Rajya Sabha MP eyes assembly berth

NEW DELHI: The stakes for the assembly elections are so high that even Rajya Sabha members are unable to hold off. Sitting Congress MP Parvez Hashmi, who filed his nomination to contest from the Okhla constituency, has surprisingly joined the fray. The Congress, which has had three successive stints in power, is not just battling anti-incumbency and its arch-rival, the BJP, but will also have to contend with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), emerging as a formidable force. No wonder then that sitting MLA and Hashmi's main competitor, Asif Mohammad Khan, recently joined the Congress since Okhla is considered his stronghold. Even his son, Farhan Hashmi, has plunged into the electoral battle.

Delhi Congress chief J P Aggarwal said, "Parvez has submitted his application but we haven't made up our mind. Tickets will be handed out from October 11 and the candidate from Okhla is yet to be finalized."

Party sources said Khan is thought to be close to chief minister Sheila Dikshit and if he's denied an MLA ticket, he might stand against East Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit in the 2014 general elections. "It is surprising to see a sitting MP step down to contest the assembly polls, but any party worker can file a nomination. It will be interesting to see if he resigns from Rajya Sabha to contest; if he does, I will also stand as an independent candidate and win the polls. The 2014 elections are also not far," said a confident Khan, the current MLA from Okhla. Khan was expelled for six years from the Congress in 1997 for filing an independent nomination after he was denied a councillor ticket.

Farhan is equally sanguine. "We belong to the area and know it very well. The current MLA has done little and development is a distant dream. My father has a strong presence there and it is time to serve the people." Parvez Hashmi was Okhla's MLA from 1996 to 2008 and has been an MP ever since.

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