NEW DELHI: While BJP is banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to campaign for it in the next few weeks, Aam Aadmi Party says it will rely on Arvind Kejriwal ’s “personal touch” to garner ballots. Kejriwal, who is the party’s star performer and also the candidate from New Delhi constituency, has already held around 50 jan sabhas across the city and another 50-60 are planned this month.

“Kejriwal’s personal interactions are not restricted to just the general public. He has been engaging in booth-level interactions with volunteers over the past six months. It helps if the party chief meets people in small groups. For this, a vidhan sabha-jan sabha policy has been adopted in which at least one jan sabha will be held in every assembly constituency. And, in constituencies where candidates were announced early on, Kejriwal will visit twice,” said a source.

Kejriwal has been pressed into attending meetings and sabhas since November-end. And this is just his programme for the evenings. “During the day, more activities are scheduled. The fundraising events, for example, are also helping Kejriwal connect with potential voters. People will donate to the party only if they vote for it. Through all the lunch, dinner and high tea appointments, Kejriwal is thus connecting with the voter. Most of the people attending the events would not have had the opportunity to meet Kejriwal personally, at least before the election,” said the source. Twelve more fundraising events are on the cards.

With BJP expecting around one lakh at Modi’s rally on January 10, AAP says Kejriwal has already connected with over 3 lakh people through his sabhas. The party claims that most jan sabhas are attended by people from the particular constituency, reducing the chances of the same people showing up at every sabha. “Modi will campaign in Delhi on a few occasions and then the remaining campaign will rest on the Delhi unit’s shoulders. The party has no focus, no agenda and no local leader. Who will then motivate its workers or connect with people? AAP, meanwhile, is banking on smaller gatherings, frequent meetings and personal interactions with voters,” said a senior party functionary.