Arvind Kejriwal Claims AAP Will Win 70/70 Seats If He Contests From Jail

Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on interim bail for the upcoming elections, has boldly claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party would do a clean sweep and win 70 out of 70 seats in Delhi if he is still stuck in jail by the time the next assembly election comes up. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) because of his involvement in the Delhi liquor policy case. 

Kejriwal is out on interim bail until June 1 to continue his election campaign, but after the period ends, he will have to surrender himself back to the authorities. Talking about the ongoing elections, Arvind Kejriwal stated that his wife will not contest the elections even if he is in jail. He claimed that he will contest [elections] even if he is in jail, and people will answer for him by giving 70 out of 70 seats to the Aam Aadmi Party. 

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Arvind Kejriwal stated that he did not resign from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi even after being in jail because that is exactly what Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants. He said, "This is what Modi Ji wants. He knows he can't defeat me in Delhi, and hence this whole conspiracy has been hatched. If I resign, the next target will be Mamata Banerjee in Bengal, Pinarayi Vijayan in Kerala, MK Stalin in Tamil Nadu, and so on. They (the BJP) want to arrest opposition leaders and down their governments." 

He assured people that he was not hungry for power and claimed that his resignation would cause harm to democracy. "I am not hungry for power. I left the Income Tax Commissioner's post to work in slums. I quit from the government after 49 days (in 2013). But it is a part of our struggle that I am not quitting as chief minister this time," Mr. Arvind Kejriwal said.