New Delhi, Nov 19: It is a battle between political stalwarts and fresh youngsters at the two prestigious chief ministerial constituencies of Delhi which go to polls on December one. While Poonam Azad poses a challenge to Congress chief minister Sheila Dikshit at the latter`s Gole Market seat, BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana will have to defeat Alka Lamba from his traditional Moti Nagar constituency to demonstrate why he has won 10 out of 11 elections from there.
Although both Sheila and Khurana seem unfazed by the challenge for the moment, they would face immense embarrassment even if their political opponents bag votes anywhere close to their tally.
"By merely being a youth cannot make you a winner. You need to have done some political work," Khurana told about his "daughter" challenger Alka, a former Delhi University student leader.
"Nursing an ambition is good for a youth, but you need to have some mission," he said, questioning what she has done for the constituency he has represented and "groomed" for decades.
Describing her as "an outsider", Khurana said "let her roam about in the constituency till December one, then we will see her off."
Bureau Report