'AAP laid foundation for BJP's downfall during Lok Sabha polls,' claim party leaders

AAP leaders said that the party played a major role in reducing BJP's seats in the lower house, even though it won fewer seats than expected in the Lok Sabha elections. The remarks came following a meeting held in Delhi to discuss the party's future strategies.

AAP National General Secretary (Organisation) and Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak in the meeting held on Thursday (June 13) said that the party fought the elections in tough circumstances.

"We were moving forward with two objectives. Our first objective was to bring down the Modi government and our second objective was to get the maximum number of seats for the AAP. Today, the seats that the BJP has lost, you people have laid the foundation for them in Ramlila Maidan with your struggle," Pathak said in the meeting that was also attended by party's volunteers.

He claimed that AAP laid the foundation for BJP's downfall in the country.

"The true character of an organisation and a person is revealed only in difficult circumstances. We fought the elections with hard work, but despite getting fewer seats, you have done wonders. If not today, then tomorrow's victory is certain. Haryana-Delhi elections and Punjab by-elections are ahead. We will fight unitedly again and win," he said.

Senior AAP Leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh stated that the saffron party failed to get a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha polls.

"Now is the most difficult time for the party. Today, our party chief, Arvind Kejriwal, former Education Minister Manish Sisodia, and former Health Minister Satyender Jain are in jail. I was also kept in jail for six months. Here, even people with one MP have become ministers. We have 13 MPs. If we wanted to deal, we would have done it," Singh said.

"But the AAP has emerged from the womb of a movement. We have come to politics to become leaders, not dealers. We have come to work for the people. We will fight them until we defeat them. The Prime Minister gave the slogan of crossing 400 in arrogance, but only 240 seats came. Whereas the entire system, including the entire media, Election Commission, Police, CBI, ED, and Income Tax Department, was with Modi ji. Despite this, the public did not even give an absolute majority." he added.

AAP secured a zilch in Delhi and in Punjab won only three seats out of 13 despite being in power in the north Indian state.

(With inputs from agencies)