The election campaign will come to an end on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in more places, ahead of Thursday’s Phase IV polling in 85 Lok Sabha constituencies in seven States and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Political canvassing is at its peak, as less than 24 hours are left for the end of public campaign. One of the most important state that will go to polls on Thursday, is National Capital Delhi. Polling will be held in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on May 7. The main battle will be between arch-rivals Congress and BJP. However, BSP may play a crucial role in some of the seats.

Union Ministers Kapil Sibal (Chandni Chowk), Ajay Maken (New Delhi) and Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president J.P. Agarwal (North-East Delhi) and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s son Sandeep Dikshit (East Delhi) are in the ring. Mr. Ajay Maken’s (Congress) rival in the BJP is the former Union Minister, Vijay Goel.

In Delhi, BJP has been able to hold some advantage over the Congress, riding high on the personality of its Prime Ministerial candidate LK Advani, issue of terrorism, price rise, black money in Swiss Banks and confusion among the UPA allies. However, it is to be seen if the party can convert those responses into votes.

In an interesting development, BSP candidate Haji Dilshad has withdrawn his nomination in favour of the Congress candidate JP Aggarwal from North East Delhi. He has decided to campaign for the Congress candidate.

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The Congress received a major boost to their confidence on Monday night, brightening its chances in the North East parliamentary constituency, when BSP candidate Haji Dilshad Ali announced his support for the party (congress).

An announcement in this regard was made at a joint press conference by Mr Jai Prakash Agarwal and AICC Genearl Secretary Oscar Fernandes where Dilshad Ali was also present.

Ali said he has withdrawn from the contest to ensure that the secular votes is not divided.

”We do not want the secular votes to be divided and ensure that the communal parties do not come to power ”Ali said.

Dilshad, who had lost the last assembly election from Babarpur seat by a narrow margin, was seen as a major spoiler for the Congress in North East.

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Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate from North-East, B L Sharma ‘Prem’, a two-time MP, had quit the BJP in 1997 to join VHP and had disassociated himself from active politics. He held important posts such as national secretary in the VHP. Sharma also known as “Prem Singh Sher” is the founder of Akhand Hindusthan Morcha and currently member of VHP international advisory committee. His exit from politics in 1997 was equally eventful; he left claiming that “politics is like prostitution”.

He resigned from party membership too and retired to Haridwar, converting to Sikhism a few months later.B L Sharma Prem embraced the “Khalsa panth” in 1999, He also changed his name ‘Prem Singh Sher’ and his wife Krishna Sharma Prem was also baptised Krishan Kaur.

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Congress candidate from North East Delhi constituency J P Agarwal submitted his nomination papers in Delhi on Saturday and declared that he and his wife own assets worth Rs 2.8 crore.

The  Rajya Sabha MP was picked by the party just a day before the end of nomination for  North-east      Delhi  Parliamentary constituency after candidature of  Jagdish  Tytler was withdrawn in the wake of shoe-throwing incident.

Confident of his victory over his main BJP rival B L Sharma Prem, Aggarwal claimed that he was well acquainted with the capital like the back of his palm and people knew him personally.

BJP candidate B L Sharma ‘Prem’ on Saturday filed his nomination papers for the Northeast Delhi
seat.

Accompanied by his supporters and local leaders, the veteran leader filed his papers before the Returning Officer T C Nakh.

B L Sharma was among the first to file papers on the first day of the nomination for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls on May,7.

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from East Delhi parliamentary constituency in 1991 and 1996 when he trounced Congress stalwarts H K L Bhagat and Deep Chand Bandhu respectively.

Elections are to be held on May 7 for the seven Parliamentary constituency in the national capital.

After prolonged suspense over its nominees for the Capital’s seven Lok Sabha seats, The BJP leadership has reached an uneasy consensus on names for the seven parliamentary constituencies of the Capital, but with protests brewing, the party is keeping its cards close to its chest, and deferring a formal announcement.

The central election committee has “authorised” BJP president Rajnath Singh and senior leader L K Advani to decide on the candidatures in consultation with party general secretary Arun Jaitley.

According to sources, Vijay Goel has been shunted back to Chandni Chowk, while Janakpuri MLA Jagdish Mukhi has been asked to take over New Delhi, which Goel wanted.

Late Sahib Singh Verma’s son has been awarded the West Delhi seat – which the BJP is confident of winning. Two-time MLA Ramesh Biduri has also been rewarded with the South Delhi seat.

Northwest has been given to Meera Kanwaria. B L Sharma Prem could be given Northeast Delhi, while former president Dr Harshvardhan could be accommodated in East Delhi.

There might be a surprise element in East Delhi as former Amroha MP Chetan Chauhan has been contacted by Rajnath Singh. The former India opener has been active in Delhi cricket and the other contender is former Delhi BJP chief Harsh Vardhan. Chauhan has won from Amroha twice and lives in East Delhi which has a sizeable vote from east UP and Poorvanchal.