Delhi News:Ravi Shankar Prasad, BJP's wild card in Delhi?
NewDelhi
The Delhi Assembly Elections in November may see a surprise entry in the race for the BJP’s CM nominee: Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Prasad,
a BJP leader from Bihar and the deputy leader of the party in the Rajya
Sabha, has emerged as a strong contender owing to the party’s poll
strategy.
According to sources, the party’s central leadership wants a
leader from Purvanchal, an area comprising the eastern end of UP and
Bihar.
This would be similar to the move made by the Congress in 1998, when Sheila Dikshit from UP was made the Chief Minister.
Bharatiya
Janata Party poll panel chief Narendra Modi will be holding a workshop
in New Delhi for its party spokespersons on the use of social media and
modern technology to reach out to the young and first-time voters. The
move can be seen as the party's preparation for the 2014 Lok Sabha
elections.
New
Delhi has been put on high alert ahead of Independence day after the
police received two warning letters from the Intelligence Bureau. These
letters warn of a possible terror attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). More
than 530 important installations have been identified as a highly
sensitive across state. The number of security personnel have also been
increased in these areas.
