BJP set to retain Delhi seats by record margins, says party's Chandni Chowk candidate Praveen Khandelwal

New Delhi [India], May 9 : Stressing he was confident of a thumping win in the prestigious Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency of Delhi, the BJP's candidate for the seat, Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday said the ruling party at the Centre was in pole position to retain all seven seats in the national capital by record margins.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Khandelwal said, "We are set to win Chandni Chowk again by record votes and the BJP will retain all seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi with thumping victories."
He said people, in the far corners of the country, have come to put their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the last 10 years of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre, and the sentiment will be reflected yet again this year.
"Sensing the prevailing mood of the nation, I can say that the people will put their electoral trust in Prime Minister Modi and the BJP just as they did in 2014 and 2019. The country will emerge as a Vishwaguru (global leader) under his leadership," the BJP's Chandni Chowk candidate added.
Asserting that the country was well on its way to becoming the world's third-largest economy in the coming years, Khandelwal said the goal, once achieved, will further boost living standards in the country and make soucing of daily essentials that much easier.
Taking a swipe at the Congress, Khandelwal said, "They are in dire straits. They neither have policies nor leaders and the people are not with them. Their defeat is certain."
The BJP, this time, replaced all its candidates for the national capital, barring Manoj Tiwari, the sitting MP from North East Delhi. Khandelwal is pitted against Congress' JP Agarwal in Chandni Chowk.
Polling for all seven seats in the national capital will be conducted in a single phase on May 25, the sixth or penultimate phase of the ongoing national elections.
The Congress, which split the seats this time with INDIA partner Aam Aadmi Party, has also fielded Kanhaiya Kumar from the North East Delhi seat and Dalit leader Udit Raj from the North West.
The AAP, which is contesting four seats to the Congress' three, has fielded Kuldeep Kumar from East Delhi while former minister and senior leader Somnath Bharti is pitted against BJP's Bansuri Swaraj in the battle for the prestigious New Delhi constituency.
The party has also fielded Sahiram Pahalwan from South Delhi and Mahabal Mishra from West Delhi.
The BJP also put Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Harsh Malhotra and Yogendra Chandolia on its tickets for West Delhi, South Delhi, East Delhi and North West Delhi.
The counting of votes for all phases is scheduled for June 4.