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Goa to Gujarat: Why AAP won't be a national party anytime soon

AAP's poor show in Goa has upset the party's plans of being a national party

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI

Last Updated : Mar 12 2017 | 8:29 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has put up a strong show in Punjab winning about 17 per cent of the state’s 117 Assembly seats. However, Kejriwal’s ambition of making AAP a national party might have to wait beyond the Gujarat elections likely to be held towards the end of the year.

To be a national party, AAP would need to win 6% of the valid votes in Assembly or general elections in four or more states. In addition, it would need 4 Lok Sabha MPs from any state. AAP qualified to be a state party in Punjab after winning

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