In Chhattisgarh, the contest remains bipolar between the Congress and the BJP. The other parties have tried several times but failed to make space for themselves in the State, Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo said in an interview to The Hindu, a day after he confirmed that he had been approached by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) during an informal interaction with the media in Raipur.
“Several parties have tried to make inroads in Chhattisgarh in the last few years. The NCP [Nationalist Congress Party] and the BSP [Bahujan Samaj Party] have fought multiple elections here. Then there is late Ajit Jogi’s party that failed to make a significant mark,” Mr. Singh Deo said.
The AAP on March 21 took out a rally in Raipur and has started a membership drive in the State preparing for the Assembly election which is about 17 months away.
