AAP's first Lok Sabha list: The big battles

Just two days after resigning from the Delhi government, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has turned its attention on the upcoming general elections. The party today released 21 names for the polls due by May.

Feb 16, 2014 20:23 IST

Just two days after resigning from the Delhi government, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has turned its attention on the upcoming general elections. The party today released 21 names for the polls due by May.

A look at some of the big battles expected.

In Uttar Pradesh, the state with most Lok Sabha seats (80), the party announced that its leader Kumar Vishwas will take on Rahul Gandhi in Amethi. Mr Vishwas has already announced his battle against Mr Gandhi and has been campaigning aggressively in Amethi.
In Delhi, journalist-turned-politician and AAP leader Ashutosh will take on Union minister Kapil Sibal for the Chandni Chowk seat.
AAP's Mukul Tripathi will take on Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid in Farrukhabad.

Lawyer HS Phoolka will fight it out with Union minister Manish Tewari in Ludhiana in Punjab.
In Maharashtra, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has decided to field some of its high-profile recruits. Like Anjali Damania who will be taking on former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur.
Senior leader and AAP chief in Haryana, Yogendra Yadav, will take on Rao Inderjit Singh in Gurgaon.

Activist Medha Patkar is making her electoral debut on an AAP ticket; she is pitted against Sanjay Patil of the NCP in Mumbai North-East.
Tribal activist from Chhattisgarh, Soni Sori, a surprise last-minute addition to the list of 20, has been pitched against Dinesh Kashyap of the BJP in Bastar.
Here's the initial list of 20 nominees announced by the Aam Aadmi Party on their website.