The pre-poll alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Samyukta Samaj Morcha (SSM), a political front formed by 22 constituents of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha that led the farmers’ movement, appears to be a distant prospect after Arvind. List of candidates of Kejriwal’s party for the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
Buoyed by its victory in the Chandigarh civic polls, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced another list of candidates, taking the total number of claimants to 88. After a huge seat allotment, AAP is looking at distribution of tickets to fresh faces and first time ticket holders. The scope for alliance with the newly formed United Samaj Morcha.
Senior AAP leaders accepted that it was the decision of the party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to give chance to new faces but well-known names in their constituencies. The first list that AAP announced mainly included all sitting MLAs of the party.
Even though the party is yet to announce its chief ministerial candidate, party leaders in Punjab say Kejriwal has made it clear that the party will field people who have not been represented from other parties. A senior AAP leader said, “The party leadership is of the opinion that the candidates should be primarily political novices and should not have crossovers from other parties in the state.”
With 88 candidates already announced and 29 remaining, now it seems unlikely that AAP will form any pre-poll alliance with Samyukta Samaj Morcha. The Samyukta Samaj Morcha is also not yet committed to an alliance despite alleged talks with farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal, the face of the newly formed front.
Denying any alliance with AAP, senior state leaders said there would be no pre-poll alliance with any party or SSM. Punjab-based AAP leaders said a post-poll alliance cannot be ruled out based on the outcome of the election. A senior said, “AAP is not in favor of forging an alliance with any local party as the central leadership feels that it will not be able to give the kind of governance to the people, as the leadership had during its rallies in different parts of the state. promising.” leader.
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