- The people of rural Gujarat are of the opinion that the Congress cannot defeat the BJP here. The Congress voters of rural Gujarat are voting for us: Pathak
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 4
The Aam Aadmi Party has claimed its internal survey has found it could win around 58 seats in the Gujarat Assembly polls by cutting into traditional Congress votes, likely to be held in December this year.
ગુજરતામાં કરાવેલા એક સર્વે પ્રમાણે આમ આદમી પાર્ટીની ગુજરાતમાં લોકપ્રિયતા વધી છે.
હાલના સર્વે પ્રમાણે આમ આદમી પાર્ટી 60 સીટો પર જીતે તેવી માહિતી સ્પષ્ટ થાય છે.! @Gopal_Italia pic.twitter.com/t6TWpkoFAr— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 4, 2022
State AAP in charge Dr Sandeep Pathak on Monday said the survey was done in a scientific manner through the party’s own agency.
गुजरात की जनता इसबार बदलाव चाहती है.! जनता लड़ाएगी जनता जिताएगी
आम आदमी पार्टी गुजरात की 182 सीटों पर पूरी ताकत के साथ लड़ेगी !!
– @SandeepPathak04 pic.twitter.com/Ue4A8XxhF7— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 4, 2022
As per the survey, the party is likely to get votes from rural voters disgruntled with the Congress and from lower and middle class segments in urban areas.
“As per our internal survey, as on today we will win 58 seats. People of rural Gujarat are voting for us. The lower and middle class in urban areas want a change and will be voting for us,” said Pathak, who is considered one of the key persons in AAP’s massive victory in the recent polls in Punjab.
“Strength does not come from winning. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
– Mahatma Gandhi pic.twitter.com/SGOvaU1RoE
— Dr. Sandeep Pathak (@SandeepPathak04) April 4, 2022
“The people of rural Gujarat are of the opinion that the Congress cannot defeat the BJP here. The Congress voters of rural Gujarat are voting for us. This is the case as on today. And I expect that as time passes (and polls come near) our tally will increase,” Pathak, a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, said.
Pathak further claimed even the survey by the state intelligence wing of the BJP government in the state, which was carried out recently, is giving 55 seats to AAP.
આમ આદમી પાર્ટી, ગુજરાતના નવનિયુક્ત પ્રદેશ પ્રભારી તેમજ રાજ્યસભા સાંસદ અને પંજાબ ચુંટણીના ચાણક્ય શ્રી પ્રો. ડૉ. સંદિપ પાઠક પ્રદેશ કાર્યાલય પધારી પોતાનો પ્રભારી તરીકેનો ચાર્જ સંભાળ્યા બાદ પ્રેસ-મીડિયાને સંબોધન –
FB LIVE Link:https://t.co/CaDhFoaeJf@SandeepPathak04 pic.twitter.com/zzqV75gtR5— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 4, 2022
Gujarat AAP president Gopal Italiya, while addressing a press conference earlier, said they got to know about this intelligence survey report from “sources”, adding that the BJP is “rattled” over the predicted performance of his party.
Incidentally, AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann, chief ministers of Delhi and Punjab respectively, had on Sunday completed a two-day tour of Gujarat, with the events they attended including a roadshow.
Pathak, who became state AAP in charge on Monday, said his party was fighting for top spot here as people wanted change from the BJP, which has ruled for the past 27 years.
હવે ગુજરાતની જનતાને પણ જોઈએ છે કેજરીવાલ મોડેલ.! pic.twitter.com/xEOh6Ii00y
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) April 4, 2022
People know only the AAP can defeat the BJP, not the Congress, which is the main opposition party in the state’s 182-member Assembly at present, Pathak claimed.
According to political pundits, with the division of traditional Congress votes by AAP and other small parties, it will be advantage BJP in Gujarat as its vote bank will remain intact.