Kailash Gahlot appointed by the BJP to the Delhi Assembly election committee.
Kailash Gahlot, a former AAP leader and minister, was named a member of the Delhi Assembly Election Coordination Committee by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. On November 17, Kailash Gahlot left the AAP and his position as Delhi’s transport minister. The next day, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). With the consent of the senior leadership of the party, Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva made the appointment.
Gahlot also met with JP Nadda, the BJP head and Union Health Minister, on Friday to talk about the preparations for the Delhi assembly elections that are anticipated to take place early next year. It was called a “courtesy meeting” by Gahlot. Kaikash Gahlot posted in Hindi on X, stating, “During the discussion, guidance was received on various issues related to the organization and public service.”
“It was also discussed during the meeting that a BJP government should be formed in Delhi so that the national capital gets world class development and people get very good public services,” he said. After joining the BJP, former AAP leader and minister Kailash Gahlot said that over a prolonged period and he mustered “Courage” to quit after seeing dilution in values and principles in the party.
Gahlot said, “It doesn’t happen overnight, it happens over a prolonged period. It takes time to understand a few things. I am repeating this again and again that we are connected to some values and principles. If we see some dilution in the same, I think I mustered the courage to quit. There are several others like me who are unable to muster courage. I think they will continue.”
In the meantime, the Delhi assembly elections saw the unveiling of the initial list of 11 candidates by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Candidates for the Chhatarpur, Kiradi, Vishwas Nagar, Rohtash Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Badarpur, Seelampur, Seemapuri, Ghonda, Karawal Nagar, and Matiala seats were nominated by the party. The AAP secured 62 of the 70 seats in the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections. Only eight seats were won by the BJP.
