AAP in battle mode ahead of elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
The HinduPublished : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST What is at the core of the slugfest between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP? The AAP and its supporters assert that the BJP is jittery after the AAP’s emphatic victory in the Punjab Assembly election, especially with elections scheduled later this year in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. AAP hits back In Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, as also in Delhi, the AAP has been attacking the BJP on the corruption issue, targeting even Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. Counter narratives Right from 2012, and especially in the first Delhi Assembly election that it fought in 2013, the AAP has been adept at building counter narratives around unconventional themes. Its Delhi Assembly election campaign in 2013 forsook mainstream campaign strategies and reached out to the people directly through mohalla sabhas where AAP leaders interacted with voters.