One more state, and we will be a national party: Arvind Kejriwal after AAP gets state party status in Goa

Buoyed by the state party status given to AAP in Goa, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Part convenor Arvind Kejriwal exuded confidence that his “Broom” party will soon become a “national” party. The Election Commission of India (ECI) declared AAP a state party in Goa, after reviewing its performance in the February Assembly polls.

Congratulating party workers, Kejriwal posted a communication the party received from the Election Commission and said, “After Delhi and Punjab, AAP is now a state recognised party in Goa too. If we get recognised in one more state, we will officially be declared a national party.”

The remarks also come ahead of the AAP scheduled to take on the BJP and the Congress in the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Both states have traditionally seen a bipolar contest, and with AAP entering the fray, Kejriwal's mtoive is loud and clear -- to emerge as a national alternative to the Congress. 

Making all-out efforts to make a major turnaround in the BJP-ruled states which are going to polls later this year, Kejriwal has announced a slew of freebies, including electricity up to 300 units per month. 

After a thumping victory in Punjab, the AAP now rules two states, which is numerically equivalent to the Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Going out of the line from the rest of the opposition, Kejriwal's moves are indicative of him to trying to establish an independent identity.