India, Jan. 11 -- The parties include JDU, RJD, Swaraj India and BSP.

New Delhi: With the announcement of the schedule for Assembly polls in Delhi, many parties based in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have intensified the search for candidates who can contest elections in the capital. These include the Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India, Lalu Yadav's son Tejaswi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal United (JDU) which is in power in Bihar.

Polls for the 70-member Delhi Assembly will be held on 8 February, and the results will be declared on 11 February. Currently, the Delhi Assembly is held by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the party had won 67 out of the ...