party said the coordination committee would look after exercises such as campaigns, publicity and organizational activities.

The assembly elections in Delhi are likely to be held in February 2025, as the current Assembly term will expire on February 23.

“I thank the BJP leaders for entrusting me with the important responsibility of including me in the election coordination committee for the upcoming assembly elections. I will sincerely take up all the responsibilities given to me by the BJP and use all my experience to fulfill the party’s expectations from me,” Gahlot said.

Gahlot resigned as Delhi and AAP minister on November 17, citing dissatisfaction with the functioning of the AAP. A day after leaving the AAP, Gahlot joined the BJP.

Gahlot, 50, was first elected as MP from Najafgarh in 2015 and retained the seat in 2020. He served as a minister in the Delhi government between 2017 and 2024.

Victory Parade

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said that following the BJP’s victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections and the Uttar Pradesh by-elections, the party would hold a victory march in the capital.

“The dates and schedule for the march are currently being developed. The march will cover all 70 Delhi Assembly constituencies as we can feel the wave of change in the air in the capital, tired of AAP’s misrule for the past 10 years. In 2025, BJP will win the assembly elections in Delhi,” Sachdeva said.