With an eye on the Punjab Assembly elections 2017, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will kick-start his campaign in the state by addressing a mega rally in Muktsar next month. Sources said that Mr Kejriwal is also expected to spend a considerable time in Punjab from next year. The party is pitted against the Congress and the SAD-Akali Dal combine.
“I will address a mega rally in Muktsar in Punjab on January 14,” Mr Kejriwal told a news agency. The party, which is yet to project a chief ministerial candidate, is banking on Mr Kejriwal’s image to wrest power in the state.
In October, Mr Kejriwal had visited Punjab, which was hit by protests due to desecration of Guru Granth Sahib. The party has been raising its voice against the problem of drug addiction and by raising issues related to farmers suicide and alleged irregularities in buying pesticides.
After having made its presence felt in the state during the Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Party had recently made structural changes in the state unit, which irked many in the party. AAP had opened its account in the Lok Sabha by winning four seats in Punjab in 2014 general elections
