Retd Col Ajay Kothiyal AAP's CM Candidate for 2022 Uttarakhand Polls

"If voted to power, AAP will make Uttarakhand, the global spiritual capital for Hindus," Arvind Kejriwal said.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, 17 August, announced that Colonel (retd) Ajay Kothiyal will be the party's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttarakhand, news agency PTI reported.

He made the announcement while speaking at a public gathering in the state. "If voted to power, AAP will make Uttarakhand, the global spiritual capital for Hindus and generate employment opportunities for the state's youths," Kejriwal was quoted as saying by PTI.