- Despite the defeat of its top leadership, the AAP polled 12.6 percent votes.
- Four of its candidates won seats in the Saurashtra region, and one in a tribal seat of south Gujarat.
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JAN 28
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday appointed tribal MLA Chaitar Vasava as its legislature party leader in Gujarat and Hemant Khava as the deputy leader, it said in a release.
ગુજરાત વિધાનસભામાં આપના પક્ષના નેતા તરીકે ચૈતર વસાવા અને ઉપનેતા તરીકે હેમંત ખવા જી ની નિમણુંક કરવામાં આવી.! pic.twitter.com/VYlgBZp4M6
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) January 28, 2023
Vasava represents the reserved Dediapada assembly constituency in Narmada district, while Khavais is an MLA from Jamjodhpur in Jamnagar district.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party had contested in 181 of Gujarat’s 182 constituencies in last year’s assembly elections but could win only five seats despite claiming to be the main contender to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Despite the defeat of its top leadership, the AAP polled 12.6 percent votes. Four of its candidates won seats in the Saurashtra region, and one in a tribal seat of south Gujarat.
