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After assuming power in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party now has its sights set on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and to make sure they make an impression the party will focus on the urban and suburban constituencies to start with. Sources in the AAP said that though they have set up units in 309 districts across 22 states, their main thrust will be on the urban and semi urban pockets of the country. The decision was taken keeping in mind that large sections of voters in these areas are concerned about issues like corruption and self governance.
"We will focus our attention on the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. Next in priority are the eight seats in the NCR," said an AAP leader on condition of anonymity. The seats in NCR include constituencies like Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh. The party then wants to turn their attention to the important metros in different states. According to party workers, many of who have been travelling across India to get a fair idea about the party's reputation outside Delhi, AAP has a left a strong impression on the urban voters. "In Bhopal we managed to sign almost 1500 people as members in three hours," says Ankit Lal, a party worker who has been travelling in Madhya Pradesh and overseeing a drive to recruit volunteers in the state before the general election in 2014. "However, we still do not have enough manpower. It takes us a lot of time for us to even send messages to the remote districts in UP," says one party worker. Despite the limitations, AAP workers feel they will emerge as the third largest party in the Lok Sabha elections."During the 2009 elections BSP emerged as the third largest party after Congress and BJP as far as number of contesting candidates are concerned," says Prashant Saxena of AAP. The party informs that after the internal evaluation there will be a professional survey commissioned by the party. "We had been constantly evaluating our reach and performance before the Delhi polls. We will do that before the Lok Sabha polls too," said Saxena.
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