South Delhi, Chandni Chowk BJP Candidates Nominated for Lok Sabha Elections

BJP's South Delhi & Chandni Chowk candidates, Ramvir Bidhuri and Praveen Khandelwal, filed nominations amidst colorful roadshows with senior party leaders, including Piyush Goyal and Pushkar Dhami. Goyal predicted the Congress's demise in North India, while Dhami declared a wave in favor of BJP. Thousands of BJP workers, including women and third-gender groups, joined the roadshows, showcasing their support with slogans and traditional dances. Goyal criticized the opposition alliance, INDIA, for lacking vision, while Dhami urged party members to work diligently amid the summer heat. The BJP's nomination filing marks a significant step in their campaign, with the last date for filing nominations being May 6 and the polls scheduled for May 25.

BJP's Lok Sabha poll candidates Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi and Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk filed their nominations on Friday following colourful roadshows that were attended by senior party leaders, including Union minister Piyush Goyal and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami.

Goyal, accompanying Khandelwal in a roadshow that started from the Red Fort, claimed that the Congress is going to be ''wiped out'' from entire north India after the ongoing election.

Addressing a gathering ahead of Bidhuri's roadshow, Dhami asserted that a wave in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sweeping the country.

A large number of BJP workers carrying party flags and raising ''Jai Shri Ram'' slogans marched along the roadshows of Bidhuri and Khandelwal, who greeted people from open-top vehicles.

Outside the returning officer's office, women workers of the BJP wearing sarees in the party colours danced to the tune of Haryanvi songs. A group of third-gender people also joined Bidhuri's roadshow.

The roadshows were also attended by other leaders, including Delhi BJP's Lok Sabha poll in-charge O P Dhankar and president Virendra Sachdeva.

Goyal said the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) of opposition parties has no vision and blueprint for making the country a world power.

''They have nothing to give to the country except fake videos and narratives,'' he said.

Referring to Khandelwal as a long-time friend, Goyal said he has been actively involved in finding solutions to the problems of traders, micro and small enterprises as well as consumers.

He said the prime minister fulfilled all his promises in the last 10 years -- making India the world's fifth-largest economy, undertaking welfare measures for the poor, according respect to ''Nari Shakti'' (women power) and creating numerous employment opportunities for youngsters.

Slamming the INDIA bloc, the Union minister said, ''The Congress and the AAP abuse each other in Punjab while they have seat-sharing arrangements in other states. The people of Delhi are intelligent enough not to be misled by such tactics.'' Accompanying Bidhuri, Dhami said the BJP's team work is going to repeat history and the saffron party will win all the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital.

Dhami encouraged the party workers, saying there is no contest against the BJP and their only challenge is the hot weather.

''No matter how high the temperatures are, you have to bring the voters to the polling booths and ensure that the voting percentage does not fall,'' he said.

The BJP will step up its campaigning now with the filing of nominations by all its candidates in Delhi, Sachdeva said.

The last date for filing nominations in Delhi is May 6, the papers will be scrutinised on May 7 and the last date for withdrawing candidature is May 9. The national capital is scheduled to go to polls on May 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on June 4.

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