In Delhi, BJP has maximum candidates with crimil cases

New Delhi, January 30: Of the 70 political parties in the fray for the February 7 Delhi assembly polls, the BJP has fielded the maximum number of candidates – 27 – who have crimil cases against them, said Delhi Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms on Friday. The Bharatiya Jata Party also tops the list in the category of serious crimil cases, with 17 of 69 party candidates alysed, said the think tank. The party is contesting on all 70 seats. Of the total 673 candidates contesting the elections, 114 candidates or 17 percent face crimil cases. Seventy–four of these 114 have declared serious crimil cases against themselves. (IANS)