Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail: Back at crease, will AAP chief be the impact player in Delhi & Punjab Lok Sabha polls?
asked to surrender on June 2, two days ahead of the results of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The release, scheduled later on Friday, assumes significance as it comes right in the middle of Lok Sabha elections. While three phases of polling are over, four more phases are scheduled to take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.
Follow all updates on Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail here Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is in power in Delhi and Punjab – two states where the elections are scheduled in the remaining phases. Seven Delhi seats and 10 Haryana seats will vote in the fifth phase on May 25. The 13 seats of Punjab will vote in the sixth phase on June 1.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kejriwal in the alleged Delhi liquor excise policy scam on March 21. Arvind Kejriwal gets ample time to campaign for Delhi and Punjab seats. In Delhi, the AAP is contesting elections in alliance with the Congress party.
The AAP is contesting four of the seats in Delhi while the Congress has fielded candidates in the remaining three seats. The AAP is also contesting one seat in Haryana as part of the seat-sharing formula. In Punjab, the party is contesting 13 seats on its own.
Clearly, AAP cadres will be re-energised with Kejriwal’s release from Tihar Jail. Now, the party workers will leave no stone unturned during the campaign. Arvind Kejriwal is not just the poster boy of AAP, but he is also among the opposition leaders who are of national prominence.
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