"There was a reason that elections were delayed for so long in Delhi. Every aspect was being looked into by the central leadership - from the right candidates to issues that will fetch the maximum votes. A lot of planning has been done," the source told IANS.
President's rule was imposed in the capital Feb 17 and after remaining in suspended animation for over eight months, the Delhi assembly was finally dissolved Nov 5 paving the way for fresh elections. The poll dates are yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay has said that candidates who lost by a narrow margin in the last election will get the first priority when tickets are distributed.
"The candidates who lost by a narrow margin in the last assembly election will be given priority while distributing tickets," Upadhyay had said.
The BJP candidate from Delhi Cantonment, Karan Singh Tanwar, was defeated by AAP's Surender Singh by a mere 355 votes.
Similarly, BJP leader Jai Prakash was defeated by AAP's Som Dutt in Sadar Bazar by 796 votes while another close contest was witnessed for the Sangam Vihar seat, where AAP candidate Dinesh Mohaniya beat the BJP's Shiv Charan Lal Gupta by 777 votes.
