The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election for all 70 constituencies is scheduled to be held on 5 February 2025. Results will be declared on 8 February 2025[1][2][3]
AAP announced three lists of candidates for the Delhi elections: the first with 11 candidates on 21 November 2024,[10] the second with 20 candidates on 9 December 2024,[11] and the final with 38 candidates on 15 December 2024.[12] The party also replaced candidates for the Narela,Mehrauli and Hari Nagar seats weeks before the election.[13]
INC released five lists: the first with 21 candidates on 12 December 2024,[14] the second with 26 candidates on 24 December 2024,[15] the third with 16 candidates on 14 January 2025,[16] the fourth with 5 candidates on 15 January 2025, and the fifth with 2 candidates on 16 January 2025.
CPI(M) announced the candidates of the two contesting seats on 16 December 2024.[17] After CPI(M), other Left parties also released candidate lists in some seats, as well as manifestos.[18]
Under the NDA alliance, BJP announced four lists: the first with 29 candidates on 4 January 2025, the second with 29 candidates on 11 January 2025, the third with 1 candidate on 12 January 2025, and the fourth with 9 candidates on 16 January 2025.[19][20][21] JD(U) named Shailendra Kumar as its candidate for the Burari constituency on 16 January 2025 and LJP(RV) selected Deepak Tanwar for the Deoli constituency on 17 January 2025.
The Aam Aadmi Party campaign was kickstarted by Arvind Kejriwal.[22] As part of its campaign the party announced various schemes such as the Mahila Samman Yojana[23] that would include providing monthly financial assistance of Rs.2,100 to women and the Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana that would provide financial assistance of Rs.18,000 to temple priests and granthis of gurudwaras.[24]
Bharatiya Janata Party
The opposition BJP started its campaign with the Parivartan Yatra, highlighting the corruption of the AAP government.[25] Later prime minister Narendra Modi officially launched the party campaign at a rally in Rohini, where he criticized the government on issues of water shortages, pollution etc. as well as calling the government an "Aapda" (transl. Disaster).[26]
Manifesto
The BJP's election manifesto focused on welfare, governance, and anti-corruption measures, targeting women, senior citizens, and underprivileged communities. The manifesto promised to implement the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, providing Rs 2,500 per month to women, along with Rs 21,000 and six nutrition kits for pregnant women under the Matru Suraksha Vandana scheme.[27]
The BJP pledged to increase pensions for senior citizens, widows, and destitute women, while introducing subsidies for LPG cylinders and free cylinders on Holi and Diwali. Additionally, it proposed establishing Atal Canteens to provide affordable meals for Rs 5 in slum clusters. The manifesto also emphasized continuing all existing welfare schemes, including free electricity for households consuming up to 200 units and free DTC bus rides for women, while vowing to eradicate corruption and implement Central schemes like Ayushman Bharat which have been blocked by the incumbent AAP government.[28][29]
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress announced that it would hold a month-long Dilli Nyay Yatra in November (transl. Delhi Justice March) to attack the state and central governments on issues such as pollution, inflation, unemployment, and garbage disposal.[30]
The yatra was launched by Himachal Pradeshchief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhu on 8 November[31] and was to cover all seventy assembly constituencies in four phases.[32] The first phase of the yatra was launched in Rajghat on 8 November 2024 and ended in Shalimar Bagh on 13 November, covering 15 assembly constituencies.[33] The second phase of the yatra started from Gokulpuri in North East Delhi on 16 November until 20 November, covering 16 assembly constituencies. In the second phase, party chief Yadav highlighted sanitation, problems faced by daily wagers and hawkers as the main issues plaguing Delhi.[34] The third phase started from Valmiki Mandir at Palam village on 22 November.[35] The party accused the AAP state government of failing to resolve basic problems, such as supply of dirty water, increased electricity bills, long wait for ration cards and pension for beneficiaries in the 10 last years.[36] The march concluded on 7 December 2024.[37]
Delhi PCC chief Devender Yadav criticised Kejriwal for promising ₹2,100 per month to Delhi women, saying that the AAP had failed to fulfil its promise of giving ₹1,000 per month to women in Punjab.[38]
Manifesto
The Congress party announced that it would provide universal health insurance to all Delhi residents covering costs up to ₹25 lakhs, akin to the Right to Health Act it passed in Rajasthan during its rule in the state.[39][40]
On January 6, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar announced the Pyari Didi Yojna, a proposed scheme that would provide financial assistance of ₹2500 per month to women in Delhi, should the Congress party come to power. He highlighted that this initiative would be modeled after the Gruha Jyoti scheme implemented by the Congress government in Karnataka, which he said benefited 1.22 crore women in the state. He further claimed that all guarantees made by the Congress in Karnataka were met within three months of taking office.[41][42]
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