Delhi based AAP (Aam Admi Party) has been in its glorious phase for quite a time now after its record-breaking win at Gujarat’s local body election and the win in Punjab’s assembly elections have made the party future prospect for replacing INC as main opposition which have given rise to AAP’s expansion strategy outside Punjab and Delhi.
AAP has been trying to achieve the status of national party for a while now and have shown its potential to become the third power in Indian politics, also now with Punjab in hand AAP has a golden opportunity for the same.
AAP’s plans have also been weighed by the fact that the Rajya Sabha is going to have elections for 13 seats which will be vacant due to end of tenure for members from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, etc. On 10th of April and elections for the same would be there on 31st March and AAP has a golden opportunity to increase its Rajya Sabha MPs from 3 to 8 after that landslide victory in Punjab.
AAP has nominated 5 candidates for same including international cricketer and ‘turbanator’ Harbhajan Singh who’ll be starting his political career from here on, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal and IIT professor popularly known as “Chanakya of AAP” Sandeep Pathak are among five candidates who are nominated by AAP.
What are AAP’s expansion plans and its effects
After the massive win in Punjab AAP has been looking for expansion and one step to it was taken recently by appointing election and political in charges in 9 other states including most important states Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh where elections are going to be conducted and AAP is all ready to replace Congress as main opposition and make a good fight.
According to new office bearers list released by AAP Sandeep Pathak, who filed his nomination at Punjab Legislative Assembly for Rajya Sabha polls, has been appointed as in charge of AAP’s political affairs in Gujarat. He has also been appointed as co-in charge of the party’s political affairs in Punjab. The AAP has retained its MLA from Delhi Jarnail Singh as in charge of party’s political affairs in Punjab.
The AAP, which has kept its equal focus on upcoming assembly polls in BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh this year, has appointed its political affairs committee and national executive member Durgesh Pathak as in charge of the party’s political affairs in the hill state.
Senior AAP leader and Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain has been appointed as party’s election in charge for the state. MLA from Burari in Delhi, Sanjeev Jha as the in charge of the party’s political affairs in state. Senior AAP leader and Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will serve as the party’s election in charge in Chhattisgarh.
For Haryana, AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Gupta has been appointed as in charge of the party’s political affairs in the state. Party’s chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj has been made the party’s election in charge for Haryana. AAP’s Dwaraka MLA Vinay Mishra has been made in charge for the party in Rajasthan which will go to polls next year.
The AAP has appointed its leader A Raja as in charge of the party’s political affairs in Kerala and made its Malviya Nagar MLA from Delhi, Somath Bharati, election in charge in the southern state. Senior AAP leader and one of the founders of the party, Rajesh Sharma, will continue to serve as in charge of the party’s political affairs in Assam.
With AAP looking ready for the upcoming state as well as general election it is very important for the party to go on with the same momentum and develop Punjab as model state in order to set an example for people so that they can vote them for the same.
This expansion will have a long-time effect on Indian politics that too when Indian politics is already facing a need of strong opposition to strengthen the democracy.
Published By: Apoorva Wakodikar
Edited By: Subbuthai Padma
