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BJP's 'Super Sunday': 14 road shows today across Delhi ahead of MCD polls

BJP chief J P Nadda will campaign at Sangam Vihar here

BJP National President J.P. Nadda addresses a press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi | PTI BJP National President J.P. Nadda addresses a press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi | PTI

BJP chief JP Nadda, Union ministers and chief ministers of party-ruled states will take part in 14 road shows in the city on Sunday ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections.

The leaders who will attend the road shows include Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur and Pushkar Singh Dhami of Uttarakhand, a party statement said.

The voting for the 250 wards of the MCD polls will be held on December 4 and the counting of votes will be held on December 7.

Terming it a "Super Sunday", Delhi BJP general secretary Kuljeet Singh Chahal said Nadda will campaign at Sangam Vihar here.

Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hardeep Singh Puri, Jitendra Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi will also join the road shows in different areas, he said.

Party's Delhi MPs Harsh Vardhan, Manoj Tiwari, Ramesh Bidhuri, Pravesh Verma, Gautam Gambhir and Hansraj Hans will also join the road shows, he said.

BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana said the MCD polls are an opportunity for the people of Delhi to teach a lesson to the "corrupt" Kejriwal government that has failed to solve various problems, including air pollution.

Meanwhile, a total of 67 candidates withdrew their nominations on Saturday, leaving 1,349 in the fray for the December 4 Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls here, according to official data.

The last date to withdraw nominations was on Saturday. According to the data shared by the State Election Commission, 55 independent candidates withdrew nominations.

Six candidates from the Bahujan Samaj Party also withdrew their nominations. Of the 67 withdrawals, 34 were male candidates, the data showed.

After the withdrawals, the final tally stands at 1,349, including 709 female candidates. Counting for the MCD polls will take place on December 7. 

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