Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the upcoming Assembly elections will be fought on the basis of the AAP Government's work. People will compare works done by the AAP Government in the field of education, health, electricity among others with those of the BJP-controlled MCD, DDA and Delhi Police, he said, adding that the party will run a positive campaign.
Addressing the media, Kejriwal appealed to the people of Delhi to "vote for us (AAP) only if you think we have done good work in the last five years".
"We will run a positive campaign, will not abuse anyone. We will visit each and every home and asked people to vote for us on the name of development. We will tell them about various facilities and developmental works completed by the Government such as developing hospitals, providing water and constructing schools buildings and roads," he said.
"People have decided to vote in the name of development. This will be the first time in last 70 years that voters will cast their votes on hospitals, schools etc. Earlier, people cast their votes on promises but this time they will vote on positive works done by the AAP government," he added.
The Chief Minister said that people will compare works of the AAP and the BJP this time before voting. "We are entrusted upon with responsibility of departments like education, health, PWD and Jal Board. Similarly, the BJP has control over MCD, Delhi Police and DDA. People will compare work done by the BJP in MCD with that of AAP's in education, health, power and transport before voting," he said.
The election to the 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 8 and results will be declared on February 11, the Election Commission announced on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said the notification for the polls will be issued on January 14 while the last date of withdrawal of candidature will be January 24.