The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which made a stunning debut in Delhi, announced on Thursday that it would fight the upcoming lok Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh too but to contest on only those seats where it will find suitable, winning and honest candidates.
AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta, who was in Chhattisgarh to review party work, said his party will form a committee in the state for the lok Sabha election very soon. Participating in a State level office bearers meet here at the Shaheed Smarak office along with senior AAP leader Ajit Jha, Gupta said his party will field candidates in the State. “But we will contest only on those seats when we will find suitable, honest and good candidates” he said.
Gupta specified in clear term that the main aim of his party is not electoral victory; it was the integrity of a candidate which matters. Reviewing the membership status of AAP, a four-member committee would be formed in the State soon to strengthen the party’s base in the State. The party will also set up a State level campaign committee. Besides it will also form lok Sabha and assembly constituency wise committees, he said. The meeting also decided to abolish the existing committee. The prominent among others who attended the meeting includeagricultural scientist Dr. Sanket Thakur.