Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today set out with much fanfare to file his nomination papers for Delhi Assembly election but had to put it off till tomorrow after his road show made it impossible for him to reach the election office in time.
A sea of white: Arvind Kejriwal issued a call to his supporters to join him before filing his nomination for the Delhi assembly polls, and they obliged: Naresh Sharma /Firstpost
Carrying flags, banners and huge cut-outs of Kejriwal, the crowds were so large that Kejriwal could not make it to the EC on time: Naresh Sharma /Firstpost
The announcement to put off filing of nomination papers came after the roadshow had covered a five-km distance out of the seven-km-long stretch between Mandir Marg and Jantar Mantar which it had to take: Naresh Sharma/Firstpost
"We respect the Election Commission, administration and police. We have exceeded the time limit to file the nomination and for this reason I will file my nomination tomorrow," Kejriwal told the crowd: Naresh Sharma /First Post
Addressing the crowd, the former Delhi Chief Minister called BJP a "machine of lies" and said the people of Delhi would script history by electing AAP in the upcoming Assembly polls: Naresh Sharma/Firstpost
The hashtag, #WalkwithKejriwal was the top trend on Twitter for the duration of the rally: Naresh Sharma /Firstpost
Kejriwal had asked his supporters to take a 'chutti' to accompany him to the EC office: Naresh Sharma/Firstpost
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