Overview

• The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections, scheduled for February 2025.
• Six of the candidates are recent defectors from the BJP and Congress, highlighting AAP's strategy to attract experienced political figures from rival parties.
• Three sitting AAP MLAs have been dropped from the candidate list, with the party citing survey feedback and anti-incumbency considerations for these changes.
• Arvind Kejriwal has launched a new campaign titled 'Revdi Par Charcha' to emphasize AAP's free public services, such as electricity, water, healthcare, and education, while warning voters about BJP's potential opposition to these benefits.
• The BJP and Congress have criticized AAP's candidate choices, with the BJP pointing to anti-incumbency sentiment and corruption allegations, and Congress calling the reliance on defectors a sign of desperation.