Madhya Pradesh polls: AAP announces Alok Agrawal as CM candidate
Alok Agarwal
51-year-old Agrawal is an IIT Kanpur alumnus. He was earlier associated with the Narmada Bachao Andolan.
The Aam Aadmi Party has announced its chief ministerial candidate for Madhya Pradesh ahead of the assembly polls. Alok Agrawal was named the chief ministerial candidate by party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday.
"Agrawal is going to be the party's chief ministerial candidate," Kejriwal said at a party meeting.
"We can teach the Madhya Pradesh chief minister how to improve the functioning of government schools. I am ready to send Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia to MP for some time," Kejriwal targetted Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Kejriwal also talked about the condition of government schools in Madhya Pradesh and described it as worrisome. Kejriwal also stated that people in Madhya Pradesh are paying three times for electricity as compared to Delhi.
Alok Agarwal, who is also the party state convener, released the party's election manifesto. Printed on a Rs 100 stamp paper, the manifesto contained 30 agendas for the state with a promiseto include Rs 1,500 to 3,000 monthly assistance for unemployed youths and a full farm loan waiver.
51-year-old Agrawal is an IIT Kanpur alumnus. He was earlier associated with the Narmada Bachao Andolan. The AAP does not have any MLA in Madhya Pradesh. The state will go to polls by the end of this year.
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