Parvesh Verma: The ‘Giant Killer’ Who Beat Kejriwal in New Delhi

Feb 08, 2025 Komal Das

Parvesh Verma, after defeating Kejriwal, expressed confidence in his CM chances, awaiting the party's decision

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Kejriwal won New Delhi in 2015 and 2020. The recent contest saw allegations of voter tampering and BJP's unfair practices

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Verma promised key developments and was pitched as a CM candidate with the chant, "Delhi ka CM kaisa ho, Parvesh Verma jaisa ho"

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Parvesh Verma focused on water and electricity issues in his campaign, denying AAP's vote-buying allegations by citing his father's NGO

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Verma's campaign featured a model of the "Sheesh Mahal," the CM's residence, outside his house, sparking conversations

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He questioned, "Do you think Kejriwal’s house is really like this?" in reference to the Opposition's term for the residence

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Verma criticized Kejriwal, saying he focused on building a sheesh mahal while Delhi struggled with Covid

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