Fighting local elections, building organisation in weaker areas, surveys and meetings with workers and candidates to identify what went wrong — these are the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) plans for three out of the four States where they had fought the Assembly elections and failed to form the government, party leaders told The Hindu .
AAP had contested Assembly elections in Punjab, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In Punjab, the party swept the polls by winning 92 out of 117 seats, whereas in Goa it won two seats. But in the two other States, it failed to notch up a single seat.
Several party insiders also pointed out that AAP was unable to turn the election into ‘AAP versus BJP’ in these States. Moreover, not having a strong organisational structure hurt the party in many areas. So, forming committees in every booth in these States will be a top priority, leaders said.
