Sushma Swaraj’s daughter to contest elections for first time

NEW DELHI: The daughter of former Indian external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, is all set to enter the poll fray for the first time ever.

Bansuri Swaraj has been declared a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat. The BJP announced its first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.

After getting a BJP ticket from the New Delhi constituency, Bansuri Swaraj said, “I feel grateful. I express gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah ji, (BJP national chief) JP Nadda ji and every BJP worker for giving me this opportunity. With the resolution of ‘ab ki baar 400 paar’, every BJP worker will work to make Narendra Modi the ‘PradhanSewak’ for the third time.”

Bansuri Swaraj, aged 40, is the daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj. She will contest as a BJP candidate from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat.

She is an advocate with the Supreme Court of India and has over 15 years of experience in the legal profession. She was enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in the year 2007.

Bansuri Swaraj holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Warwick. She later pursued a law degree at the BPP Law School in London.

She qualified as a Barrister at Law, and was called to the bar from the Hon’ble Inn of Inner Temple, London. She also hold a Masters of Studies degree from St. Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford.

Swaraj has represented several high profile clients in contentious litigation across various judicial forums. She was appointed as the co-convenor of the BJP Delhi’s legal cell last year.

In the past year, Bansuri has been vocal against Aam Admi Party (AAP) government and has criticized Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal vehemently.