BJP fields Gautam Gambhir and Meenakshi Lekhi from NCT Delhi
New Delhi, Apr 22 , 2019 : BJP on Monday sprang a major surprise by fielding former cricketer Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi.
The announcement by the party also said that sitting MP Meenakshi Lekhi will contest again from New Delhi.
There was speculation earlier that Mr Gambhir could be fielded from New Delhi as it is an more urbane constituency.
The decision to field him from East Delhi would mean replacing of sitting party MP Maheish Girri who was associated with Art of living.
The contest from East Delhi will now be more intense as Congress has named Arvinder Singh Lovely and the AAP is fielding Atishi.
In New Delhi, Ms Lekhi will be pitted against Ajay Maken of the Congress and Brijesh Goyal of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Mr Maken defeated veteren BJP leader Jagmohan in 2004 in New Delhi constituency.
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