Senior Delhi BJP leader and newly-elected MLA from Mustafabad, Mohan Singh Bisht, on Sunday said that he would rename his constituency "Shiv Puri" or "Shiv Vihar" soon after taking the oath of office.

Bisht secured a decisive victory in the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly elections, defeating AAP candidate Adeel Ahmad by a massive margin of over 17,500 votes in Mustafabad, a Muslim-majority constituency.

"I will change the name of the area from Mustafabad to Shiv Puri or Shiv Vihar. I have stated this before. I fail to understand why political parties are insistent on retaining the name Mustafabad. Why can't an area predominantly inhabited by Hindus be named Shiv Puri or Shiv Vihar? People are troubled by the name 'Mustafa', and it should be changed. I will make sure it happens," Bisht said while speaking to news agency ANI.

Notably, Mustafabad constituency, located in North-East Delhi, was among one of the worst-affected areas during the 2020 communal riots which broke out in the national capital.

Mohan Singh Bisht, a four-time BJP MLA from Karawal Nagar constituency, also in North-East Delhi, was replaced by Kapil Mishra for the 2025 Delhi elections. The party has instead fielded Bisht from the Mustafabad seat.

Initially miffed over the decision, Bisht had said that he would not contest elections from any other constituency and would file his nomination from Karawal Nagar.

"The BJP thinks they will field anyone and he will win. This is a big mistake. Only time will tell what will happen in Burari, Karawal Nagar, Ghonda, Seelampur, Gokalpuri, and Nand Nagri seats. I will not contest from any other seat. I will file my nomination from Karawal Nagar seat before January 17," the veteran politician had said.

Bisht was first elected as an MLA from Karawal Nagar in 1998 and successfully retained his seat in three consecutive Assembly elections. However, in 2015, he lost to then AAP leader Kapil Mishra. He later reclaimed the seat in the 2020 elections, defeating AAP's Durgesh Pathak.

Source: India Today