Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday announced the election schedule for the upcoming Delhi assembly polls. Kumar announced that Delhi will vote in a single phase on February 5 and counting of votes will be held on February 8.

Earlier, ahead of the announcement of dates for the Delhi Assembly polls by the Election commission, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh stressed that the party has always shown regard for the electoral process and said that the people of Delhi will give their blessings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Elections are the festival of democracy. The BJP has always respected the electoral process. The people of Delhi want to be free from the 'AAPda' named Arvind Kejriwal...," Chugh told ANI.

Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Minister Gopal Rai stated the party is ready with all 70 candidates and Arvind Kejriwal as its CM face while criticising BJP and Congress for their lack of preparation. "Our preparations for the elections have been completed. Our candidates are working on the ground.

The people in Delhi are ready to elect a govt that works, they are ready to elect Arvind Kejriwal... BJP has no CM face; they neither have an agenda nor the leaders. They have already conceded defeat," he said.

Source : DNA India