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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to field former journalist Ashutosh against Union minister Kapil Sibal in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Chandni Chowk constituency in Delhi.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party will pitch Anjali Damania against former BJP president Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur.
Full Coverage: Kejriwal, a common man in politics
Other names in AAP's first list for LS polls:
# Medha Patkar to contest LS polls from north east Mumbai.
# Meera Sanyal to contest from south Mumbai.
# Kumar Vishwas to contest against Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.
# Yogendra Yadav to contest Lok Sabha polls from Gurgaon.
# Senior advocate HS Phoolka to contest from Ludhiana against Manish Tewari.
The political affairs committee of the AAP held a meeting in New Delhi on Sunday morning to discuss its preparations for the Lok Sabha elections.
The nine members of the committee along with Sanjay Singh, Yogendra Yadav and Ashutosh attended the meeting at the residence of Kejriwal, who resigned Friday as the Delhi chief minister after a 49-day stint.
Senior party leader Yogendra Yadav told media persons on Saturday that they would also discuss the names of possible candidates for the upcoming polls.
Read: Kejriwal asks Modi to break silence on gas price, questions 'BJP's relation with Ambani'
The AAP on Saturday announced a nationwide anti-corruption "jhadu chalao yatra" across 24 states, beginning from Haryana's Rohtak district on February 23.
Other names of AAP candidates that are doing the rounds are Meera Sanyal, who is likely to get a ticket from South Mumbai against Milind Deora, and Mayank Gandhi, who may take on Gurudas Kamat from North East Mumbai, the TV channels reported.
Read: Kejriwal turns to Anna for cutting edge in LS polls
Even though Kejriwal will lead the AAP's Lok Sabha election campaign, he has said, "I have not yet decided on fighting the elections." The AAP has expressed confidence that it would win at least 50 seats in the polls.
Source Gear up for LS polls: AAP's first list of 20 candidates out; Ashutosh to fight against Sibal - Hindustan Times
Kejju release his first list of candidate within 48 hours of his resignation. Is it me who smell fishy or is it genuine ?
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party will pitch Anjali Damania against former BJP president Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur.
Full Coverage: Kejriwal, a common man in politics
Other names in AAP's first list for LS polls:
# Medha Patkar to contest LS polls from north east Mumbai.
# Meera Sanyal to contest from south Mumbai.
# Kumar Vishwas to contest against Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.
# Yogendra Yadav to contest Lok Sabha polls from Gurgaon.
# Senior advocate HS Phoolka to contest from Ludhiana against Manish Tewari.
The political affairs committee of the AAP held a meeting in New Delhi on Sunday morning to discuss its preparations for the Lok Sabha elections.
The nine members of the committee along with Sanjay Singh, Yogendra Yadav and Ashutosh attended the meeting at the residence of Kejriwal, who resigned Friday as the Delhi chief minister after a 49-day stint.
Senior party leader Yogendra Yadav told media persons on Saturday that they would also discuss the names of possible candidates for the upcoming polls.
Read: Kejriwal asks Modi to break silence on gas price, questions 'BJP's relation with Ambani'
The AAP on Saturday announced a nationwide anti-corruption "jhadu chalao yatra" across 24 states, beginning from Haryana's Rohtak district on February 23.
Other names of AAP candidates that are doing the rounds are Meera Sanyal, who is likely to get a ticket from South Mumbai against Milind Deora, and Mayank Gandhi, who may take on Gurudas Kamat from North East Mumbai, the TV channels reported.
Read: Kejriwal turns to Anna for cutting edge in LS polls
Even though Kejriwal will lead the AAP's Lok Sabha election campaign, he has said, "I have not yet decided on fighting the elections." The AAP has expressed confidence that it would win at least 50 seats in the polls.
Source Gear up for LS polls: AAP's first list of 20 candidates out; Ashutosh to fight against Sibal - Hindustan Times
Kejju release his first list of candidate within 48 hours of his resignation. Is it me who smell fishy or is it genuine ?
