I've deepest love, respect for Kirron: Gul Panag

This is why I am grateful for my stamina that I've cultivated through my marathon runs," said the former beauty queen, who filed her electoral papers last week.

"It's a tough battle. We (AAP) lack the means, monetary or otherwise, that the other two parties (Congress and BJP), have in abundance. So we can't afford to buy loyalty."

Gul says she's fighting a battle on behalf of a party that intends to bring about a change.

"This is a fight to clean out a system which has given durability and sanction to the two well-entrenched national parties (the Congress and the BJP).