Following the rejection of nomination papers of five of its candidates for the April 23 civic polls in Delhi, the BJP on Tuesday said it would support independent candidates in the affected five wards. The independent candidates extended support by the BJP are Twinkle Kalia in Kishanganj ward, Amrita Rashmi (Bapraula), Rahul Singh (Vinod Nagar), Gulfam (Abul Fazal Enclave) and Lata Soni (Lado Sarai). "The BJP will support these independent candidates who have expressed desire to join the party and those whose political approach is in line with ours," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Shyam Jaju told media here.
Earlier, the Delhi State Election Commission rejected the nominations of BJP's Monika Chhabra, Ravinder Negi, Sanju Bala, Jamal Haidar and Rinki Kumari from these wards.