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Congress's Kanhaiya Kumar and former Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand file their nominations for Northeast Delhi and New Delhi Lok Sabha seats respectively. Kanhaiya's nomination process includes diverse religious ceremonies and an impressive roadshow. Anand aims to raise awareness against false promises in Delhi.
It's a season of big-ticket state elections attracting much of public spotlight. But here is why Delhi should take the upcoming MCD polls seriously in order to become, even if in part, the city it deserves to be.
In 8 years, Delhi has seen three L-Gs and some court orders. But this has not settled the crippling turf fights, escalated by a fierce AAP vs BJP battle in which only Delhi has been the real loser.