Delhi Assembly Election 2025: The seats which are being contested in the Delhi assembly elections include Bijwasan seat. Everyone’s eyes are also on this seat because here you are contesting the election of Cabinet Minister in the government. After resigning from AAP, he is trying his luck on BJP ticket this time.
The Congress has increased Gehlot’s difficulties by fielding Colonel Devendra Sehrawat, who was an MLA from this region. Aam Aadmi Party candidate Surendra Bhardwaj is seeking votes based on the work done by his councilor wife Poonam Bhardwaj. The three parties are expected to face a triangular contest due to strong candidates from the three parties in this region.
Gehlot attacked Kejriwal
Kailash Gehlot has been a strong leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the BJP after resigning from the party in November last year. He was a cabinet minister in Atishi’s government and his resignation was considered a major setback for you. While resigning from you, Gehlot surrounded Arvind Kejriwal raising the issue of cleaning of Sheeshamahal and Yamuna.
Gehlot said that the Delhi government spends most of its time fighting the central government and in such a situation, Delhi can never develop. Later, the BJP took Gehlot in the Bijwasan area and sprinkled salt on Kejriwal’s wounds.
Kailash Gehlot
Try to cash in on a good image
Gehlot, who belongs to the Jat fraternity, has won elections from Najafgarh assembly seat in 2015 and 2020. While resigning from you, he said that I had no option but to join BJP. This time the BJP has tried to challenge AAP by fielding Gehlot from Bijwasan assembly seat.
Gehlot has a good image as AAP leader and minister. He had many ministries in the AAP government and his image has been much better as the Minister of Transport. They are seeking votes on the basis of their image in this constituency. He is also getting a lot of support from his community.
Kailash Gehlot
Congress and AAP are getting a tough challenge
On the other hand, Congress candidate Colonel Devendra Sehrawat is also being considered a strong candidate. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he has contested from South Delhi Lok Sabha seat on Aam Aadmi Party ticket. At that time he had secured more than 4 lakh votes. In 2015, he won the election from the region on AAP ticket.
During his tenure as an MLA, he had done many works in the area and now he is appealing to the people of the area to vote on the basis of his works. He had made a lot of effort to diagnose the water problem in the area and in such a situation his claim is also considered strong.
In 2020, the Aam Aadmi Party’s BS June elections were won from this seat, but this time the party has given ticket to Surendra Bhardwaj. Poonam Bhardwaj, wife of Aam Aadmi Party candidate Surendra Bhardwaj, has been a councilor. Poonam Bhardwaj has done many works while being active in Bijwasan area and AAP candidates are seeking votes from people on the basis of work done by their wife in the area.
Ethnic equation of Bijwasan region
If we look at the caste equation of Bijwasan assembly constituency, there is a significant number of voters of Jat, Yadav, Brahmin and Scheduled Castes in this area. This assembly constituency also includes eleven villages, out of which eight villages have the highest number of voters of Jat fraternity.
The BJP has kept an eye on these voters of the Jat fraternity. There is a five star hotel in this area and there is also a slum with a slum. However, this assembly constituency has the highest number of middle class voters and the same voters will play a decisive role.
Kailash Gehlot
What is the main problem of the area
The number of voters in this constituency is about two lakh ten thousand. People of the area have struggled with all the problems in which the problem of drinking water is the most prominent. Candidates of the three parties are assuring the voters of the area to diagnose the water problem. In this election too, the issue of sewer is hot with the problem of drinking water.
There is no wind or wave on this seat. The candidates of the three parties are busy campaigning vigorously. Political experts believe that the three parties have fielded strong candidates in the region and are expected to have a triangular contest in the region. In the last days of the election campaign, the three parties have put their full strength and in such a situation it will be seen which party manages to win the election.
