As he kicks off his poll campaign, BJP’s Northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari hopes to bag two birds with one stone — secure his re-election to the constituency this time and draw in voters for the party for next year’s state assembly elections.

Currently serving his second term as MP, the celebrity-turned-politician has emerged as the lone BJP MP from the national capital to be re-fielded by the party. Delhi will see two high-octane elections in the space of a year — Lok Sabha on May 25 and the Assembly elections in 2025.

Sitting at a crowded BJP office in Burari Wednesday, Tiwari lent an ear to nearly 300 members and representatives from 80 Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) who raised several issues plaguing the constituency — from water scarcity, road maintenance, electricity woes, to lack of street lights.

Dhanik Lal Yadav, pradhan of Gadi Vihar, expressed frustration over bureaucratic hurdles hindering electricity connections at several multi-storey buildings. “The BSES is asking people to request the MP to get an NOC from the DDA, only then will they give electricity connections to people in unauthorised colonies… many are suffering due to this,” he said.

Meanwhile, Reemu Kumar from Ashok Vihar voiced concerns about the looming threat of demolitions in unauthorised colonies.