Mr Kejriwal's 500-km rally started from the party office in Kaushambi in Ghaziabad on Saturday morning.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal's three-day yatra in the politically significant Uttar Pradesh began from Hardoi today.
The yatra, which was launched yesterday with a focus on the upcoming Lok Sabha election, will proceed to Unnao and reach Kanpur, where Mr Kejriwal will address a rally at the Ram Lila Ground.
In Kanpur, he is also expected to meet leaders from the business community and social organisations.
Mr Kejriwal's 500-km rally started from the party office in Kaushambi in Ghaziabad yesterday morning, covering nearly 15 Lok Sabha seats in the state. (
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The party has more than 3.5 lakh volunteers and members in Uttar Pradesh and has high hopes pinned on the state, especially the area around the National Capital Region.
"Nothing will change if BJP comes to power, country will continue to bleed because of corruption. Our enemies are price rise, corruption and communalism and other parties aren't doing anything about these issues," Mr Kejriwal said just before embarking on the yatra. (
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On March 3, the road rally will head to Delhi covering Auraiya, Etawah, Firozabad, Agra, Mathura and Palwal.
"UP is dominated by caste and religion politics and we want to replace it with politics of development. The state is backward and we intend to target other parties over a number of issues plaguing the state," said senior party leader Manish Sisodia, who is accompanying Mr Kejriwal in the roadshow.
"Corruption, dynastic politics and criminalisation of politics are the main issues we will target in UP. Also, power is another important issue we intend to target as it is bigger problem than Uttar Pradesh," said another party leader and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh.
Launching his party's campaign last week for the Lok Sabha polls, Mr Kejriwal targeted BJP's prime ministerial candidate
Narendra Modi over the controversial gas pricing issue at a rally in Haryana's Rohtak. (
Read more)In his 45-minute speech at the rally in Rohtak, his first after quitting as Delhi Chief Minister, the 45-year-old taxman-turned-activist-turned-politician also launched a blistering attack on Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, calling him a "property dealer", referring to the multiple land scams in the state.