With congress surprise in punjab aap’s task gets tougher
Punjab was the first state which responded positively to AAP’s ambition of going national. In a number of states, AAP is on a mission to pitch itself as an alternative to Congress and BJP, especially where these two national parties are in direct competition. In Gujarat, Goa and Uttarakhand, it has laid bare its ambition.But it is Punjab where the party is tantalisingly placed. On the comeback trail after its spectacular implosion in 2017, AAP’s strategy to woo the state’s Dalit votes has been complicated by Charanjit Singh Channi’s election as chief minister. An erstwhile Congress votebank, there was a determined push in the upcoming elections by both AAP and Akali Dal through its alliance with BSP to also woo the community.
Unlike in 2017, AAP is proceeding this time with a measure of circumspection and sobriety. It is no longer wooing hardline Sikh elements that had alienated the Hindu vote. Nationally too, the changes in AAP are palpable. Unlike Rahul Gandhi who is sharply critical of RSS, AAP has maintained a studied silence sending strong signals to the Hindu Right. Its outreach to the Patidars in Gujarat has unnerved BJP and Congress, which fears losing its opposition vote.
AAP has positioned itself as a firm practitioner of centrist, nationalist, welfare-oriented and zero-corruption politics whose leaders aren’t shy of exhibiting their Hindu religioisity. Such a plank would appeal to many voters disillusioned with national parties. The elections of 2022 will reveal the trajectory AAP will take. Can it finally make the national transition?
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