Get ready!: Delhi election dates out, Prashant Kishor blows AAP bugle; warns opponents

Delhi Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on February 8 while results will be anunced on February 11, Election Commission of India said on Monday. Three parties that are in fray in se elections are Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Ami Party, BJP, and Congress.

In December, Kejriwal h roped in political strategist and JDU leer Prashant Kishor who runs vocacy group I-PAC for an im makeover. As dates for polls were anunced, Kishor took to Twitter and exuded confidence in AAP and said, "Get rey to see power of people on Tuesday, Feb 11th!" 

' power of people...' 

AAP h secured 67 out of 70 assembly seats in Delhi in last assembly elections in 2014. After signing deal with Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), on social media platforms, Kejriwal h said, "Happy to share that IPAC is coming on-board with us. Welcome aboard!" Kejriwal also launched his election campaign with slogan, 'Acche beete 5 saal, L raho Kejriwal' which is designed by I-PAC. 

Kishor worked with Congress in 2017 for Punjab and Uttar Presh assembly elections. He wrote a successful story in Punjab in helping Congress come back to power after two successive electoral losses. Currently, Kishor is national vice-president of JD(U) led by Nitish Kumar. JD(U) is an ally of BJP at Centre as well in Bihar, though that hasn't stopped Kishor from making big statements about how JD(U) should contest more seats than BJP in Bihar elections scheduled for later this year.

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Prashant Kishor assisting Mamata Banerjee

political vocacy group also helped in electioneering campaign of Narendra Modi in 2014 when he was BJP's prime ministerial candidate. I-PAC is currently working on Trinamool Congress' re-election campaign for 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls to aid Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's bid for a third consecutive term. Kishor has been lately in news over his criticism of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which his party JD(U) supported in Parliament.

BJP was dealt a setback in Jharkhand following Narendra Modi government's 2019 Lok Sabha election win, while AAP has been on a freebie spree, working towards citizens welfare in areas such as water, electricity, education and particularly, transport. Congress, which was in power in state for 15 years before being ousted by AAP, is likely to anunce its candidate list on 10 January.

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