How Kejriwal's AAP is competing with BJP over Hindutva in UP, Uttarakhand 

Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is banking on Hindutva to expand its base in the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab early next year are top on the agenda of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Its preparations are in full swing in all three states. In Punjab, the AAP is already the principal Opposition party and eyes to cash in on the bitter infighting of the Congress. However, in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the AAP is banking on Hindutva to expand its base.