AAP highlights corruption issue, vows to continue its mission in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday appealed to the electorate of Delhi to vote in its favour so that Arvind Kejriwal carries forward his mission to make the national capital corruption free.

AAP leader Manish Sisodia said his party is ready to contest the Delhi Assembly polls.

"The Aam Aadmi Party is ready for the polls. We had been preparing for the announcement of the dates for the Delhi elections for several months. I only appeal to the people of Delhi to vote for a party that fights corruption, not a party that only talks about doing so," said Sisodia.

"Arvind Kejriwal has in his 49-day tenure as the chief minister proved to the people of Delhi that he can fight corruption and inflation," he added.

Another AAP leader Ashutosh on his part expressed confidence of winning the elections with a thumping majority.

"Delhi has been waiting for a long time. We are very confident that we will win with majority," he said.

The Election Commission earlier in the day announced that the Delhi Assembly polls will take place on February 7 and the counting of the votes will take place on February 10.

"You are aware of the dissolution of the erstwhile legislative assembly by Presidential order, dated November 4, 2014. Legally, the commission, as per the principle, laid down by the Supreme Court of India the commission can take six months time for holding the next general elections," Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath told the media.

"However, since the dissolution of the President will expire by February 15, 2015 and in order to restore the mandate of the people as expeditiously as possible, the commission has decided to go in for elections where results will be known well before February 15," he added

Sampath further said there are 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi of which 12 are reserved for SCs.

Delhi has been under President's rule since February after the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government stepped down after 49 days in power.