AAP’s Raghav Chadha takes a jab at BJP for winning the hearts of 41 lakh Gujaratis

New Delhi (India) : Raghav Chadha of the Aam Aadmi Party congratulated the BJP on its record win in the Gujarat Assembly election on Friday and then threw in a jab for good measure, reminding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outfit that the Aam Aadmi Party had “won the hearts of over 41 lakh Gujaratis.”

Speaking to a news channel, Chadha – the state’s co-in-charge, who campaigned alongside AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal – reminded the BJP that it had lost two elections, one in Himachal Pradesh and one in Delhi.

“Note to BJP – Teri jeet se zyada charche meri haar ke hai (talk is more about our loss than your win)… We’ve won the hearts of more than 41 lakh Gujaratis.”

The Aam Aadmi Party made an impressive Gujarat Assembly election debut, bagging five seats and nearly 13 per cent of the vote share. However, it failed in Himachal, where it won zero seats and got just 1.1 per cent of the votes.

Nevertheless, the Gujarat results, the Punjab win and performance Goa (where it secured 6.77 per cent of the votes ) means it can now be formally recognised a national party – a key step as it preps for 2023 state and 2024 national polls.

A jubilant Kejriwal tweeted shortly after results were confirmed; “Congratulations to all the workers of the Aam Aadmi Party and all the countrymen on becoming a national party,” the Delhi chief minister said.