New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia spoke to ABP News on Thursday and shared his views on the upcoming elections.
Speaking to Shobhana Yadav, Sisodia said that her party will contest the elections whole-heartedly in four of the five states – Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has a stronghold in Punjab, with several opinion polls and polls giving them its fair share of seats in the state.
Punjab is likely to see a hung assembly, with AAP emerging as the single largest party in the state in the 2022 state elections, predicted an ABP-CVoter opinion poll earlier this month.
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The battle for the throne of Punjab is largely between the Congress and the AAP. The erstwhile NDA made up of BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal is not in contention for power in 2022.
During the conversation, Sisodia said that AAP’s agenda for the upcoming elections is clear. “We want to do such politics which will change the life of common man. People should get good education, health facilities, employment, women’s security, electricity and water.
Asked who would be AAP’s CM candidate for Punjab, Sisodia said the party will announce the name when the time comes and he is grateful that people want Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
A recent ABP-Couture survey showed that 21.6 per cent of the respondents said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is their preferred choice to become the next Chief Minister of Punjab.
Responding to the question of AAP being the CM candidate for Punjab, Sisodia categorically refuted the speculations saying that like Arvind Kejriwal is the CM of Delhi and cannot go anywhere else, he too should work for the welfare of the national capital. would like to continue doing.
Here’s what Manish Sisodia said on AAP CM candidate for Punjab
According to the survey, the Punjab assembly is likely to be hung in 2022. AAP may be the single largest party as the party is projected to capture 51 to 57 seats. The survey said that Congress may come second by winning 38 to 46 seats, SADL may capture 16 to 24 seats and BJP may win 0 to 1.
There is a strong anti-incumbency sentiment prevailing not only against the incumbent Chief Minister, but also with the overall Congress government in the state, as 60.8% of the respondents expressed deep dissatisfaction with the performance of the state government.
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