Images: It's Arvind Kejriwal vs Sheila Dikshit in Delhi Assembly polls
[caption id=“attachment_834459” align=“alignright” width=“940”] Big decision: Aam Aadmi Party has declared that Kejriwal will file his nomination from same New Delhi constituency chief minister Sheila Dikshit contests from. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_834469” align=“alignright” width=“940”] It is unlikely that the party will choose anyone else over Kejriwal, therefore, making the AAP chief their chief ministerial candidate too. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_834473” align=“alignright” width=“940”] Analysts say that while chances of Kejriwal defeating Dikshit are dim, it will be unfair to call it a foolish decision on the part of AAP.
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Big decision: Aam Aadmi Party has declared that Kejriwal will file his nomination from same New Delhi constituency chief minister Sheila Dikshit contests from. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
It is unlikely that the party will choose anyone else over Kejriwal, therefore, making the AAP chief their chief ministerial candidate too. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Analysts say that while chances of Kejriwal defeating Dikshit are dim, it will be unfair to call it a foolish decision on the part of AAP. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Kejriwal meets a voter from the New Delhi constituency. Pay commissions and inflation are poll issues here rather than bad roads, power- cuts, lack of water — issues which matter in other constituencies. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
“People no more see the BJP as a party which can defeat Congress," said Kejriwal. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
After repeatedly exposing the Sheila Dikshit government for lack of basic amenities such as water and electricity in the city, Kejriwal has taken it to the next step by pitching himself against the chief minister in election. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
“It is unfair to compare Arvind Kejriwal with Sheila Dikshit. He doesn’t stand a chance in New Delhi seat," Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost