The office being decorated according to the wishes of Dr Bedi.
The new entrant to the BJP, Kiran Bedi, will be occupying the room vacated by the party's former chief ministerial candidate Dr Harsh Vardhan, party sources told NDTV. The sources also said Ms Bedi is likely to be made the chief of the party's election campaign committee. (
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The office at the BJP headquarters in the heart of Delhi -- larger than the one occupied by the party's Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay -- is being redecorated according to her wishes. Banners carrying photographs of her and party chief Amit Shah have already been put up at there.(
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Senior leaders are miffed about the attention being given to Ms Bedi by the party leadership.
Though the party brass has kept quiet about its chief ministerial candidate in the coming assembly elections, Ms Bedi's entry has fuelled speculations about her taking over the top job in case of a BJP win. (
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On Thursday, the announcement about her joining the party was made at a media conference by BJP president Amit Shah and senior leader and Union minister Arun Jaitley. Ahead of the conference, Ms Bedi had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (
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Speculations are rife that she would be taking on Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi constituency. Ms Bedi has also indicated her willingness to contest against Mr Kejriwal. (
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The BJP senior leadership has kept people guessing. Even on Sunday, 19 days before the elections, home minister Rajnath Singh said the decision on the chief ministerial candidate will be taken by the party's Parliamentary Board, which includes the Prime Minister and the party president among others. (
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The party's Central Election Committee is expected to announce its list of candidates after a meeting on Monday.