'A Defeat Could Put Us near Precipice': Congress Bid for Show of Unity to Beat AAP in Jalandhar Bypoll
1 year, 8 months ago

'A Defeat Could Put Us near Precipice': Congress Bid for Show of Unity to Beat AAP in Jalandhar Bypoll

News 18  

Sensing the criticality of retaining the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, the Punjab Congress is trying to show off a united facade with several factions now pitching in for the party candidate contesting the May 10 bypoll to the reserved constituency. As part of the efforts to put up a united front, former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi are expected to be in Jalandhar on Thursday to accompany party candidate Karamjit Kaur at the time of her filing the nomination papers. “Invitations have been sent across to all the senior leaders of the party including Channi and Sidhu and we are hoping all of them to be here,” said Warring. Not only Sidhu and Channi, the PPCC has invited all the MPs, besides former PPCC chiefs Lal Singh, Shamsher Singh Dullo, and Mohinder Kaypee at the time of filing nomination papers of Kaur. Congress MPs including Manish Tewari, Ravneet Bittu, Mohammad Sadiq, and Gurjit Aujla, two-time JalandharWest MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu, and ex-minister Raja Gurjeet Singh are also expected to be present.

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Support to AAP in 2013 biggest reason for Congress's decline in Delhi: Ajay Maken
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Support to AAP in 2013 biggest reason for Congress's decline in Delhi: Ajay Maken

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday said that the party's decision to support AAP in forming the government in 2013 was one of the biggest reasons behind Congress's decline in Delhi. He also stated that the repercussions of the Congress-AAP alliance for the Lok Sabha polls are still evident in the challenges Congress faces in the Delhi Assembly elections. …

Can AAP's New Strategy Help it Become the Only Party to Defeat BJP Thrice?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Can AAP's New Strategy Help it Become the Only Party to Defeat BJP Thrice?

The Quint  

AAP's success in Delhi so far has had two elements - winning over a section of voters who vote for the BJP at the national level and consolidating the entire anti-BJP vote, a big part of which goes to the Congress at the national level. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured 54 percent votes and the AAP-Congress …

The new AAP with old non-AAP faces
1 month ago

The new AAP with old non-AAP faces

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party ’s reported intent to drop or retire a third of its Delhi MLAs is a move that reflects the immense pressure on political parties to respond to anti-incumbency ahead of elections. The BJP was the first party to recognise this and in recent years, ruthlessly culled sitting legislators whose winnability quotient has declined. Even the AAP …

AAP leads as Congress, BJP struggle in Punjab by-elections, says Punjab AAP President Aman Arora
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP leads as Congress, BJP struggle in Punjab by-elections, says Punjab AAP President Aman Arora

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: In the four assembly constituencies where by-elections were held, the Aam Aadmi Party garnered 46 percent of the total vote share, surpassing Congress at 33 percent and BJP at 10 percent, according to Punjab AAP president Aman Arora. Arora highlighted the defeat of Congress leaders Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in their home constituencies, as their …

AAP Members Split on Contesting Maharashtra Assembly Elections Independently
2 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP Members Split on Contesting Maharashtra Assembly Elections Independently

Hindustan Times  

Three AAP members have decided to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections independently. They are unhappy with the party's last-minute decision to support the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), despite earlier assurances of contesting the assembly elections independently. The trio has decided to resign from AAP membership and contest as independent candidates, distancing themselves from both MVA and the opposition Mahayuti …

Aam Aadmi Party Announces Candidates for Four Assembly Seats
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Aam Aadmi Party Announces Candidates for Four Assembly Seats

New Indian Express  

Aam Aadmi Party releases its list of candidates for upcoming by-elections to four assembly constituencies. The party has fielded candidates in four assembly segments, with the Congress and AAP candidates winning two seats each. The AAP candidate in Gurdaspur, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, secured the seat after defeating the Congress candidate. In Barnala, the AAP candidate, Hardeep Singh, won the …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
4 months ago

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP

News 18  

After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leadership consistently rejected the idea of an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana. The decision of the Grand Old Party to align with AAP in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections is driven by a blend of strategic goals, primarily centered around strengthening its leadership within the Opposition, consolidating anti-BJP votes, …

Priority is to defeat BJP: Sanjay Singh on AAP-Congress poll pact buzz in Haryana
4 months, 1 week ago

Priority is to defeat BJP: Sanjay Singh on AAP-Congress poll pact buzz in Haryana

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh welcomed reports that suggested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is keen on having an alliance with the AAP ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is keen on having an alliance between his party and the Aam Aadmi Party for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls, sources told India Today TV on …

AAP to launch 'AAP ka vidhayak, aap ke dwaar' campaign from Sep 1 in lead-up to Delhi polls
4 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP to launch 'AAP ka vidhayak, aap ke dwaar' campaign from Sep 1 in lead-up to Delhi polls

The Hindu  

The AAP will launch a campaign 'AAP ka vidhayak, aap ke dwaar' from September 1 to reach out to people as the party gears up for the Delhi Assembly polls due early next year. Following a meeting of senior party leaders to chalk out the strategy for the polls, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak said the campaign will be …

Many AAP leaders miffed over corruption join Congress: Devender Yadav
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Many AAP leaders miffed over corruption join Congress: Devender Yadav

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Assembly elections, many AAP leaders joined Delhi Congress along with their supporters on Tuesday. Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Devender Yadav welcomed a large number of AAP workers from Timarpur Assembly seat into the Congress fold by offering them the party scarf at the DPCC office, the party said. Meanwhile, the party also announced to …

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The inductions took place at a press conference at the BJP’s national headquarters. Kartar Singh Tanwar, Chhatarpur MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party, and Raaj Kumar Anand, former Delhi minister and ex-AAP Patel Nagar MLA, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, striking a blow to the AAP ahead of next year’s state assembly elections. The duo were …

AAP-Cong. combine fails to stop BJP from repeating clean sweep in Delhi
7 months ago

AAP-Cong. combine fails to stop BJP from repeating clean sweep in Delhi

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party won all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi for the third time in a row, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress that came together under a 4-3 seat-sharing alliance to consolidate the anti-BJP votes. The voters of Delhi, in their verdict declared on Tuesday, made it clear that while they backed AAP with consecutive …

With Arvinder Lovely's Exit, Congress' Neglect of its Delhi Bastion is Palpable
8 months, 1 week ago

With Arvinder Lovely's Exit, Congress' Neglect of its Delhi Bastion is Palpable

The Quint  

The electoral saga from 2013 paints a vivid picture: the AAP’s ascent was not the Bharatiya Janata Party 's descent. The BJP’s vote bank remained steadfast, hovering over the 30% mark, while the AAP’s surge seemed to cannibalise the Congress’s share, leaving it in tatters. The Congress’s old guard, stalwarts like Ajay Maken and Sandeep Dikshit, stood firm against any …

Setback for AAP, as its LS MP Rinku, MLA Angural joins BJP in Punjab
9 months, 1 week ago

Setback for AAP, as its LS MP Rinku, MLA Angural joins BJP in Punjab

The Hindu  

In a major setback to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab in the run-up to the parliamentary election, its lone Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and a party legislator Sheetal Angural on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2023, Mr. Rinku joined the AAP a few days ahead of the Jalandhar parliamentary byelection in Punjab and won …

'BJP Approached Us With...': AAP Leaders Claim As Punjab MP, MLA Jump Ship
9 months, 1 week ago

'BJP Approached Us With...': AAP Leaders Claim As Punjab MP, MLA Jump Ship

ABP News  

New Delhi: Just a few days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, AAP MLA from Jalalabad, Goldy Kamboj, along with two fellow party leaders, convened a joint press conference on Wednesday where they alleged that the BJP had approached them with offers of Rs 20-25 crores each to defect from AAP and join the BJP. This accusation surfaces on the …

AAP Arvind Kejriwal Suffers Major Setback As MP Sushil Kumar Rinku, MLA Sheetal Angural Join BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

AAP Arvind Kejriwal Suffers Major Setback As MP Sushil Kumar Rinku, MLA Sheetal Angural Join BJP

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Elections: In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, party MP from Punjab's Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA in the state Sheetal Angural joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on Wednesday. #WATCH | AAP MP from Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku and party's MLA in the state Sheetal Angural join …

Kerala conundrum keeps BJP on the edge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala conundrum keeps BJP on the edge

Hindustan Times  

As the 2024 general elections inch closer, murmurs of consternation grow louder in the Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party over the choice of candidates in some of the 16 seats announced so far. Kerala BJP is banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and outreach towards the Christian minority and is hoping to win a couple of seats …

AAP Chhattisgarh chief, six others quit party over INDIA ties
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP Chhattisgarh chief, six others quit party over INDIA ties

The Hindu  

Blaming the Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to join the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance for its poor show in the recent Assembly polls, seven members of its Chhattisgarh unit, including the State president, resigned from the party on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Komal Hupendi who was holding the State chief for nearly past five years said that the party did …

‘AAP unreliable': Congress takes '40% leaders in jail' jibe amid INDIA bloc rift
1 year ago

‘AAP unreliable': Congress takes '40% leaders in jail' jibe amid INDIA bloc rift

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday returned AAP leader Bhagwant Mann's barbs with an equally savage attack saying AAP would be known as the party found in the Tihar jail. A day after Mann's 'Ek Thi Congress' remark, former Dellhi MP Sandeep Dikshit said AAP is "unreliable" as an ally and its supremo Arvind Kejriwal doesn't understand alliance politics. Punjab …

After a year of turbulence, AAP hopes to draw strength from INDIA bloc to take on BJP
1 year ago

After a year of turbulence, AAP hopes to draw strength from INDIA bloc to take on BJP

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party rode into 2023 on a high note after ending the 15-year rule of the BJP in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and an impressive show in the Gujarat Assembly election, which made them eligible for a national political party status. “Both the Congress and AAP need each other to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha …

Here is why AAP and Congress may bunk INDIA alliance in Punjab
1 year, 4 months ago

Here is why AAP and Congress may bunk INDIA alliance in Punjab

India Today  

In a new twist to the INDIA alliance controversy in Punjab, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday hinted it may contest the Lok Sabha election in 2024 sans the INDIA alliance. Earlier in the day, Punjab minister Anmol Gagan Maan said there would be no alliance between AAP and Congress in Punjab. While the Congress and AAP are now …

Congress leader's 'will fight all 7 Delhi seats' remark provokes AAP reaction
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress leader's 'will fight all 7 Delhi seats' remark provokes AAP reaction

India Today  

The Congress's Delhi unit pressed itself into a damage control exercise after party leader Alka Lamba's remarks about Congress contesting all seven Lok Sabha seats in the city caused a furore. With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Congress leaders held a meeting with the party's top leadership on Wednesday to review its Delhi unit's poll preparedness. …

AAP and Congress will contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat together, says state AAP chief
1 year, 5 months ago

AAP and Congress will contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat together, says state AAP chief

Firstpost  

The Congress and the AAP fought against each other in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections. The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat under a seat-sharing formula as both the parties are members of the opposition INDIA alliance, AAP’s Gujarat unit chief Isudan Gadhvi on Monday. Though the talks of a tie-up …

64 Parties Attend BJP & Oppn Meet. But These Parties Absent: What Will be Their Next Move?
1 year, 5 months ago

64 Parties Attend BJP & Oppn Meet. But These Parties Absent: What Will be Their Next Move?

News 18  

In a show of strength, both the opposition led alliance and the BJP-led NDA held rival meetings on Tuesday to flaunt their support and preparedness for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. In the latest meeting, opposition parties including Congress, TMC, DMK, Aam Aadmi Party, NCP, Shiv Sena, SP, RLD, PDP, CPI, CPI and others participated. Biju Janata Dal The …

As AAP gains Congress's support, party's Delhi unit stares at uncertain future
1 year, 5 months ago

As AAP gains Congress's support, party's Delhi unit stares at uncertain future

India Today  

Despite the fierce opposition from the leaders of the Delhi Congress, the All India Congress Committee chose to support the Aam Adami Party over the issue of the ordinance and the rivals became allies for the 2024 elections. With the central leadership going hand in glove with AAP, the political scenario for Congress remains uncertain in the national capital,” said …

Attendees at Patna opposition meet disagree with AAP's charge against Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Attendees at Patna opposition meet disagree with AAP's charge against Congress

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party's shrill indictment of the Congress over alleged apathy towards the central ordinance issue seems to have few takers among those present at the opposition meeting in Patna. At least five leaders, who represented their respective parties at Friday's meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, seemed unimpressed with the AAP going into a sulk over …

Stalin underlines need for unity among parties opposed to BJP govt. at Centre
1 year, 6 months ago

Stalin underlines need for unity among parties opposed to BJP govt. at Centre

The Hindu  

Upon his return from Patna, where he had participated in a meeting of political parties opposed to the BJP-led Central government, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Addressing the media at Chennai airport, Mr. Stalin said that he had, during his speech at the meeting, underlined the importance of unity among the parties and emphasised that a “post-poll alliance cannot be …

AAP to boycott Opposition meeting if Congress doesn't support fight Delhi ordinance
1 year, 6 months ago

AAP to boycott Opposition meeting if Congress doesn't support fight Delhi ordinance

The Hindu  

Threatening to derail the first opposition meeting to decide its strategy against the BJP for the 2024 general elections, Aam Aadmi Party sources said the party would walk out of the meeting if the Congress did not agree to support the AAP’s fight against the Central government’s ordinance. Two other opposition leaders from Uttar Pradesh — Bahujan Samaj Party supremo …

Opposition fault lines will vex unity efforts
1 year, 6 months ago

Opposition fault lines will vex unity efforts

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders will gather on June 23 to thrash out a common plan to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party. On the table are likely to be ideas for a common programme, contours of a common agenda in Parliament and outside, and thoughts on what a grassroots agenda could look like. Sample this: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal hinted on …

Ahead of key Opposition meet, some non-BJP parties hint at friction with Congress alliance
1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of key Opposition meet, some non-BJP parties hint at friction with Congress alliance

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow/New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal Just days before Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to anchor a meeting of opposition parties in Patna on June 23, many regional outfits have expressed discomfort over an alliance that includes the Congress, which might hamstring efforts to forge opposition unity ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections. On Sunday, Delhi chief minister and Aam …

AAP makes an ‘offer’ to Congress: Leave Delhi, Punjab alone and we won’t contest Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Read what was said
1 year, 6 months ago

AAP makes an ‘offer’ to Congress: Leave Delhi, Punjab alone and we won’t contest Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Read what was said

Op India  

Hitting out at the Congress party, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday came out with an ‘offer’ for the grand old party, saying that if it doesn’t contest elections in Delhi and Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party will also not contest the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh and in Rajasthan. Saurabh Bhardwaj also took a jibe at the grand …

Opposition sets sights on joint front for 2024 after Congress’s poll win
1 year, 7 months ago

Opposition sets sights on joint front for 2024 after Congress’s poll win

Hindustan Times  

Leaders from at least 12 political parties are expected to meet in Patna in next “eight to 10” days to decide on a common opposition front to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, a day after the Congress swept the Karnataka assembly elections. Bihar chief minister …

Congress’ citadel breached: AAP takes lead in seven of nine assembly segments
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress’ citadel breached: AAP takes lead in seven of nine assembly segments

Hindustan Times  

With the victory of Sushil Kumar Rinku, the Aam Aadmi Party has breached into the Congress stronghold ending its two decades of supremacy in Doaba politics. AAP gained a significant vote share in all the nine assembly segments under Jalandhar parliamentary constituency convincingly winning seven segments. AAP gained a significant vote share in all the nine assembly segments under Jalandhar …

AAP govt’s performance contributed to my win in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, says Sushil Rinku
1 year, 7 months ago

AAP govt’s performance contributed to my win in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, says Sushil Rinku

Hindustan Times  

From a municipal councillor to Jalandhar’s member parliament Sushil Kumar Rinku on Saturday emerged as the new Dalit face in Doaba politics. Aam Aadmi Party party candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku during celebartions after his win in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha byelection in Jalandhar on Saturday. In his political career, starting from 2002 as a municipal councillor to a member of …

AAP popularity, track record to face test in Jalandhar bypoll
1 year, 8 months ago

AAP popularity, track record to face test in Jalandhar bypoll

The Hindu  

The byelection to the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat on May 10 will be a test of the popularity and performance record of the one-year-old Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab. The bypoll was necessitated owing to the death of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, 76, following a cardiac arrest during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jalandhar’s Phillaur in January. …

Ex-Congress MLA will be AAP’s candidate for Jalandhar bypoll
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-Congress MLA will be AAP’s candidate for Jalandhar bypoll

The Hindu  

CHANDIGARH A day after former Congress legislator Sushil Kumar Rinku joined the Aam Aadmi Party, he was declared as the party’s candidate for the Jalandhar parliamentary byelection in Punjab on Thursday, giving political ammunition to the principal Opposition — the Congress —to target the ruling party. Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said: “What surprises me is that the …

AAP names Congress turncoat Sushil Kumar Rinku for Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll
1 year, 9 months ago

AAP names Congress turncoat Sushil Kumar Rinku for Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday named former member of the legislative assembly Sushil Kumar Rinku as its candidate for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, scheduled to be held on May 10. Sushil Kumar Rinku joined AAP in the presence of Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll. The announcement of his …

Can AAP make a dent in the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls?
1 year, 9 months ago

Can AAP make a dent in the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls?

India Today  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, on March 14, addressed an Aam Aadmi Party public meeting at Bhopal’s BHEL Dussehra Maidan. Besides reiterating that AAP would contest all 230 assembly seats, party supremo Kejriwal raked up the issue of the Jyotiraditya Scindia-led crossover of Congress MLAs to the BJP in 2020, which had led to the …

Assembly result lessons: BJP can’t be defeated by divided Opposition
2 years ago

Assembly result lessons: BJP can’t be defeated by divided Opposition

Firstpost  

There are legitimate discontents of the ordinary citizen — unemployment, price rise, authoritarianism — that the Opposition can harness to build a national narrative. Moreover, the BJP almost got a walk over, since the Congress campaign was in tatters, and the Opposition vote was further divided by the over-hyped entry of the Aam Aadmi Party. One of the inevitable consequences …

'Baseless and False': AAP Amid Rumours of Gujarat MLAs Jumping Ship to BJP
2 years ago

'Baseless and False': AAP Amid Rumours of Gujarat MLAs Jumping Ship to BJP

The Quint  

If more than three AAP MLAs jump ship to the BJP, the party stands to lose its national party status. As per highly placed sources in AAP, party high-command in Delhi and Gujarat is in touch with all five legislators. As per the anti-defection law, at least 4 AAP legislators -- two-third of the party strength in the Assembly -- …

What Himachal verdict, Congress’s 1st win after 18 losses, means for the party
2 years, 1 month ago

What Himachal verdict, Congress’s 1st win after 18 losses, means for the party

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: After almost four years and 18 losses in state elections, the Congress has finally won one, in Himachal Pradesh, defeating the BJP in a close contest, providing some succour from the battering it received in Gujarat. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed “heartfelt thanks” to Himachal Pradesh and added “I assure again, every promise made to the public will …

Gujarat: AAP fails to make a mark; both state party chief, CM face stare at defeat
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat: AAP fails to make a mark; both state party chief, CM face stare at defeat

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party ran a long, enthusiastic and ambitious assembly elections campaign in Gujarat since March, led by the party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, in a bid to replicate their success in the Surat civic body polls in 2021. For a first timer, AAP won 27 seats, a vote share of 28%, in …

AAP pitches itself in Gujarat as ‘party with a difference’
2 years, 3 months ago

AAP pitches itself in Gujarat as ‘party with a difference’

The Hindu  

Positioning itself as a party with a difference, the Aam Aadmi Party has been working with a determined approach in Gujarat, targeting both the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress. Caught between the development-centric legacy of the BJP on one hand and the fading fortunes of the Congress party on the other, the AAP wants to define itself as the …

AAP in battle mode ahead of elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
2 years, 4 months ago

AAP in battle mode ahead of elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

Published : 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 …

AAP announces first list of 10 candidates for Gujarat Assembly polls
2 years, 5 months ago

AAP announces first list of 10 candidates for Gujarat Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Assembly polls in Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party became the first political party to release names of its candidates for 10 seats on August 2. The party has released the first list of 10 candidates out of a total of 182 constituencies in the state for the upcoming Assembly elections due to be held in December this …

Ensure Congress Fails To Get Even Single Vote in Gujarat Polls: Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 6 months ago

Ensure Congress Fails To Get Even Single Vote in Gujarat Polls: Arvind Kejriwal

The Quint  

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to people to not waste their votes on Congress and ensure that the grand old party does not get a single vote in the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections. He said the Aam Aadmi Party can form the next government in Gujarat if the party bags the votes of those voters who are …

8 AAP leaders join BJP ahead of Delhi's Rajinder Nagar bypolls
2 years, 6 months ago

8 AAP leaders join BJP ahead of Delhi's Rajinder Nagar bypolls

India Today  

Ahead of the by-election to the Rajinder Nagar assembly seat in Delhi, eight Aam Aadmi Party leaders joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. The Organization Secretary of AAP’s Rajinder Nagar assembly and Delhi Chief Minister’s representative Mamta Kochar, ex-MLA Vijender Garg’s elder brother Vinod Garg and former member of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights Sonia Sachdeva …

Congress Puts Up Show of Strength to Keep Its Flock Together Ahead of Year-End Himachal Pradesh Polls
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress Puts Up Show of Strength to Keep Its Flock Together Ahead of Year-End Himachal Pradesh Polls

News 18  

With barely eight months left for the Himachal Pradesh assembly election, the state Congress has tried to shed its image of a “unit in tatters” with a show of strength on Thursday marshalled by its newly elected chief Pratibha Singh who is banking on the legacy of her husband and former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. Outgoing state party president Kuldeep …

Former Gujarat Congress MLA Indranil Rajguru joins AAP in Rajkot
2 years, 8 months ago

Former Gujarat Congress MLA Indranil Rajguru joins AAP in Rajkot

India Today  

Senior leaders from Saurashtra joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday, dealing a major blow to the Congress in Gujarat. Senior Congress leaders from Saurashtra, Indranil Rajyaguru and Vasram Sagathiya, and Congress corporator Komalben Bharai, joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday. Welcoming the new leaders, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal pledged to work together to meet all of Gujarat's …

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