- The Aam Aadmi Party’s Gujarat unit president Gopal Italia, state general secretary Manoj Sorathia and Isudan Gadhvi, the party’s chief ministerial face, and other leaders accompany the newly elected legislators to Kejriwal’s residence
- AAP secured about 13 percent vote share making it as a national party.
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NEW DELHI, DEC 15
All five newly-elected AAP MLAs from Gujarat called on the party’s national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence on Wednesday.
गुजरात के नवनिर्वाचित AAP MLAs से CM @ArvindKejriwal जी ने मुलाक़ात कर उन्हें सफल कार्यकाल के लिए शुभकामनाएं दी।
Gujarat के लोगों की सेवा करना ही AAP का धर्म है। pic.twitter.com/2RsdNNberW
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 14, 2022
Party MLA Bhupat Bhayani, who had initially hinted that he may go with the BJP to “resolve several key issues” of his constituency but later set aside all speculations, saying he was not unhappy with the AAP, was also present during the meeting.
"નિરાશ એ લોકો થાય જેમણે મેહનત ના કરી હોય, આપણી પાસે નિરાશ થવાનું કોઈ કારણ નથી." – @gopal_italia pic.twitter.com/vPmrqxZXUV
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) December 15, 2022
Bhayani was accompanied by Chaitarbhai Vasava, Hemantbhai Hardasbhai, Sudhir Baghani and Makwana Naranbhai.
The Aam Aadmi Party’s Gujarat unit president Gopal Italia, state general secretary Manoj Sorathia and Isudan Gadhvi, the party’s chief ministerial face, and other leaders accompanied the newly elected legislators to Kejriwal’s residence.
સુરતની જનતાએ AAP પર મુકેલા વિશ્વાસનું મળી રહ્યું છે પરિણામ..!!
Thank You Surat, કામ કરીશું અવિરત pic.twitter.com/2G2SToB2n2
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) December 15, 2022
“It was a courtesy call with the AAP’s national convenor,” Italia
AAP sources said Kejriwal held a meeting with his party’s Gujarat unit leaders, including the five MLAs, and discussed the strategy to further expand the party’s base in the BJP-ruled state.
“Met with the newly elected AAP MLAs from Gujarat. I extend my best wishes to them for a successful tenure as they will tirelessly serve the people of Gujarat,” Kejriwal tweeted along with his photo with the party legislators.
આમ આદમી પાર્ટીએ ગુજરાતમાં 'ત્રીજો પક્ષ ન ચાલે' એ ગેરમાન્યતાનો છેદ ઉડાવી દીધો છે, અને આનાથી મોટી કોઈ સિદ્ધિ હોઈ શકે નહીં. – @isudan_gadhvi pic.twitter.com/oS0PQpHqXg
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) December 14, 2022
AAP won five seats in the recently concluded Gujarat Assembly polls and secured about 13 percent vote share making it as a national party..
The party’s poll strategist Sandeep Pathak, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, was also present at the meeting, sources added.
“At the meeting, the party’s future strategy for Gujarat was discussed,” another source told PTI, adding that “the meeting also deliberated on the AAP’s “national expansion plan and the role it would play in the future elections.”
Pathak, who was AAP’s election in-charge for Gujarat, was appointed as the party’s national secretary (organisation) on Tuesday to drive its expansion plan with an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
