24.10.13

BJP names it's Delhi CM candidate


exploring the option of going to the polls in the capital as ‘Team BJP’ for months, the party has finally found a face in Dr Harsh Vardhan who was named its chief ministerial candidate. Vardhan, who has a “clean image”, is expected to contain the damage likely to be caused by Aam Aadmi Party which has made corruption its main electoral plank. The decision has come as a major setback for state president Vijay Goel who had set his heart on becoming the party’s chief ministerial nominee.
Dressed in a casual blue shirt, Vardhan, along with senior leaders – including L K Advani, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and other parliamentary board members, took center stage around 11:30 am at the party’s Ashoka Road office for the big announcement that was due after the parliamentary board meeting.
However, the announcement was put on hold for a few minutes as Singh decided to wait for Goel to join them on the dais. Goel turned up soon but there was no chair for him to sit on. Dr Harsh Vardhan promptly offered him his chair which Goel refused to occupy. While the two were making this friendly gesture to each other, an extra chair was placed on the dais and the two leaders were soon next to each other as party president Rajnath Singh announced the board’s unanimous decision of appointing Vardhan as the party’s face the in coming polls.
Soon after the announcement, party workers — including desperate ticket seekers — surrounded Vardhan to congratulate him. The workers also distributed sweets and burnt crackers at the party office.

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