AAP Braces For Upcoming State Assembly Polls; To Contest Elections In 6 States Including UP, Punjab , Gujarat

At the National Council meeting of AAP Kejriwal said that in the next 2 years, AAP will contest elections in six states.

State Assembly Polls: Aam Aadmi Party will be contesting elections in six states in the next 2 years, said party’s convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday. The states where the AAP will contest the polls are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

Of these AAP has a good presence in Punjab, has some hold in Uttar Pradesh and is attempting to gain grounds in the political landscape of others.

• Uttar Pradesh
• Uttarakhand
• Goa
• Punjab
• Himachal Pradesh
• Gujarat

At the National Council meeting of AAP Kejriwal said that in the next 2 years, AAP will contest elections in the said states.

Kejriwal’s announcement on UP Polls last month:

In December, Kejriwal announced that the Aam Aadmi Party will contest the legislative assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh which are slated to be held in the year 2022. Making the huge electoral announcement, Kejriwal had then said that the development of Uttar Pradesh has been held back by dirty politics and corrupt leaders there.

The crucial legislative assembly elections in the politically volatile state of Uttar Pradesh is slated to take place  in the month of February or March 2022 to elect 403 members of the state assembly. The term of current assembly elected in 2017 will expire on 14 March 2022.