Following the announcement on January 18 that the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party would run jointly in the Chandigarh mayor’s race, AAP MP Raghav Chadha stated on Tuesday that this election will alter the political landscape, noting that “this will be the first match of BJP vs. INDIA bloc.”
India Alliance's Chandigarh Mayor election is not ordinary, it will be the beginning of Lok Sabha 2024 elections; AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha
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Addressing a press conference, Raghav Chadha said “Chandigarh Mayor election to be held on January 18 is not a general election. This is an election that will change the picture and direction of the politics of this country. We believe that this will lay the foundation for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. INDIA Alliance as a coalition is going to face the BJP in the election battlefield for the first time. This will be the first match of BJP vs INDIA.”
“We believe that India Alliance will fight this election with full strength and register a historic and decisive victory. This victory chariot of India Alliance will not stop only till Chandigarh, but it will also extend from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,” he added.
He further added that whenever the Indian Cricket team have a match with any other team, the people of the country have made Team India win.
“They will make INDIA (bloc) win in this mayor’s election also and after this election, the scorecard will be India-1 and BJP-0,” he asserted.
The AAP MP also stressed that the outcome of this mayoral election will have a significant impact on the Lok Sabha elections and future elections.
