The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is bracing up for a bigger battle after its stunning debut in Delhi assembly elections even as it gets ready for the March 25 rally in Varanasi.

Arvind Kejriwal, center, and his supporters shouts slogans during an election rally in Mumbai. AP Arvind Kejriwal, center, and his supporters shouts slogans during an election rally in Mumbai. AP

In fact, it is taking a leaf out of its own last election campaign to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. The AAP might replicate many of its Dehi assembly poll plans in Varanasi, such as using the social media to the hilt and door-to-door campaigning.

According to a daily, a two-page fact-sheet of the AAP includes details of gas-pricing, problems faced by famers, Modi stance on FDI and black money.

According to reports, while local AAP workers are already working round-the-clock to take on Modi, volunteers across the country will be mobilised for the megashow. As per media reports, at least 150 volunteers have expressed keenness to work with the former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who looks set to take on the Gujarat leader in the high-profile constituency.

After Delhi polls on April 10, at least 500 "tested" volunteers from the capital will leave for Varanasi, where elections take place on May 12, for the most vigorous campaign, it is learnt.

Apart from door-to-door campaigning, the AAP leadership is also banking on its Gujarati supporters, who its leaders claim, will expose Modi's development claims in his state.

While Modi contests from two seats, reducing his chances to connect with voters, Kejriwal's aides feel their leader can do that during his two-week stay in Varanasi.

Kejriwal, his party had said earlier, would not contest against Modi from Vadodara.

Kejriwal "believes that a candidate should contest from only one seat", AAP's Gujarat convener Sukhdev Patel had said, adding, Modi's nomination from Varanasi was finalised first, so Kejriwal can take on him only from Varanasi.

Kejriwal's Varanasi rally had been postponed by two days to March 25 after the district administration had denied permission for it in view of the Legislative Council polls.

"The rally scheduled for March 23 has been cancelled due to the Legislative Council elections on the same day. It will now be held on March 25," AAP's national council member Vaibhav Maheshwari had said earlier.

Kejriwal had announced that he would take the decision on contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi against the BJP's prime ministerial nominee after the proposed rally.

"Narendra Modi has announced that he will contest from Varanasi. So even I am going to Varanasi. We will ask people there on whether I should contest against Modi. If they say yes then I am ready to contest," he said.

Additional District Magistrate (City) of Varanasi M.P. Singh said AAP members had sought permission for Kejriwal's rally on March 23.

"The permission of the rally has been denied as their is election to the teachers' constituency of the Legislative Council on the same day," Singh had said.