Aam Aadmi Party (AAP’s) Haryana State president Sushil Gupta on Sunday said that his party would soon declare its candidates for the October 1 Assembly polls with screening and survey for the purpose underway. AAP will put up a strong fight in all 90 Assembly segments and asserted that the countdown to the end of the BJP government in the state has begun, he added.

“The BJP cannot seek votes from people based on their work. Every section, including farmers, employees and doctors, is unhappy. They failed to give employment to the youth,” he said. Alleging a breakdown of the law-and-order situation and a rise in drug menace in the state, Gupta said, “Such is the situation that the BJP had to change their chief minister.”

Addressing the press conference, Gupta said, “We will build a new Haryana sans goonda raj, unemployment and criminal incidents.”

“Candidates will be declared soon. We will try to declare the candidates by August 31. The AAP will give tickets to those whom people want,” he added. The AAP leader said that screening and survey of candidates is underway. Asked about the AAP’s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming polls in Haryana, Gupta said people will decide that. The party leadership and the political affairs committee will seek feedback from the people at an appropriate time, he said.

To a question about any possibility of a tie-up with the Janananyak Janata Party (JJP), Gupta said there has been no talk in this regard. Slamming the Dushyant Chautala-led party, the AAP’s Haryana unit chief alleged that the JJP was in alliance with the BJP when the state government had rained lathis on farmers. The AAP cannot have any truck with them, he said. Gupta said that the people of Haryana have decided to back the AAP as they see it as a viable alternative. “Our tie-up is with the people of Haryana.”