The BJP selected Bedi, 65, as chief ministerial candidatebue to party leaders felt that they needed a credible local face to take on Kejriwal, who has strong anti-corruption credentials. Bedi has been an anti-corruption activist, a former tennis player and her innings in Delhi Police is still widely remembered in the city. She initiated prison reforms in the Tihar Central Jail .
Bedi will contest from Krishna Nagar seat in east Delhi. It was earlier held by Harsh Vardhan, the chief ministerial candidate in the December 2013 elections and now a union minister.
In return to Kejriwal challenge which was we mentioned in previous post ,Bedi accepted his challenge and tweeted as:”I accept the challenge, will do it in the assembly. Arvind Kejriwal has only been debating, I believe in delivering,” said Bedi. She also revealed that she had blocked Kejriwal from her Twitter account after he had called himself an anarchist.