At the same time as former AAP chief and Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot resigned from the Cupboard and social gathering and joined the BJP on Monday within the presence of Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the Aam Aadmi Get together has picked Nangloi Jat MLA Raghuvinder Shokeen to interchange him.
Former Congress MLA from Matiala, Somesh Shokeen — one other Delhi Jat chief — additionally joined the AAP within the presence of Arvind Kejriwal.
Sources within the BJP mentioned Gahlot has been promised a ticket from Najafgarh constituency for the upcoming polls. Within the AAP Cupboard, Gahlot had held portfolios together with transport, dwelling, administrative reforms, IT, and girls and youngster growth. A number of necessary initiatives had been additionally underneath his cost, together with the electrification of bus depots, induction of electrical buses, and considered one of AAP’s ballot guarantees – Mahila Samman Rashi schemes underneath which former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal introduced an honorarium of Rs 1,000 monthly to all ladies aged 18 to 60.
It’s not clear what portfolios will likely be given to Shokeen however social gathering insiders mentioned he’s more likely to get cost of the departments held by Gahlot and might be entrusted with the execution of the Mahila Samman Rashi scheme earlier than the Meeting polls.
In response to sources, Raghuvinder Shokeen is a two-time MLA from Nangloi Jat constituency who joined the AAP in 2015. Earlier than that, he was with the BJP and had served as a councillor with the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD), each as a BJP member and as an Impartial. AAP leaders mentioned he has been with the social gathering because the day of its inception and has been working with senior leaders. A civil engineer by career and an educationist, Shokeen runs a number of main faculties in villages and several other different locations in Delhi.
A senior AAP chief mentioned, “Shokeen is a Jat face and his presence will affect voters dwelling within the rural components of town and appeal to them in direction of the AAP. Jat vote share is barely 4-5 per cent in Delhi however his picture will assist garner extra votes and he has a bigger presence amongst individuals. Rural components of Delhi even have a rising inhabitants of labourers from western UP and Bihar who’ve settled in unauthorised colonies. So, having him as a minister can have a significant influence forward of the polls.” The chief added that Shokeen is usually seen having discussions with the individuals in his constituency.
