AAP to Contest in Upcoming Elections in 6 States: Arvind Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party will be contesting elections in UP, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be contesting elections in six states that are going to polls in the next two years. These are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

The announcement was made by party Chief Arvind Kejriwal at the ninth National Council Meeting of AAP on Thursday, 28 January.

“It has been decided that AAP will contest upcoming Assembly polls in Punjab, UP, Uttarakhand, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. The party will take Kejriwal's development model among the people in these states,” AAP leader Manish Sisodia said on Thursday, addressing the media after the party's national council meeting.