After winning 62 seats in the Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) aims to take the "Arvind Kejriwal model of development" to Uttar Pradesh and strengthen its base in the State. The party will launch a massive membership drive in Uttar Pradesh from February 23, said senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.
Singh said "The AAP's massive membership drive will be launched from Lucknow on February 23 and continue till March 23 where people can become members of the party by physically reaching out to our offices and getting receipts, by giving missed calls or by enrolling through our website."
He also slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its politics of "hate" during the run up to the Delhi polls and also criticised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over a host of issues, especially law and order.
The party's senior leader Gopal Rai on Sunday formulated a three-point action plan with a tagline "Join AAP for nation building" campaign to expand nationally. Senior AAP leader and Delhi Minister convened a meeting of the State office bearers and in-charges in the Chief Minister's residence in Delhi to deliberate upon the party's future plans to expand nationwide. The meeting was held after the oath-taking ceremony of Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of Delhi third time consecutively and other cabinet ministers on Sunday.
Incidentally, the party has also launched an extensive campaign to invite people to take part in the nation building by joining AAP by giving a missed call on 9871010101. Posters inviting the people to join the 'Nation Building' campaign using the missed call number - 9871010101, shall be published in all legislative assembly constituencies in India. It will also take part in municipal elections in other states.
Nearly 15 lakh people have already joined the party through its missed call campaign till February 11. The three point action plans contains a state-level meeting of all active volunteers and office bearers shall be conducted immediately.