Aam Aadmi Party eyes Hyderabad LS seat

Hyderabad, Jan 29 : The Aam Aadmi Party is all set to enter the political arena of Hyderabad in the month of February.

Encouraged by the tremendous response it got for its membership drive, the AAP is seriously planning to contest from both Hyderabad and Secunderabad Lok Sabha seats by fielding strong candidates in the next General Elections. According to sources, its new members include several eminent personalities from the city who are keen to contest the next polls. They include some leaders who had actively participated in the Telangana movement. A few of them were also associated with prominent religious and social organisations.

More than Secunderabad, AAP is keen on contesting from Hyderabad seat. Sources say that some leaders including the Telangana Muslim JAC President Mushtaq Mallik has agreed to join the Aam Aadmi Party, although this could not be confirmed. With a strong mix of political, social and religious activists, AAP is gearing up to take on MIM President Asaduddin Owaisi in his own bastion.

Some senior leaders of Aam Aadmi Party including Yogendra Yadav are likely to visit the city in the month of February to give a proper shape to the party’s organisation in the State which has been functioning in an adhoc form. During their visit, the names of prominent personalities joining the party would also be announced.

Sources say that the AAP was seriously planning to contest from both Hyderabad and Secunderabad Lok Sabha seats. Detailed survey reports on the issues concerning both the seats have been prepared and a strategy is being finalised to field strong candidates. Based on survey findings, the AAP has planned to conduct another round of membership drive to enrol youth at booth level.

“There are similarities between the issues concerning people in Hyderabad and Delhi. For the common man in Hyderabad too, besides corruption, Bijli, Paani aur Sadak (electricity, water and roads) are the major issues and we will approach the people with the same agenda. Almost all voters in the city have a mobile phone and at least one person in each family is associated with the social networking site. This would make our approach much easier,” a leader of AAP said on the condition of anonymity.

- INN