The Aam Aadmi Party is seemingly deliberately not clarifying what the role of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi will be in case the party wins the forthcoming Assembly election.
It is understood that AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal is keen on returning to the CM’s post after securing the elections for the party. And once the party secures adequate seats, he will reinstate himself in the position, sources said.
Ever since stepping down from the Delhi CM’s post, Kejriwal has been concentrating his energy on campaigning for the party in the national capital. The upcoming polls are considered to be tough for the incumbent AAP as besides it an upbeat Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are also in the fray. While the BJP is expected to fight the polls with renewed vigour after wins in Maharashtra and Haryana elections, the Congress is also keen to regain its lost political ground in the national capital. The three cornered contest is creating a tight spot for the AAP as the Congress is expected to cut into its traditional votes.
AAP feels that Atishi as CM could attract more woman voters to the party in the forthcoming elections. Party sources stated that she will be accommodated suitably, according to her stature, in a post poll scenario.
Meanwhile, there is a growing feeling of discontentment amongst the woman cadre within the party which feels that Atishi has been used as a stop gap arrangement by Kejriwal.
“With someone like Atishi, who has a proven record of public service, our party should have cleared any doubts about her future,” said a party leader.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly polls are due to be held in February 2025. In the last Delhi Assembly elections which were held in 2020, AAP won a landslide victory and secured 63 of the 70 seats. The BJP won just 8 seats, while Congress failed to win a single seat.
