The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the latest entrant to the national parties list, is in a jubilation mood. The Aam Aadmi Party, which was formed in November 2012, got national party status in just 10 years. The party is currently in power in Delhi and Punjab, and has five MLAs in the Gujarat assembly and two in the Goa Assembly.
Addressing his party workers, Arvind Kejriwal said that it was miraculous, and incredible that AAP attained national party status in a short span of 10 years. He also remembered his jailed party leaders and said, "Anti-national forces worked to put Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain behind bars."
"For the first time in the country, we have shown that elections can be fought honestly and a government can also be run. Perhaps God wants that only the Aam Aadmi Party can make India the number 1 country in the world," he added.
The national party status comes as a boost for AAP as it is gearing up to contest assembly polls in Karnataka next month and in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh later this year. It will also give a boost to the party in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The AAP's recognition as a national party comes after the Karnataka High Court last week directed the Election Commission to consider the representation made by the party in this regard as per law and take a decision by April 13.
