The party pitted former MP Parvesh Sahib Singh against Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat and former MP Ramesh Bidhuri against CM Atishi from Kalkaji.

Ex-BJP MPs Verma, Bidhuri pitted against Kejriwal, Atishi respectively; more than half a dozen turncoats in the list include ex-AAP ministers Kailash Gahlot and Raaj Kumar Anand besides ex-Cong ministers Lovely and Chauhan.

Verma exuded confidence that he will defeat Kejriwal and claimed that AAP Chief will run away from the New Delhi seat after that

National office-bearers Dushyant Kumar Gautam and Ashish Sood have been fielded from Karol Bagh and Janakpuri, respectively. Arvinder Singh Lovely will contest from Gandhi Nagar, while former AAP leader Kailash Gahlot is the candidate for Bijwasan.

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Congress and the BJP should formally declare their alliance, amid the two opposition parties sharpening their attacks on the former chief minister ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls.

BJP releases first list of candidates for Delhi Assembly polls, including Parvesh Verma against Arvind Kejriwal.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Elections. Parvesh Verma will contest from the New Delhi assembly seat against AAP's Arvind Kejriwal,

BJP announces candidates for Delhi Assembly elections, including Parvesh Verma against Kejriwal, Kailash Gehlot from Bijwasan, and Ramesh Bidhuri contesting in Kalkaji