New Delhi, Feb 24: Eyeing the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, which is scheduled to be contested in November end or first week of December, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal who returned to Delhi after spending 15 days in naturopathy session in Bengaluru organised a political affairs committee meeting to revamp the NRI cell. After receiving a massive support from the NRI’s during the Punjab Assembly Elections 2017, AAP has now decided to target the Gujarati NRIs ahead of the Gujarat Assembly Elections. Also Read - Politics Heats up Over Farm Bills 2020, PM Modi Says Opposition Misleading Farmers; Cong Calls it 'Blatant Attack' on Federal Structure

In the political affairs committee meeting, Prithvi Reddy who has been with the party since Anna Aandolan has been appointed as the NRI Cell co-convener. Prithvi Reddy is one of the prime faces of AAP in Bengaluru. In the meeting, it was also decided to start selection process of the candidates for the municipal polls in Delhi. Also Read - 'Great Leader And Loyal Friend', Trump's Birthday Wish For PM Modi

“Both Punjab and Gujarat have a dominant NRI population. Reddy’s work in mobilising the NRI community in Punjab has been recognised and he is now set to lead the charge in Gujarat,” a top AAP leader was quoted by The Indian Express. Also Read - Amazon India Starts All-Women Delivery Station in Gujarat's Kadi, Second in The Country After Chennai

It is been reported that Arvind Kejriwal is trying to gain some hold in Gujarat and the party is also conducting a show of strength on March 26. “We have been running a campaign called Gujarat Azadi Andolan in all districts of the state. This campaign will culminate in a massive rally in Gandhinagar. The plan is to gherao chief minister Vijay Rupani,” one of the leaders involved in the campaign said.

The volunteers of AAP have also been identifying the major issues in the state and as per sources, the main focus of the party will be healthcare, education and farmers issue. The party will make its debut in Gujarat Assembly elections this year where BJP and Congress are the main contenders.

BJP has been in the state since 1995 and Gujarat has been one of the main states being governed by the party. Prime Minister Narendra Modi contested the 2014 General Elections with the ‘Gujarat Model’. However, since PM Modi has moved to Delhi in 2014, the state has witnessed two Chief Ministers in the form of Anandiben Patel and Vijay Rupani. The party is struggling in the state and AAP is trying to make full benefit out of it.

Apart from Gujarat, AAP is also focusing on states of Himachal Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.