Party leaders have made big claims after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) decided to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh for the second time. He said that the party has created cadres at the block level in the state and now the membership drive is being focused in a big way. The party leaders also claimed that they are in touch with several Congress and BJP leaders willing to join the AAP.
Senior AAP leader and Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai was on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh on Sunday. During this, he held a meeting with the AAP leaders of the state and also inaugurated the party’s state office in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. Rai will also participate in the ‘Vijay Yatra’ organized in Raipur on Monday to mark the party’s victory in Punjab. Message to the public regarding the entry of the party in the politics of Chhattisgarh.
You could not even open an account in the last election.
Let us tell you that in the 2018 assembly elections, AAP had contested 85 out of 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh, but the party could not even open its account. However, this time again AAP leaders are claiming that they will give a tough fight to both BJP and Congress in the 2023 assembly elections.
BJP-Congress, AAP will give competition to both: Hupendi
AAP state president Komal Hupendi said, “We have created block-level cadres in all the districts of the state and now we are focusing on our membership drive. AAP aims to develop booth level workers and we are sure the party will be in a position to challenge both the Congress and the BJP in the state ahead of the elections. He further said, ‘BJP ruled for 15 years but they did not do anything special for the people of Chhattisgarh. Congress in its three years rule has only fooled the people and the entire state and their work is only in posters and hoardings. People have understood and now they are expecting a better option like us.
Congress won 68 seats in 2018
Hupendi claimed that several leaders of BJP and Congress are in touch with AAP. “I cannot tell you the names, but some big leaders of Congress and BJP are in touch with us and their names will be made public if needed in future,” he said. Let us tell you that in the 2018 elections, out of the total 90 seats, the Congress had won 68 seats while the BJP was reduced to 15. Ajit Jogi’s Janata Party Chhattisgarh won seven seats in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
‘AAP trying to fill the political gap’
On the other hand, a Congress leader said, ‘After the death of Jogi, a gap has been left in Chhattisgarh politics, AAP is trying to fill it. Secondly, after winning in Punjab, they (AAP) are trying to focus on Chhattisgarh as both Congress and BJP have leaders in the party who are eyeing AAP as an alternative to future politics. .
Congress told you BJP’s ‘B team’
Describing AAP as the ‘B-team’ of BJP, Congress spokesperson RP Singh said that there is no place for any third party in the mood of Chhattisgarh politics. He said, “The people of the state know the loyalty of the Congress towards farmers and tribals and hence no other party has a political future in the state. Secondly, AAP is BJP’s ‘B team’ and has come here to help BJP. Apart from this, it does not exist.’
AAP’s claims dishonest: Political analyst
Chhattisgarh’s political analyst Parvesh Mishra said that AAP’s claim of presence up to block level in Chhattisgarh seems to be false at some point. “The possibility of a third player emerging in state politics has been there for years. Vidya Charan Shukla and Ajit Jogi tried it, but both failed. When it comes to Congress and BJP, people dissatisfied with one have gone with the other in the past. But he doesn’t seem to be going with any new political party.
AAP is very excited after Punjab’s victory: BJP
On the claims of Aam Aadmi Party, BJP also said that there is no place for ‘third player’ in Chhattisgarh politics. BJP leader Sachchidanand Upasane said, “In 2018 they (AAP) contested elections and could not win even a single seat, this time also the result will be the same. There is no place for a third party in the state. We are winning the upcoming elections because the people of the state are fed up with the present Congress government and now they have decided to vote for the BJP. He said that you are very excited after the victory of Punjab.