Zoom News : Jun 16, 2022, 07:16 AM
There was a big brainstorming in Delhi on Wednesday regarding the candidate of the opposition in the presidential election. In this meeting led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on one hand, the presence of 17 parties caught everyone's attention in the political corridors. At the same time, the non-participation of the Aam Aadmi Party was also a matter of discussion. However, earlier in the year 2017, AAP was not invited to a meeting called by the Congress. Whereas, in 2022, the party itself abstained from the meeting. Now there are three reasons for your distance.
Congress beingThe AAP, which has been marginalizing the Congress in Delhi and Punjab politics, no longer feels comfortable sharing the stage with them, Indian Express reports. Indications of this can be found in the India Against Corruption (IAC) which came out in 2011, which inflicted a severe blow to the UPA. The Congress could not recover from the setback from the IAC and a section of it formed the AAP. In the 2019 general elections, when the talk of an alliance between the two parties came to an end, the relationship deteriorated further.concern about the imageAccording to the report, AAP feels that its anti-corruption, modern image does not match with the traditional methods of other parties. However, even before this there were many occasions when the party remained active through joint programmes. Arvind Kejriwal arrives at the swearing-in ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy in Karnataka. In 2019, he also became a part of the rally organized by Trinamool Congress. Apart from this, in 2019, 'Save Democracy' rally was also organized at Jantar Mantar, in which many leaders including Congress's Anand Sharma were present.However, the situation changed after the 2019 defeat, forcing the party to consider a new strategy. While Kejriwal continues to meet Banerjee, TRS's KCR, DMK's Stalin. At the same time, AAP leaders say that the party will distance itself from the common programs as before.battle for supremacyThe meeting held on Wednesday was called by TMC. The news is that this is also a big reason for not joining you. Relations between the two parties have been strained for the past one year. One reason for this is also the Goa elections, where TMC's entry took place at a time when AAP was looking for its political land. Apart from this, both the parties are trying to establish themselves as opposition after the weakening of Congress politically.
Congress beingThe AAP, which has been marginalizing the Congress in Delhi and Punjab politics, no longer feels comfortable sharing the stage with them, Indian Express reports. Indications of this can be found in the India Against Corruption (IAC) which came out in 2011, which inflicted a severe blow to the UPA. The Congress could not recover from the setback from the IAC and a section of it formed the AAP. In the 2019 general elections, when the talk of an alliance between the two parties came to an end, the relationship deteriorated further.concern about the imageAccording to the report, AAP feels that its anti-corruption, modern image does not match with the traditional methods of other parties. However, even before this there were many occasions when the party remained active through joint programmes. Arvind Kejriwal arrives at the swearing-in ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy in Karnataka. In 2019, he also became a part of the rally organized by Trinamool Congress. Apart from this, in 2019, 'Save Democracy' rally was also organized at Jantar Mantar, in which many leaders including Congress's Anand Sharma were present.However, the situation changed after the 2019 defeat, forcing the party to consider a new strategy. While Kejriwal continues to meet Banerjee, TRS's KCR, DMK's Stalin. At the same time, AAP leaders say that the party will distance itself from the common programs as before.battle for supremacyThe meeting held on Wednesday was called by TMC. The news is that this is also a big reason for not joining you. Relations between the two parties have been strained for the past one year. One reason for this is also the Goa elections, where TMC's entry took place at a time when AAP was looking for its political land. Apart from this, both the parties are trying to establish themselves as opposition after the weakening of Congress politically.