Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court docket to marketing campaign for Lok Sabha elections, will deal with a joint press convention with Samajwadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Thursday.
Kejriwal was earlier scheduled to be a part of the joint convention held by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Yadav in Lucknow Wednesday however, celebration officers stated, he needed to again out as a result of he was scheduled to steer a roadshow in two constituencies in Delhi, the place Congress has its candidate beneath the INDIA bloc.
Kejriwal is but to share the stage with any senior Congress chief within the run as much as the polls.
Whereas AAP leaders stated the plan needed to be modified on the final minute as a result of Kejriwal is attempting to handle as many rallies and roadshows in Delhi as he can earlier than he begins a busy marketing campaign in Punjab, sources stated that Congress leaders on the nationwide degree and the AAP management have their doubts about sharing stage when they aren’t in an alliance in Punjab. Whereas Delhi goes to polls on Could 25, Punjab votes on June 1.
AAP and Congress are contesting polls in an alliance in Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Goa and Assam, whereas the 2 events are going it alone in Punjab owing to stress from the state models. Congress is AAP’s main opposition within the state.
Kejriwal, in the meantime, is anticipated to take part within the Maha Vikas Aghadi rally in Mumbai on Could 17, celebration officers stated.
“Since he has grow to be a part of the marketing campaign solely from Saturday, a day after he received out of jail, he’s having to tweak his schedule in line with pre-decided occasions. He has already held roadshows in all 4 seats the place AAP is contesting and it was felt that it was vital to ship out the message that there’s full coordination between the 2 events in Delhi earlier than he heads out to different components of the nation as there isn’t a lot time left,” a senior AAP chief stated.