Amid the political crisis in Punjab ahead of 2022 assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal who is on his two-day visit to Punjab is likely to make some big announcements tomorrow.
As per sources, Arvind Kejriwal will hold a press conference tomorrow and he might announce AAP’s CM face for Punjab. His trip started from Ludhiana today, where he is meeting traders and businessmen, the party said in a statement.
Before heading to Ludhiana, speaking to media persons in Mohali today, Kejriwal said, “I have been saying this time and again that we’ll give Punjab Such a CM face that all you will be proud, Punjab will be proud. We're holding a detailed press conference tomorrow”.
After winning 20 seats in the 2017 polls, the AAP became the principal opposition party in Punjab. The party is banking on its Delhi model of free electricity to win votes in the Congress ruled state.
In June last year, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal had said that a member of the Sikh community would be the party's Chief Minister 'face' in Punjab.
According to political analysts, the Congress' days in power are numbered in the state, but the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party too would not be able to perform as well as the Aam Aadmi Party in the state.
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The AAP has been supportive of the farmers' protest that has been taking place on the outskirts of the national capital since the past 10 months. Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Harayana and Uttar Pradesh, have camped at different Delhi borders since last September.