Kejriwal fails to file poll nomination

January 20, 2020 15:54

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was expected to file his nomination today for the assembly elections at the end of a grand roadshow, had to postpone the paperwork as he failed to reach the venue on time. The papers, he said, would be done tomorrow, which is also the last day for the filing of nomination.

A candidate has to reach the office of the Election Commissioner -- where the papers have to be filed -- by 3 pm.

"I was told I'll have to file nomination, but I said how can I leave them (the people at road show) and go? I'll go to file the nomination tomorrow," Kejriwal told reporters.

The roadshow, which started from the iconic Valmiki Mandir, was expected to go through the roads of Mr Kejriwal's New Delhi Constituency before ending at the election office. But it ran into extra time while making its way through the crowded Connaught Place.

Visuals from the area showed the Chief Minister standing in a slow-moving vehicle, surrounded by a sea of supporters waving brooms, the party symbol.

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