The bugle for the Delhi Assembly elections may be blown before time. The State Election Commission has started preparations for this. The assembly is to be formed in the capital before February 2025. Due to this, elections were expected in late January and February, but according to sources, the elections may be held in November-December. For this, the work of revision of voter list will be started in September next month.
In 2019, Delhi Assembly elections were held on February 8. After this, the counting of votes took place on February 11. This time the elections may be held before time. The letter from the Chief Electoral Officer’s office of Delhi has increased these speculations. In the letter, the status of manpower has been sought from all the department heads. This information has been sought according to the grade of the officers. With this, election duty can be decided. Departments have to give this information within seven days.
The parties also feared: Aam Aadmi Party, which has been in power in Delhi for 10 years, has started campaigning in anticipation of early elections. Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is doing padyatra. The party has also started booth mapping. On the other hand, BJP has inducted five councillors of AAP into the party. Before this, a minister and an MLA have also joined BJP. These include Rajkumar Anand and Kartar Singh. BJP has intensified its preparations at the organisational level. Strong leaders of other parties will be fielded in the election battle on weak seats. After the Lok Sabha elections, Congress has decided to fight alone in Delhi and the party has started strengthening its organisation for the assembly elections. Congress will take out Delhi Jodo Yatra from October 2. Monthly meetings of district committees have started and brainstorming has begun on the panel of candidates.
Work on voter list will begin
The Election Commission will start the work of revision of voter list in the capital ahead of time. Every time this work is done in October, but this time it will be started in September itself. After the revision of voter list, elections can be held by December.