BJP’s Delhi ‘Wapsi’ Complete, Focus Now On Chief Minister Question

New Delhi:

The Delhi Assembly election win in the bag, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s focus will now shift to the next big question – who will the party pick as the next Chief Minister of Delhi?

The smart money, it appears, is on Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, the ‘giant slayer’ who defeated Aam Aadmi Party boss Arvind Kejriwal in his New Delhi stronghold. Mr Verma eased to a comfortable win over a beleaguered Mr Kejriwal – by over 4,000 votes – to cement a miserable afternoon for the AAP.

And if that isn’t reason enough to suggest the two-time former Lok Sabha MP get the top post, there is this – three of the last four Chief Ministers held the New Delhi seat. Mr Kejriwal won it in 2013, 2015, and 2020, and the Congress’ Sheila Dikshit, his predecessor, claimed it in the 2008 election.

But Mr Verma isn’t the only name on the shortlist. BJP sources have told NDTV there are five candidates, including Mr Verma, and that the party will balance