AAP leader Kumar Vishwas says he will take on Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

New Delhi: In an open challenge, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Monday said he will take on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in the 2014 general elections.

Addressing presspersons, he said he has formally applied for a ticket for the Amethi seat. When asked what if Rahul Gandhi contests from another seat, Vishwas said he would follow the Congress Vice president there too.

He said he was keen to contest against Rahul Gandhi in order to end dynastic rule in the Congress.    

When quizzed on Modi, the AAP leader said, "Country will get a good message if Narenda Modi stands from Raebareli." Raebareli is

An elated Arvind Kejriwal addresses the party and media. He said "This is the victory of the people of this country. And the people of this country want to give a message that if BJP and Congress don't reform, they will be discarded. They've put the BJP and Congress on notice." "It's the wave of the common man, not of AAP. I would call upon them to gather and show their unity," Kejriwal said that he was not interested in becoming the Chief Minister or the Prime Minister. Kejriwal attacked Rahul Gandhi and Congress saying 'we don't need a character certificate from Rahul Gandhi'.Supporters of Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party with brooms, the party symbol, celebrate the party’s performance in Delhi state Assembly elections in New Delhi, India.Supporters of India’s Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party celebrate the party’s performance in Delhi state Assembly elections in New Delhi.India's ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi and her many expressions post Assembly poll debacle while addressing the media in New Delhi, India. Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Sunday that the party was 'very, very disappointed' with its drubbing in four states, and vowed it would do 'deep introspection' to 'transform' the party and 'rectify its mistakes' ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.Reacting to the major victory of AAP and BJP Sonia said, “We accept the verdict of the people with all humility. We congratulate our opponents for winning the elections”.Rahul Gandhi put up a brave front while facing the media along with his mother, and decided to take a lesson from the AAP: “We will learn from them (AAP) and we will involve people in a way that no one has ever done before."Sonia also said that Sunday’s poll results would have little bearing in 2014 as 'general elections are quite different'. Gandhi added: “We have to look into the way we took or did not take our message to the people.”Reacting to the humiliating defeat, Outgoing Chief minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit said, “We accept our defeat and we will analyse what went wrong,”. When asked if she had failed to feel the pulse of the voters in Delhi, Sheila slammed the media, saying, “Hum bewakoof hai na (we are fools, right?),” and stormed out.BJP party members carrying their CM candidate Harsh Vardhan after the poll results declared. Harsh Vardhan said, "We won't approach anyone for support. We are content to play the role of opposition."Party workers celebrating at the New Delhi BJP office after the poll results declared. BJP emerged as the single largest party in the 2013 Assembly poll.BJP's PM candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi flashes a victory sign during the party's parliamentary board meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. It is assumed that the NaMo factor weaved magic for the party's up rise in the Assembly poll.BJP's PM candidate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with senior leader L K Advani during the party's parliamentary board meeting in New Delhi. The Modi magic seems failed to enchant Delhiites as BJP could not get a landslide victory unlike other three states. The party is 4 seats less to the magic number to form government in Delhi.

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