Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on September 4 pledged to waive all previous electricity bills in Rajasthan if his party secures victory in the upcoming Assembly election in the State. He also promised free electricity up to 300 units per month to every household and an uninterrupted 24-hour power supply.
Mr. Kejriwal, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, was in Jaipur to address a town hall programme as part of AAP’s election campaign. He announced six guarantees ahead of the polls, which included free school education and medical treatment, ₹1,000 every month to women above 18 years and permanent employment to contractual workers.
The AAP will be contesting the Assembly election at all the 200 seats. At the national level, AAP is a constituent of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) coalition, of which the Indian National Congress is also a member. Mr. Kejriwal refrained from attacking the ruling Congress party in the State at the programme and only targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on various issues.
