Kiran Bedi named BJP's chief ministerial candidate
BY Agencies19 Jan 2015 11:49 PM GMT
Agencies19 Jan 2015 11:49 PM GMT
Making the announcement after a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Board, party president Amit Shah said the decision of fielding 65-year-old Bedi was "unanimous".
He said BJP will contest the crucial polls for the 70-member Assembly under Bedi's leadership.
She will contest from the Krishna Nagar seat in East Delhi, considered a BJP stronghold.
The Parliamentary Board meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj among others.
He said BJP will contest the crucial polls for the 70-member Assembly under Bedi's leadership.
She will contest from the Krishna Nagar seat in East Delhi, considered a BJP stronghold.
The Parliamentary Board meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj among others.
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