New Delhi: In the first high-stakes electoral battle of 2015, Delhi will go to the polls to elect a new Assembly on February 7, that will see a keen triangular contest between the AAP, Congress and BJP, which is likely to convert the polls into a referendum on the Modi government.

The announcement of election dates was much awaited by all political parties, as the “Battle for Delhi” would be keenly watched as it comes just eight months after the BJP government took office at the Centre.

As of now, only the AAP has projected its national convener, Arvind Kejriwal, as its chief ministerial candidate, with both the BJP and the Congress unlikely to project any candidate. The Congress has, in a last-minute decision, infused a young face in the battle with the likely appointment of Ajay Maken as its campaign committee chief.