AAP's Poll Entry Likely to Muddle Bihar Matrix

Ousted from power in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), that was a constituent of the INDIA bloc in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, has announced to field candidates on all the 243 seats in Bihar and hopes to cash in by raising the issues of "BJP's failed promises to migrant Biharis, who constitute a significant number in Delhi".

- Arun Kumar

PATNA:

The announcement came from AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in Patna, but it remains to be seen if AAP would really go all the way, as it had backed out of the election at the last moment in 2020 citing Covid and other factors and has never contested the state polls even at the peak of its popularity in Delhi.

"We will go to all the villages of Bihar and tell the people about the reality of the BJP, which had promised houses in place of jhuggis before the Delhi election to migrant Biharis living there for 50 years, and is now demolishing their dwellings. We will present our model to the people of Bihar and field candidates on all 243 seats to seek their support," he added.