Ahmedabad: Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Admi Party(AAP) today made announcement that it will contest Gujarat elections this year.

‘We will have three criteria: 1. The assembly seat should have booth committee, 2. Each booth should have one incharge appointed and 3. Fund for campaign will be collected from within the assembly seat area which shall be used for that assembly seat area only. AAP will field its candidate in assembly segments that fulfill these three criteria,’ said Gujarat AAP incharge Gopal Rai.

Rai said, ‘we will focus our energy only on those seats where we find possibility to win. We will field candidates only on such seats.’

Rai said the decision to contest Gujarat polls has been taken after two-day long discussion with Gujarat team.

He said the party will launch its campaign on 17th of September with a road show in Ahmedabad.

In reply to question he clarified that Kejriwal was not going to come for the road show. Rai added that he himself will led the roadshow.

Rai said party’s slogan for Gujarat polls will be ‘Gujarat No Sankalp, AAP j Kharo Vikalp’. Another slogan will be ‘Ek Moko Aapne, Pachhi juo Gujarat ne’.

Rai rejected buzz that AAP will give ticket only to those who will be able to gather Rs 28 lakh fund.

He said Professor Kishrobahi Desai has been appointed convener for election committee in Gujarat. Rajesh Patel will be a secretary. JJ Mevada, Professor Arjun Rathwa and Mr. Chaudhary will be vice presidents of this committee. The state committee will run the entire campaign. Kanubhai Kalsaria will do campaign. War room for election will be conducted from out State office with Asutosh Patel as incharge. Four-member committee will have Harshil Nayak, Anil Patel, Pranav Thakkar and other members.

Rai said AAP didn’t hold any programme in Gujarat in last few months because the party was focusing on MCD elections in Delhi and assembly by-poll.

He said party never said it would not contest Gujarat poll.

He added that the first list of candidates will be declared by the end of this month.

When asked whether the party is in talk with Hardik Patel, Rai replied AAP is in talk with all who want pro-people alternate.

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