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Know AAP minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, and engineer

New Delhi:  An engineer by profession, Saurabh Bhardwaj has been given the portfolio of Transport,  Food and Civil Supplies, and Environment.He pulled off an upset in the high-profile Greater Kailash constituency by defeating scion of

India TV News Desk Published : Dec 28, 2013 18:00 IST, Updated : Dec 28, 2013 18:07 IST

He constantly raises his voice for the blind, poor students, flood affected and the old, it said.

Greater Kailash constituency comprises high-income voter groups residing in posh GK, C R Park, and the low and middle-income group living in Chirag Dilli village.

AAP's strategy did work in their favour and the constituency also saw an increase in voter turnout over last year's figure.

Bhardwaj knocked down Ajay Malhotra in the elections which saw the nascent party garnering 28 seats in a 70-member House by stunning political heavyweights in a debut that also halted BJP in its tracks.

Given V K Malhotra's absence from the state's political stage, the legacy failed to rub off on the next generation, allowing AAP to reap the benefits.


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