CHANDIGARH: In a big setback to the opposition INDI bloc, Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday introduced that his social gathering would independently contest all 14 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and Chandigarh.
No Alliance With Congress: Kejriwal
Categorically ruling out any alliance with the Congress within the state, Kejriwal affirmed that the social gathering would unveil its candidates for all 14 seats throughout the subsequent 10-15 days. “I wish to search your blessings on yet one more factor. Within the subsequent two months, the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled. On this election, Punjab has 13 seats and one in Chandigarh. In whole, there are 14 seats. Within the subsequent 10-15 days, the Aam Aadmi Get together will announce candidates for all of the 14 seats. Similar to you had supported us two years again, I wish to search your blessings to let Aam Aadmi Get together win in all 14 seats by urgent on the ‘broom’,” Kejriwal urged the general public to rally behind his social gathering within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
#WATCH | Delhi CM and AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal says, “Two years again, you gave us blessings. You gave 92 out of 117 seats to us (in Meeting elections), you created historical past in Punjab. I’ve come to you with folded palms, asking for yet one more blessing. Lok Sabha… pic.twitter.com/3pBzzvVl0P
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Ghar Ghar Ration Scheme Kejriwal’s Imaginative and prescient For Punjab
Addressing the viewers in the course of the launch of the Ghar Ghar Ration Scheme in Punjab’s Amloh, Kejriwal reminisced in regards to the overwhelming assist acquired two years in the past, emphasizing the necessity to replicate that success on a grander scale.
AAP Seeks Help Of Voters For Clear Sweep In Punjab
Drawing consideration to the social gathering’s election image, the Delhi Chief Minister urged the individuals to “sweep Punjab” with full pressure. “We have now to comb all of the 14 seats with an awesome majority and let Aam Aadmi Get together safe victory. All of us want to comb with full pressure,” Kejriwal declared.
Kejriwal’s Transfer Indicators Fragmentation In INDI Bloc
Kejriwal’s announcement follows Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s earlier declaration that his social gathering would go solo within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, including one other blow to the INDI bloc. This transfer got here shortly after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee introduced her social gathering’s resolution to contest all seats in West Bengal independently.
Punjab CM had beforehand acknowledged in January that there can be no alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “Within the 2024 Lok Sabha election, AAP will get 13 seats (in Punjab),” Mann asserted throughout a media briefing.
AAP To Go Solo In Haryana
In a dialog with ANI, AAP chief Sushil Gupta confirmed the social gathering’s resolution to go solo in all 90 meeting seats in Haryana and expressed confidence of their potential to contest the Lok Sabha elections independently or in alliance, with the ultimate resolution resting with the social gathering management.
AAP’s Choice Amidst Nitish Kumar’s U-Flip
AAP’s announcement coincides with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s shocking shift, leaving the Mahagathbandhan alliance and aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP). Kumar, a distinguished determine within the INDI bloc, follows the trail of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, including complexity to the political panorama.
Within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress secured eight seats, the Shiromani Akali Dal received in two seats, the Bharatiya Janata Get together claimed two, and the AAP clinched one seat in Punjab, reflecting the dynamic political state of affairs within the area.