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Kiran Bedi to be CM nominee for BJP in Delhi polls

| | Jan 20, 2015, at 04:48 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced former top-cop-turned- politician Kiran Bedi as their Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi.

"Kiran Bedi will be the CM candidate for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls," BJP president Amit Shah said while addressing a press conference here.

The announcement was made after the BJP’s  parliamentary board meeting here which was attended by the top leaders of the party.

"We will fight the polls under Bedi's leadership," Shah said.

Shah said she will fight the polls from the Krishna Nagar seat.

"The decision to make Kiran Bedi the party's chief ministerial candidate for Delhi was supported by all members," Shah said.

Bedi joined the BJP recently.

Delhi Assembly elections will be held on Feb. 7.

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