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Date: Jan 12, 2014 10:45 AM
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Delhi in bag, AAP makes a dash for desh
Himanshi Dhawan & Neha LalchandaniHimanshi Dhawan & Neha Lalchandani,TNN | Jan 9, 2014, 07.16 AM ISTMy Saved articles
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
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NEW DELHI: It is a mini-Jantar Mantar at AAP's 41, Hanuman Road headquarters. The party's decision to go national has buoyed enthusiasm and the area is abuzz with volunteers, hawkers, OB vans and hangers-on.
An air of feverish excitement is palpable in the CPWD bungalow the party calls office, where a sea of 'Main Hoon Aam Aadmi' caps bob up and down the tiny verandah of the house. Three counters work overtime to register volunteers' names, recruits diligently track the party's social media outreach. People await their turn to speak with Arvind Kejriwal, and a few make it to the accesscontrolled, first-floor office reserved for meetings.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who is part of a team selecting LS poll candidates, is often asked if the year-old party can scale up fast to replicate its Delhi success. He's emphatic it can, drawing parallels to the 1977 elections, when protests against the Congress-imposed Emergency brought Janata Party to power.
Thirty-seven years on, AAP hopes to ride a similar wave. "Hume jumle ke rajneeti se hatna hai (We must move away from sloganeering)," Singh said, "And talk about real issues." These include corruption, unemployment, erratic power supply, water and poverty, local problems, the "vacuous, self-serving" politics of established parties — talking points AAP leaders believe will resonate not only in the Hindi heartland — where their party units are strong — but also in Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala where they need to build a significant base.
Singh says the attempt would be to expose the other parties—national and regional—for dynastic rule, playing up caste and religion while shoving key issues on the backburner. Some might feel this is too simplistic, possible only in a state like Delhi. But Singh is confident that disgust with these parties runs across regions because all Indians are at the receiving end of this "self-serving" politics.
The party is accused of middle-class bias, but AAP leaders argue they won 9 of Delhi's 12 reserved seats. "Delhi too has caste politics. But we broke traditional vote banks and made a dent,'' AAP leader Yogendra Yadav says.
Some of AAP's enthusiasm is understandable. Every day, well-known professionals are joining the ranks, be it former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan or low-cost airline pioneer GR Gopinath. Its coffers are swelling — they've collected Rs 5 crore since the Delhi polls. But the challenge AAP faces, as they prepare to contest over 300 seats across the country is getting right candidates and party units to support them.
An air of feverish excitement is palpable in the CPWD bungalow the party calls office, where a sea of 'Main Hoon Aam Aadmi' caps bob up and down the tiny verandah of the house. Three counters work overtime to register volunteers' names, recruits diligently track the party's social media outreach. People await their turn to speak with Arvind Kejriwal, and a few make it to the accesscontrolled, first-floor office reserved for meetings.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who is part of a team selecting LS poll candidates, is often asked if the year-old party can scale up fast to replicate its Delhi success. He's emphatic it can, drawing parallels to the 1977 elections, when protests against the Congress-imposed Emergency brought Janata Party to power.
Thirty-seven years on, AAP hopes to ride a similar wave. "Hume jumle ke rajneeti se hatna hai (We must move away from sloganeering)," Singh said, "And talk about real issues." These include corruption, unemployment, erratic power supply, water and poverty, local problems, the "vacuous, self-serving" politics of established parties — talking points AAP leaders believe will resonate not only in the Hindi heartland — where their party units are strong — but also in Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala where they need to build a significant base.
Singh says the attempt would be to expose the other parties—national and regional—for dynastic rule, playing up caste and religion while shoving key issues on the backburner. Some might feel this is too simplistic, possible only in a state like Delhi. But Singh is confident that disgust with these parties runs across regions because all Indians are at the receiving end of this "self-serving" politics.
The party is accused of middle-class bias, but AAP leaders argue they won 9 of Delhi's 12 reserved seats. "Delhi too has caste politics. But we broke traditional vote banks and made a dent,'' AAP leader Yogendra Yadav says.
Some of AAP's enthusiasm is understandable. Every day, well-known professionals are joining the ranks, be it former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan or low-cost airline pioneer GR Gopinath. Its coffers are swelling — they've collected Rs 5 crore since the Delhi polls. But the challenge AAP faces, as they prepare to contest over 300 seats across the country is getting right candidates and party units to support them.
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