New Delhi:
For the Aam Aadmi Celebration, flying in chief Arvind Kejriwal to have a good time its success within the municipal elections in Gujarat’s Surat, deep contained in the BJP’s impenetrable citadel, the state boss of the ruling celebration had some chilly water.
Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil mentioned Mr Kejriwal was holding a roadshow to have a good time the massive variety of AAP candidates who had misplaced their election deposits – forfeited when a candidate fails to get one-sixth of the whole legitimate votes.
What Kejriwal Ji mentioned – AAP received 27 seats in Surat municipal polls.
What he did not share:
-59 AAP candidates misplaced deposit in Surat
-Each AAP candidate misplaced deposit in Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar.
-44 out of 48 candidates in Jamnagar
-68 out of 72 in Rajkot misplaced deposit.— C R Paatil (@CRPaatil) February 26, 2021
AAP’s rating in Gujarat municipal polls.
100% in 3 cities.
Above 90% in 2.
Above 50% in 1.
No, not seats received. However DEPOSITS FORFEITED.
Kejriwal Ji is holding a roadshow to have a good time this.— C R Paatil (@CRPaatil) February 26, 2021
The tweets, nevertheless, drew immediate responses from the Delhi Chief Minister.
Folks of Gujarat are celebrating it. Folks of Surat celebrated it right this moment. Everybody in Gujarat is speaking abt AAP.
Kindly don’t underestimate the ability of individuals. https://t.co/N40PrGlu2E
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 26, 2021
Kindly don’t mock and underestimate the ability of widespread man https://t.co/za9c8HfyiF
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 26, 2021
Buoyed by the AAP’s efficiency within the recently-held civic polls, celebration chief Arvind Kejriwal has already set his eyes on the 2022 Gujarat meeting elections.
Mr Kejriwal, who arrived in Surat on Friday, mentioned that the AAP would search votes from the individuals of the state within the subsequent meeting polls primarily based on the efficiency of the celebration’s 27 newly-elected corporators within the metropolis.
Polls to 6 civic our bodies in Gujarat, together with in Surat, have been held on Sunday. Whereas the BJP retained energy within the Surat Municipal Company (SMC) by successful 93 seats, the AAP got the remaining 27 seats. The Congress failed to win even a single seat.
Throughout his deal with to the celebration corporators in Surat, Mr Kejriwal mentioned, “The individuals of Gujarat are watching you with nice hope. In our first try, AAP received 28 Meeting seats in Delhi and got here to energy. Folks trusted us as a result of they knew that we’re true patriots, as we have been related to Anna Hazare’s agitation.”
“Within the 49 days of our rule, we did loads of ‘pro-people’ work. Consequently, the individuals of Delhi gave us 67 seats within the second election. Now, six crore individuals of Gujarat will observe the work of 27 AAP corporators. In case you carry out properly, I’m positive there can be an enormous revolution in 2022,” the Delhi chief minister added.
Fearing a “poaching try”, Mr Kejriwal warned the elected representatives to tell the celebration leaders if “anybody from the BJP” contacts them over the cellphone and offers a proposal to modify sides.
“I’m positive that BJP individuals will name you. However keep in mind, our true wealth is individuals’s belief. If anybody of you switches facet, it should break the belief of six crore individuals. Even when one particular person switches facet, the BJP and others will get an opportunity to say that AAP is not any totally different from others,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)