Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal files nomination papers from New Delhi assembly seat.

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal filed his nomination after waiting for over six hours on Tuesday, the Aam Aadmi Party said.

Kejriwal was 45th in queue to file his nomination from the New Delhi constituency from where he had registered a landslide victory defeating Congress' Sheila Dikshit in the 2015 assembly election.

AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said Kejriwal has filed his nomination at around 6.30pm.

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Earlier in the day, while going to file nomination, Kejriwal, whose token number number was said to be 45, the journey for the "next five years starts now" and his aim is to beat corruption and take Delhi forward.

"The journey for the next five years starts from here. Like the good work that has happened in Delhi, I hope in the next five years also there will be good work," Kejriwal said.

Kejriwal said while the aim of opposition parties is to defeat him in the upcoming polls, his aim is to beat corruption and take Delhi forward.

The AAP national convener was to file his nomination on Monday after a roadshow but failed to do so due to delay in the event. (With inputs from agencies)



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