Congress fields Sandeep Dikshit from New Delhi. How it is trying to reclaim Sheila Dikshit’s legacy
New Delhi: The Congress has fielded Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi chief minister late Sheila Dikshit, from the New Delhi assembly constituency in the upcoming polls, setting up a potential contest between him and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal has won the seat thrice since 2013, when he defeated Sheila Dikshit, bringing the curtains down on her 15-year run as chief minister.
The decision to field Sandeep Dikshit, a two-term MP from East Delhi parliamentary constituency, was taken at a meeting of Congress’s Central Election Committee chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by senior MP Rahul Gandhi, among others, during which the names of 21 candidates for the Delhi assembly polls were finalised.
Show Full Article
The ...