Deadline ends, Kejriwal yet to file nomination

January 21, 2020 16:02

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is anxiously waiting for his turn on the last day for the filing of nominations for the Delhi election as a large number of independent candidates beat him to the election office.

"Waiting to file my nomination. My token no is 45. There are many people here to file nomination papers. Am so glad so many people participating in democracy," he tweeted.

The Aam Aadmi Party accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of deliberately delaying the filing of nomination by Kejriwal.

"Around 35 candidates are sitting at RO office without proper nomination papers, even without names of 10 proposers. They are insisting unless their papers are complete and file nomination, they won't allow CM Kejriwal to file nomination. The BJP is behind these people," AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said.

Officials, NDTV quoted, saying that Kejriwal need not worry as anyone who makes it inside the office before 3 pm will be allowed to file their nomination.

The AAP chief missed the 3 pm deadline to file his papers on Monday after the roadshow that he undertook on his way to the returning offcer toom a curcuitous route and reached late.

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