BJP playing safe with poll tickets

NEW DELHI: The BJP, which lost in 2008 polls due to wrong selection of candidates, is being cautious with distribution of tickets. While the first list of candidate is expected by Friday, sources say for some seats, the party may delay finalizing candidates due to reasons like caste combinations and negotiations with Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal. It is also waiting for the Congress to declare candidates.

In the first list, BJP is expected to clear 30-odd names of which around 20 would be party's sitting MLAs.

Party sources say the second list would largely focus on declaring candidates on seats having sizeable population of Muslim and backward caste voters. "Party will consider caste combination before assigning a candidate. For instance, although Ballimaran has a large Muslim population, the party may consider giving ticket to a non-Muslim OBC candidate to cash in on consolidated Hindu votes, said a party leader. Similarly, in other Muslim-dominated areas like Okhla and Matia Mahal, the party is considering options.

Another set of seats that are unlikely to find place in the first list are those in demand by SAD-Badal. The party has threatened to contest on 16 seats on its own if the BJP does not give it four seats in west Delhi. Two of the seats —Tilak Nagar and Hari Nagar —in demand by Akalis have BJP's sittilng MLAs O P Babbar and Harsharan Singh Balli. Sources say another meeting between the leaders of both the parties this week is expected to give clarity on the issue.

Also, seats where party lost by a slim margin in 2008 due to weak selection of candidates and its policy of not giving tickets to councillors may be left out in the first list. For instance, on Timarpur seat, the party had sidelined sitting councillor and former mayor Rajni Abbi and opted for a less active candidate who lost by a 3% difference of vote share.

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