Delhi Assembly Polls:  Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday approved the transfer of the AAP leader Awadh Ojha’s name from the voter rolls in Greater Noida to Delhi. The transfer of Ojha’s name from the voter rolls will now enable him to file his nomination for Patparganj, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said.

The development came after a delegation of AAP, led by Kejriwal, met ECI officials to address the issue.

"The good news is that Awadh Ojha's vote will be shifted and the commission has issued order to transfer his vote, and he will be able to file the nomination," Kejriwal said as quoted by news agency PTI.

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Earlier, Kejriwal alleged irregularities in the electoral process, claiming that Ojha had filed Form 8 to transfer his vote on January 7— the official deadline. The AAP chief also accused the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer of unlawfully advancing the deadline to January 6. Kejriwal said the move as an attempt to "deliberately debar" Ojha from contesting the upcoming elections, saying it was against the law.

Kejriwal also made serious accusations against the BJP's candidate from the New Delhi constituency, Parvesh Verma, alleging distribution of cash, liquor and other items such as bedsheets, shoes and glasses to sway voters. He further alleged that local authorities, including the District Magistrate (DM), were complicit in covering up these actions.

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The AAP chief claimed that the Election Commission had assured him of appropriate action against the New Delhi DM following these complaints.

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The political battle between the AAP and BJP is intensifying and both parties are trading allegations, with assembly polls in Delhi just weeks away.

(With input from agencies)


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