BJP will field more than 10 per cent OBC candidates in the upcoming MCD elections in view of the increase in number of seats in outer and semi urban parts of Delhi. After considering the effect of delimitation, the party has taken the decision to field more than 10 per cent candidates from other backward class candidates in the outer and rural pockets of Delhi where the number of seats have increased, said a senior office bearer of the party. He noted that a sizeable number of Purvanchal people live there the party’s new city president Manoj Tiwari has been focusing on these areas. An internal survey of the party has revealed improved condition of BJP in 13 Assembly segments where nearly 50-60 wards are at stake in outlying areas of Delhi.
