New Delhi
\nKnowing well the \u201cchallenges both in terms of man-power and money\u201d in taking on mighty political opponents, the Aam Aadmi Party is reaching out to the Indian diaspora for bolstering the flow of funds in run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha election.<\/p>\n
In the past, 25 per cent of its funds came from its overseas supporters. So relying once again on the section, the six-year-old party led by Arvind Kejriwal is engaging with non-resident Indians and people of Indian origin settled abroad in US, Canada and several parts of Asia.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Tribune, party\u2019s overseas convener and national executive member Prithvi Reddy said, \u201cPresently the AAP has 15 active chapters around the world and we are developing more. Our aim is reach out to people of Indian-origin across the globe to come forward and participate in the journey of transforming politics.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have received tremendous support from them even in the past. The party gets 25 per cent of its donations from overseas Indians.\u201d
\n\u201cWe are creating an outreach programme through which the party is looking at all kinds of support. Not just monetary but also in providing an alternative model to the rest of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor this we are trying to get people of Indian-origin on board,\u201d adds the engineer-turned politician who is also heading the AAP\u2019s Karnataka unit.<\/p>\n
As a part of its global outreach exercise, the party recently launched its East Coast and West Coast committees in the US and asked its members to work on stepping up the party\u2019s support-base in every city in the United States.<\/p>\n
On its old planks of \u201chonesty and good governance\u201d, the AAP wants to tap support of the Indian diaspora to help elevate its role in the country\u2019s Lok Sabha by increasing its seat tally from four it won in Punjab during the 2015 General Election.<\/p>\n
Nurturing aspirations of becoming a national party with its expectations high from Delhi, Punjab and Haryana five years after its first brush with political power, the party is looking at growing and expanding to other parts of the country.<\/p>\n
Delhi, Haryana and Punjab where the party will contest on all seats are going to be its strong bets, besides it is going to progressively decide for other states in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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