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Campaign into last week; political parties race against time
New Delhi, Nov 26: As electioneering in Delhi enters the last lap, political parties are poised to unleash their star campaigners in a last-ditch effort to woo the electorate.
BJP, which is making an all-out effort to regain power
in the national capital after five years, has taken a lead in
the campaign trail, like release of lists of candidates and
manifesto.
The party has already held over 200 public meetings,
including the two addressed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, and scheduled scores of others to be addressed by
the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, party
chief M Venkaiah Naidu and other senior leaders over the next
week.
BJP candidates have also roped in candidates who have
also roped in small-screen stars including 'bahu' Smriti Z
Irani and Aman Verma of TV soap opera 'Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi
Bahu Thi'.
Film-star members of BJP Vinod Khanna, Dara Singh,
Shatrughan Sinha and Hema Malini are also due to add glamour
to the poll campaign for the battle to capture majority in the
70-member Delhi Assembly.
Congress was not only late in releasing the names of its
candidates but also in issuing its manifesto and launching
campaign in full steam.
The party is yet to announce the campaign schedule of its
chief Sonia Gandhi for Delhi although she has been addressing
rallies in the other three states going to polls.
Bureau Report