Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) campaign in poll-bound Haryana today with a roadshow in Yamunanagar district.
The roadshow, the first since Kejriwal was released from jail on bail in the Delhi Excise Policy case, will begin at 2.30 pm at Jhanda Chowk in Jagadhri constituency. Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday. AAP leader and minister Atishi is expected to take oath as Delhi's next Chief Minister on Saturday.
In Haryana, voting will be held in a single phase on October 5.
“AAP national convenor Kejriwal has come out of jail after defeating the BJP conspiracy. Now he is fully prepared for the election campaign in Haryana and will begin on Friday,” AAP national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak said in a statement on Thursday.
After the roadshow, Kejriwal will also campaign in Dabwali, Rania, Bhiwani, Meham, Pundri, Kalayat, Rewari, Dadri, Assandh, Ballabgarh and Badra. “Arvind Kejriwal will campaign in 11 districts where he will have 13 programmes,” Pathak said
Kejriwal's further campaign schedule will be announced later, he added.
The AAP is contesting all 90 seats in Haryana after talks with the Congress over a seat-sharing agreement failed. The BJP has been in power in Haryana since 2014.
“This time Arvind Kejriwal has come to Haryana for the first time with AAP. So, a new and great option for change is before the people of Haryana. They have seen the work of AAP in Punjab and have seen the Delhi government. After seeing everything, people will go for a change and vote for Arvind Kejriwal's new and honest politics and AAP,” Pathak said.
Kejriwal was sworn in as Delhi's Chief Minister for the third term on February 16, 2020, after the party won the Delhi state assembly elections, bagging 62 of the 70 seats.
This time Arvind Kejriwal has come to Haryana for the first time with AAP. So a new and great option for change is before the people of Haryana.