LUCKNOW: Rubbishing reports in a section of media that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not contest Uttar Pradeh 2017 assembly elections, AAP leader and minister in Delhi government Gopal Rai on Thursday said that party is preparing itself for the elections by building a strong cadre to the booth level in every constituency and 30% work will be completed by December.

Official announcement to contest election can be made in January 2016, Rai told reporters after addressing volunteer training session in the city. He along with party's national spokesperson Richa Pandey were key speakers in the event. He said that party is building organization in other states as well and is getting huge support in Punjab. He counted achievement of Delhi government in its nine months rule so far and said that Jan Lokpal Bill will be passed in the coming winter session of the state assembly.

Rai also informed AAP volunteers about party's new app `AAP Ka Daan' being used for collecting public donations in a transparent manner. Donors will get acknowledgement SMS along with the amount of donation and reference number. The name of the donor and amount will also be displayed on official website of the party.

Pandey informed about `systematic donation plan' through which a person can fill a form to become permanent donor of the party. It will help the individual to contribute on monthly basis through automatic transfer of the agreed amount to party's fund from his/her bank account.

AAP state spokesperson Vaibhav Maheshwari claimed "Most political parties take black money as donation, hence avoid giving account of donors and funding. By adopting a transparent way of fund collection, we will show people how AAP is different from other parties."