After an unsuccessful attempt to make inroads in Himachal Pradesh in 2022, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday said preparations were underway to contest the 2027 assembly elections.
It is strengthening its organisation from the grassroots and aiming to emerge as an alternative to the BJP and the Congress.”
AAP’s state in-charge Rituraj Jha said, “The party is preparing to contest the assembly elections.
Addressing mediapersons after inaugurating the party’s new state office in Shimla, he said AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal was expected to visit the state capital around November 15 to outline the party’s future strategy. He said more than 20,000 new members had joined AAP across Himachal Pradesh, adding that membership drives were underway in more than 50 assembly constituencies. Referring to the previous assembly elections, Jha said AAP had been unable to sustain its campaign in Himachal Pradesh in 2022 owing to the arrest of its senior leaders, which disrupted the party’s organisational activities. Now our leaders are out, and we are preparing to contest the 2027 elections with full strength,” he said.
The party has set a target of enrolling at least five lakh new members, he added. “Our leaders were put in jail, and the entire organisational effort was disrupted. We had to step back.
He said seven to eight leaders were also expected to join the party during the visit. Jha said the party had been working on organisational expansion for the past year and was mapping potential leaders while strengthening its network at the grassroots level.
