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. (Anna Hazare Hurt, Refuses to Take Calls From Kiran Bedi: Sources)
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.(Kiran Bedi Did Not Consult Me Before Joining BJP: Anna Hazare)
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. (BJP Inducted Kiran Bedi to Save Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Face: Aam Aadmi Party)
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. (Take Money From BJP, Congress, But Vote for Aam Aadmi Party: Arvind Kejriwal)
The party's Central Election Committee is expected to announce its list of candidates after a meeting on Monday.
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.(Kiran Bedi Did Not Consult Me Before Joining BJP: Anna Hazare)
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. (BJP Inducted Kiran Bedi to Save Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Face: Aam Aadmi Party)
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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. (Take Money From BJP, Congress, But Vote for Aam Aadmi Party: Arvind Kejriwal)
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The party's Central Election Committee is expected to announce its list of candidates after a meeting on Monday.
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