BHOPAL: Riding a popularity wave after its stunning win in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got a major boost in the state capital on Saturday after 5 organizations working for survivors of Bhopal gas disaster joined the AAP which, in return, pledged its support for gas victims.

It also opens up an opportunity for leaders from these NGOs, who could content election on an AAP ticket in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a possibility not denied by both.

"We have yet to decide on a candidate from Bhopal. However, it's a decision we are willing to take with after discussions with NGOs working for gas victims," said AAP spokesperson Prahlad Pandey, welcoming the gas victims to the party, on Yaadgar-e-Shahjehani grounds.

Not denying the possibility, gas activist and representative of Bhopal Group for Information and Action (BGIA) Rachna Dhingra said, "Candidate of NGO or not, in both cases we are with AAP. It's an alternative we welcome and support."

There are about 6 lakh gas victims and along with their dependents statistically they can thrust an election result in three assembly constituencies in Bhopal. "If we are able to garner their support, we could be a force to reckon with in Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency," Pandey said. He said that if they were voted to power, the party will make a law which will put guilty corporations and their officials responsible for the tragedy behind the bars.

Representatives and volunteers of five NGOs working who joined AAP said they have been in consultation with the party since April 2013. "We sent a set of demands to all political parties to clear their stance on issues related to gas victims and the disaster. Except for AAP no party replied to our queries," said Dhingra.

Last December in New Delhi, marking the 28th anniversary of Bhopal gas disaster, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party had joined a protest by Bhopal gas tragedy victims near the Prime Minister 's office.

