New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced that social worker Tarun Yadav would be contesting from the Najafgarh constituency in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.
Tarun Yadav and his wife Meena Yadav- who has served as an independent councillor for two terms - joined AAP on Wednesday. He took membership of the party in the presence of Aam Aadmi Party MPs Sanjay Singh and Durgesh Pathak.
Kailash Gehlot was elected from the Najafgarh seat in the 2020 Delhi Polls. Gehlot resigned from the post of minister in the Delhi government and bid farewell to the Arvind Kejriwal-led party. The AAP expressed confidence in Tarun Yadav and made him a candidate for the assembly elections.
On Wednesday, MP Sanjay Singh gave membership of the party to both of them. During the event, Singh said that in this election many people have joined AAP and pledged to strengthen the election campaign and support Arvind Kejriwal.
फिर लायेंगे केजरीवाल 🔥
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 13, 2024
Here is our 3rd list of candidates for Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 🥳
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With the announcement of Yadav's candidacy, AAP has now revealed its candidates for 32 out of the 70 seats. The party initially announced 11 candidates in its first list and 20 in the second.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party is aiming for a third consecutive term, having won 62 of the 70 seats in the last election. Elections for the Delhi Assembly are due to be held in February next year.
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