Asked why people should vote for him and AAP as there has been a dent in the party's image after they gave up governance in Delhi, Balakrishnan said the party gave up power because power without ability to change has no meaning.
"I don't think there is a dent... power without ability to change has no meaning and that is why they gave up power."
Asked how AAP would face the challenge of instilling confidence in the aftermath of Delhi fiasco, he said people in his constituency talk on local issues, but there are a few who ask him about the Delhi experience. He tries to convince them of the contextual reference of Arvind Kejriwal quitting as Chief Minister.
"When you go to the constituency the issues are more local issues. So, very few people ask what happened in Delhi and of course we answer that by giving the context in which they gave up governance," he said.
AAP probably would have done a lot if it had enjoyed full majority in the Delhi Assembly, Balakrishnan said. "Once you understand the context, action is very easy to understand."
Mr Balakrishnan said AAP had done the right thing in giving up power.
Asked why the people should vote for him, Balakrishnan said people should send honest people to Parliament because this will be in their interest. He also said the people should vote for him because he does not have any legacy which limits an individual's ability to change.
"Look at Congress and BJP. Each one is blaming the other. BJP talks about good governance - what happened in Karnataka in five years? We had three Chief Ministers. There was a mining scam and denotification scam. So, governance is not somebody's property. Governance requires good honest leaders," he said.
