Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: BJP releases third list, fields Mohan Singh Bisht from Mustafabad

Arvind Kejriwal challenged Union home minister Amit Shah to withdraw cases against slum residents and guarantee housing on the same land from which they were evicted. He accused the BJP of prioritising land acquisition over resident welfare and claimed their 'Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan' scheme was ineffective. AAP aims for a third consecutive full term in the February 5 elections.

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva accused AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal of attempting to incite religious conflict by requesting the removal of Dalit voters from the Valmiki Temple area. Sachdeva claimed bias in Kejriwal's approach and accused him of targeting Hindu Dalits. The BJP also criticized AAP for corruption and inefficiency ahead of the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.

In an attack from within the party ahead of the Delhi elections, sitting BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht on Sunday openly criticized his party's decision to field Kapil Mishra from the Karawal Nagar assembly seat.“Clearly the party thinks it's a BJP seat and they think "BJP mei kisi aira gaira natthu khaira- kiso ko bhi lada denge who jeet jaayega (they will field anyone from BJP and he will win)". This is a big mistake," Bisht remarked in a statement to ANI.

Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections on February 5, the BJP launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of failing to deliver on key poll promises and "destroying" the city. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters on Sunday, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted 10 unfulfilled promises by AAP, including cleaning the Yamuna River and making Delhi pollution-free. "Arvind Kejriwal spreads lies and makes no effort to fulfil promises made to voters," Puri alleged.

A day after Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal asserted that Ramesh Bidhuri was Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial face for Delhi, the saffron party leader termed it "baseless" denying any claim to the post.

Calling it a "misleading propaganda" by Kejriwal, Bidhuri in an official statement said, "The party has given me a lot, I have no claim to any post. Shri Arvind Kejriwal has continuously started misleading propaganda regarding me. I want to clarify that I am not a contender for any post."

Mohammad Salim acknowledges the impact of a triangular contest in the Delhi elections, with minority votes potentially divided between AAP and Congress. While AAP's focus on freebies and anti-BJP stance makes it favorably viewed by Muslim voters, issues like poor sanitation and public services still sway opinions. The consolidation of Muslim votes remains crucial for a decisive outcome.

Congress has announced its third guarantee, Yuva Udaan Yojana, promising Rs 8,500 monthly for one year to every educated unemployed youth in Delhi if elected. This follows earlier pledges including Pyari Didi Yojana for women and Jeevan Raksha Yojana for health insurance.

AAP's national convener Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP and stated that within the next five years, Delhi's slums would face destruction, leaving residents without shelter. He expressed concerns claiming large displacement of slum dwellers under BJP's governance. "We have seen how their leaders are going to slums and staying there. They didn't stay for five or ten years, but their leaders have been staying in the slums for the last month. They do not have affection for the slum dwellers. It is a party of rich people. What do they have to do with the slum dwellers?" Kejriwal told reporters at a slum camp.

"They consider them as insects. They need the votes of slum dwellers ahead of the polling and the land of the slum dwellers after the polling. They love their land and have love for their votes," he alleged.