The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held on December 4 and the results will be declared on December 7. Delhi elections come three days after the first phase of polling in Gujarat and a day before the second and final phase of polling. in the state. The results of MCD elections will be declared on December 8, a day before the results of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat are declared. for 10 year old child Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has significant stakes in both the Gujarat and MCD elections, and is up against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress, is now a question of juggling and using resources wisely.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has increased the party’s share in the Prime Minister’s home constituency Gujarat. Narendra Modi And Home Minister Amit Shah has been visiting the state continuously since April 4, following the party’s victory in Punjab. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also accompanied Kejriwal and the two addressed public meetings together, later separating for roadshows.
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Kejriwal has maximum resources for Gujarat including manpower. AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, widely regarded as the ‘organisation man’ who played a key role in the party’s Punjab victory; MP Raghav Chadha, who the party believes has appeal among the youth and effectively communicates the party’s point of view; And MP Sanjay Singh, known for his sharp political attacks as well as bringing influencers into the party, is sweating it out in Gujarat.
Besides these, AAP Delhi MLA Gulab Singh Yadav, the party’s Gujarat in-charge, is practically in the state ever since the 2020 Delhi election results were declared. The party has also tried to use the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Raids and questioning as Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s calling card in Gujarat. In fact, Sisodia campaigned in the state for almost a week, apart from his visits with Kejriwal or trying to “highlight” Gujarat’s education model.
fast and furious
On November 4, when the dates for the MCD elections were to be announced, Kejriwal and Mann held a joint press conference in the national capital before heading to Ahmedabad to announce the party’s chief ministerial candidate for Gujarat on the same day. Preached for days. ,
Delhi convenor, AAP minister Gopal Rai and Delhi’s co-in-charge MLA Durgesh Pathak are focusing on the MCD elections, where victory is imperative for AAP to claim success along with its “Delhi model”. National ambitions.
Additionally, another core team comprising MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj, Atishi and APMC chairman Adil Ahmed Khan has been formed. He will work directly with Sisodia. After the return of the Chief Minister to Delhi on November 8, the party has moved forward rapidly.
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On November 11, Kejriwal presented the party’s manifesto in AAP’s signature style. ’10 Kejriwal Guarantee’The PAC met on the same day, the party’s initial campaigners list and the first list of 134 candidates came out the same night. The second list, which was expected to be final, was released on November 12. The AAP chief will leave again to boost the party’s prospects in Gujarat and will return to Delhi only on the 15th.
Aam Aadmi Party released its second list of languages for MCD elections.
Many congratulations to all Brazil
BJP’s gift to Delhi;#MCDMeinBhiKejriwal pic.twitter.com/FIeGZPCrTo
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) November 12, 2022
15 year streak
Despite winning 67 of the 70 assembly constituencies in the Delhi Assembly in 2015, the party failed to win the MCD elections in 2017, paving the way for the BJP to score a hat-trick. However, in 2022, the party is very confident of winning the MCD elections, which perhaps explains Kejriwal’s focus on Gujarat.
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Party spokesperson and AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj welcomed the dates for the MCD polls, claiming it was a clear sign of “BJP’s nervousness”. He claimed that the party is gearing up for the MCD polls from April and unlike 2017, after the historic constitutional bench on delimitation of powers between the Lt Governor and the Chief Minister’s Office, the party has a better track record of work to perform.
“We have 62 MLAs, we have our work record, BJP has nothing to show. Actually, our chief minister can focus on Gujarat.
Veteran BJP Leader And former South Delhi mayor Subhash Arya had earlier said, “Reducing the number of wards from 272 to 250 will only benefit the BJP. Our party will win 150-200 seats and register a comfortable victory in the elections.
cm @Arvind Kejriwal That 10 guarantees that will make Delhi a beautiful identity in the world. I#kejriwal’s mcdguarantee pic.twitter.com/QzkqboaqBI
– Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) 11 November 2022
re-calibration
However, AAP has re-calibrated its strategy and got its star campaigners- Bhagwant Mann, Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha, who were focusing solely on Gujarat, to campaign in Delhi.
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The party has also listed Rajendra Pal Gautam, who resigned after his appearance at the ‘initiation ceremony’ as a ‘star campaigner’ to woo a large section of Dalit voters. Simultaneous elections in Delhi and Gujarat will have the biggest impact on the program of Kejriwal, who till now was campaigning only in Gujarat, but now he will have to accommodate Delhi as well.
AAP’s lean fighting machine will have to divide itself to do justice to Gujarat and Delhi.
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