New Delhi: Riding high on its poll victory in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said that it will not contest assembly elections in any other state this year.
Economic Times reported that Arvind Kejriwal-led party's central leadership has rejected demands from its regional leaders to contest assembly polls in other states.
"We do not want to repeat our mistakes of 2014," said an AAP leader, apparently referring to the party's decision to contest the Lok abha polls.
"We have national appeal, but no national ambitions at this moment. We are not contesting any elections outside of Delhi immediately. Nothing in 2015," the leader added.
In the general election, 440 AAP candidates had lost their deposit. The party, however, managed to bag four seats from Punjab.
Another senior leader said that a party needs three essential things to fight a state election -- a credible face, an election campaign team and a robust organisational structure.
“We don't see that in any state as of now," the leader said.
The leader also ruled out any possibility of AAP's participation in Bihar Assembly polls, due to be held in the year-end.
Meanwhile, reports have emerged that the party may contest the local bodies elections in Maharashtra.
Kejriwal's AAP decimated the BJP and the Congress by recorded a landslide victory, securing 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections. The BJP managed to bag only 3 seats.
