NEW DELHI: Although Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday declared that his get together would contest all 182 meeting seats in Gujarat within the 2022 state election, a formidable efficiency might show to be far-fetched.
After inaugurating AAP’s workplace in Ahmedabad, Kejriwal advised mediapersons that his get together had provide you with an possibility for the folks towards the BJP and the Congress in Gujarat. “Folks right here (Gujarat) suppose if electrical energy may be free in Delhi, why not right here? Likewise, for hospitals and faculties additionally the situation has not improved in 70 years right here. However issues will change now,” he mentioned.
Nevertheless, a have a look at AAP’s efficiency within the 2017 Gujarat meeting election presents an image of the daunting activity that Kejriwal has earlier than him. For that matter, the get together’s efficiency within the 2017 Goa meeting election additionally tells an identical story.
Within the 2017 Gujarat meeting election, the ruling BJP contested all of the 182 seats and received 99 of them. It polled 1.47 crore votes which was 49.05 per cent of the entire votes polled.
The primary opposition Congress contested 177 seats and received 77. It bagged 1.24 crore votes or 41.44 per cent of the votes polled.
AAP contested 29 seats however misplaced on all of them. Worse, its canidates forfeited their safety deposits on all of them. The get together garnered solely 29,500 votes or 0.1 per cent of the votes polled.
The Bharatiya Tribal Social gathering (BTP), which fielded candidates on six seats, received two of them and polled 0.74 per cent votes.
Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Social gathering (NCP) fielded 58 candidates however received only one by polling 0.62 per cent of the votes.
Whereas the BJP polled near 50 per cent of the votes, the Congress additionally bagged above 40 per cent votes. Touching 40 per cent from the final election’s 0.1 per cent of the votes polled might have a herculean effort on AAP’s half.
The current circumstances don’t point out any probabilities of AAP changing both the BJP or the Congress to win and even turn into the primary opposition get together in Gujarat. As in 2017, it could solely find yourself consuming into the anti-BJP votes and harming the Congress.
In Goa too, AAP had harmed the Congress which emerged as the only largest get together by bagging 17 of the 40 meeting seats within the 2017 state election. Whereas the Congress polled 28.35 per cent of the votes, AAP’s share was 6.27 per cent of the votes polled. Furthermore, removed from successful any seat, 38 of the 39 AAP candidates forfeited their deposit.
Alternatively, the BJP received 13 seats and garnered 32.48 per cent votes.
Greater than successful Gujarat, Kejriwal appears to be making an attempt to broaden AAP’s footprints within the nation and could also be aiming at making it a nationwide get together by deciding to contest meeting election in 2022.
After inaugurating AAP’s workplace in Ahmedabad, Kejriwal advised mediapersons that his get together had provide you with an possibility for the folks towards the BJP and the Congress in Gujarat. “Folks right here (Gujarat) suppose if electrical energy may be free in Delhi, why not right here? Likewise, for hospitals and faculties additionally the situation has not improved in 70 years right here. However issues will change now,” he mentioned.
Nevertheless, a have a look at AAP’s efficiency within the 2017 Gujarat meeting election presents an image of the daunting activity that Kejriwal has earlier than him. For that matter, the get together’s efficiency within the 2017 Goa meeting election additionally tells an identical story.
Within the 2017 Gujarat meeting election, the ruling BJP contested all of the 182 seats and received 99 of them. It polled 1.47 crore votes which was 49.05 per cent of the entire votes polled.
The primary opposition Congress contested 177 seats and received 77. It bagged 1.24 crore votes or 41.44 per cent of the votes polled.
AAP contested 29 seats however misplaced on all of them. Worse, its canidates forfeited their safety deposits on all of them. The get together garnered solely 29,500 votes or 0.1 per cent of the votes polled.
The Bharatiya Tribal Social gathering (BTP), which fielded candidates on six seats, received two of them and polled 0.74 per cent votes.
Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Social gathering (NCP) fielded 58 candidates however received only one by polling 0.62 per cent of the votes.
Whereas the BJP polled near 50 per cent of the votes, the Congress additionally bagged above 40 per cent votes. Touching 40 per cent from the final election’s 0.1 per cent of the votes polled might have a herculean effort on AAP’s half.
The current circumstances don’t point out any probabilities of AAP changing both the BJP or the Congress to win and even turn into the primary opposition get together in Gujarat. As in 2017, it could solely find yourself consuming into the anti-BJP votes and harming the Congress.
In Goa too, AAP had harmed the Congress which emerged as the only largest get together by bagging 17 of the 40 meeting seats within the 2017 state election. Whereas the Congress polled 28.35 per cent of the votes, AAP’s share was 6.27 per cent of the votes polled. Furthermore, removed from successful any seat, 38 of the 39 AAP candidates forfeited their deposit.
Alternatively, the BJP received 13 seats and garnered 32.48 per cent votes.
Greater than successful Gujarat, Kejriwal appears to be making an attempt to broaden AAP’s footprints within the nation and could also be aiming at making it a nationwide get together by deciding to contest meeting election in 2022.