Parvesh Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) emerged because the giant-killer within the Delhi Meeting elections, defeating Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) nationwide convenor and outgoing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi constituency.
Parvesh Verma defeated Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi. His daughters thanked voters.(X/ANI)
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Verma’s household expresses gratitude
“We all are very happy. I thank the people of New Delhi for giving us a chance to serve them for the next five years. We have always accepted the roles entrusted to him by the party, and this time too, we will do so happily,” she stated.
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Verma’s different daughter, Trisha, additionally conveyed her gratitude to the voters, taking a swipe at AAP’s governance.
“We thank the people of New Delhi for their support. The people of Delhi will never repeat the mistake of giving a second chance to someone who governs by telling lies. We always knew there would be a clear-cut victory—we were just waiting for the right time. This time, the people of Delhi did not let lies win,” she remarked.
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The election traits mirrored a decisive shift in voter sentiment, with the BJP main in 45 out of Delhi’s 70 meeting seats.
The saffron occasion has been out of energy within the nationwide capital since 1998, whereas AAP dominated Delhi’s political panorama for the previous decade, securing landslide victories in each the 2015 and 2020 elections.
Delhi, residence to 1.55 crore eligible voters, recorded a turnout of 60.54 per cent within the elections held on 5 February.
Who’s Parvesh Verma?
Born on 7 November 1977, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma hails from a politically influential household. He accomplished his education at Delhi Public College, RK Puram, earlier than pursuing larger schooling at Kirori Mal Faculty, Delhi College. He later earned an MBA from the Fore College of Administration.
Verma is the son of the late Sahib Singh Verma, a former Chief Minister of Delhi and a senior BJP chief. His uncle, Azad Singh, additionally performed an important position in Delhi’s politics, serving because the mayor of the North Delhi Municipal Company and contesting the 2013 meeting elections from Mundka on a BJP ticket.
In 2013, Verma made his electoral debut by defeating Congress chief Yoganand Shastri in Mehrauli. He later shifted to nationwide politics, successful the 2014 Lok Sabha election from West Delhi. He efficiently retained the seat in 2019, securing a record-breaking victory margin of 578,486 votes over Congress candidate Mahabal Mishra.
A former member of the Standing Committee on City Improvement and the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of MPs, Verma didn’t contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, selecting as an alternative to return to state politics.