After Delhi, Kejriwal ready to surprise Uttar Pradesh with AAP dhamaka

New Delhi, Jan 7: After forming government in Delhi,

and his Aam Aadmi Party (

) leaders are all set to surprised

in upcoming general elections.

Sanjay Singh, the spokesperson of AAP in UP, on Tuesday, Jan 7 informed that the party would field their contestants in all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state which currently is ruled by Akhilesh Yadav's government.

Singh, a close associate of Kejriwal, also informed that AAP was pushing for clean and honest politics and hoped that issues like casteism and communalism will be relegated to the back burner.

Communalism, casteism have long stood ground in UP: Kejriwal's aide

He admitted these two issues have long stood ground in the state and that they were major challenges. But, he said, time has come to change traditional politics and the common man has embraced development as a major poll plank.

Sanjay Singh said the party will be finalising names soon and efforts would be made to announce the first list of its Lok Sabha poll candidates by Feb 15.

He underlined that the AAP candidates, like in New Delhi, would be common people, the 'aam aadmi'. He said the national executive of the party which met in Delhi Sunday has decided to field candidates in 20 states.

It was almost certain that poet Kumar Vishwas would contest against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi constituency, he added.

The AAP spokesman said the party will field candidates against Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in Mainpuri.

Earlier, Singh said people interested in contesting the Lok Sabha polls can fill forms till Jan 15 and that the aspirants would have to get the endorsement of at least 100 people from their probable constituencies. Singh also met Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad Monday and sought his support.

OneIndia News
(With IANS inputs)