Kejriwal said that AAP did not win many seats in Gujarat, but the votes it got helped it get the status of a national party.
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Aam Aadmi Party After the AAP is officially recognized as a national party by the Election Commission, the party will now be entitled to hold office from the central government in Delhi. The party already has an office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, which has been allotted by the Delhi government. The president of the national party is also eligible to get a government accommodation.
An office memorandum dated July 31, 2014, by the then Union Ministry of Urban Development, stated, ‘National political parties, which are recognized as such by the Election Commission of India, are entitled to payment of license fee under FR 45A i.e. general licence. Permitted to retain/make available allotment of one residential unit from the general pool in Delhi for his office use on payment of fee.’
AAP won 5 seats in Gujarat
As per rules, if the president of a recognized national party already has a government residence, he will not be allotted another residence. you supremo Arvind Kejriwal As the Chief Minister of Delhi, he lives in an official bungalow at 6, Flagstaff Road in the posh Civil Lines area. The results of the Gujarat Assembly elections were declared on Thursday, in which the Aam Aadmi Party won five seats with 12.92 per cent votes.
What did Kejriwal say?
Kejriwal said that AAP did not win many seats in Gujarat, but the votes it got helped it get the status of a national party. Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP is already a recognized state party in Delhi and Punjab where it is in power. It was also recognized as a state party in Goa earlier this year. A former Election Commission official said that to get party status in the state, a party needs to get eight per cent votes in the state.
National party status achieved in 10 years – Sanjay Singh
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh said that his party achieved the status of a national party in just 10 years and thanked the people of Gujarat for this. Singh said that the leaders of his party worked hard and we are thankful to the people of Gujarat because of whom we got this recognition.
He said during a press conference, ‘AAP has managed to achieve the status of a national party in just 10 years. This is the pace of development of this party. We got around 35 lakh votes in Gujarat. All the leaders worked hard and visited rural areas of Gujarat. He said, “Gujarat is considered to be a stronghold of the BJP, yet AAP managed to get 35 lakh votes.” (input from language)
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