The entrance of AAP in the hill state of Uttrakhand

Uttrakhand is going to witness its sixth assembly election in February/March 2022. All the major parties have started their ground work and preparations. Meetings, rallies, war of words have set the pace but what is the difference this time around?

Aam Aadmi party, riding on the shoulders of Col(retd)Ajay Kothiyal and its trademark election promise of free electricity to all. AAP has announced to fight the elections on all the 70 seats, probably with Col Ajay Kothiyal as it's chief minister face. Will it mark its presence and leave an imprint? Will Col Ajay Kothiyal's face will garner some votes and seats for the party? Will people accept an outside regional party in the state? Only time can tell but what we can say is that it has all the capability of being the missing third front in the state. 

Uttrakhand Kranti Dal which was the main party involved in the struggle of the formation of the state failed to win the confidence of the people. What UKD couldn't be, AAP can be that alternative. Migration due to lack of employment opportunity, lack of good educational institutes and critical healthcare infrastructure were always the main issues here, which still haven't been fully worked upon. AAP coming from a state where it has given all can always boast about the Mohalla Clinics or Delhi model of Schools. It just needs to play it's cards right by raising the right issues, fielding the right candidates and stay away from the traditional politics of caste and geography. The state has seen two parties for 21 years, 5 elections and 10 CM's. Let's see how ready it is for the third party in the the sixth election.