Bengaluru: AAP Convenor and Delhi chief minister has rejected H D Devegowda’s appeal to support JDS in the upcoming BBMP elecrtions.
The Aam Aadmi Party, which spearheaded the anti-corruption movement and came to power in Delhi twice, has decided to stay out of the BBMP polls. Several AAP leaders who wished to contest in the election decided to contest as independent candidates without using a party logo.
Kejriwal had directed AAP leaders not to contest in the election which has saddened many local leaders. Several leaders had decided to contest in the election and also had planned different ways for voting campaign. Local AAP leaders were prepared for the election and had hopes to win as AAP did in New Delhi.
H D Devegowda who observed all these developments, wrote a letter to Arvind Kejriwal stating that both the parties are fighting against corruption. So he asked AAP to support JDS. However AAP Central committee has rejected JDS’ appeal.
Elections to the 198 wards of the civic body were notified on August 3. The last date for filing nominations is August 10, scrutiny of nominations will take place on August 11, candidatures can be withdrawn till August 13 and counting will take place on August 25.
The century-old BBMP was expanded in 2007 by including seven city municipal councils and one town municipal council and 111 surrounding villages to increase the civic wards to 198 from earlier 100.
