Ahead of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections, Democratic Azad Party Founder Ghulam Nabi Azad on November 6 expressed his support towards the Congress party and said that only "Congress can challenge the BJP in both the states". "Although I have separated from Congress, I wasn't against their policy of secularism. It was only due to the party's system getting weakened. I would still want Congress performs well in Gujarat and Himachal Assembly polls. AAP isn't capable to do so,” the Democratic Azad Party founder said. "AAP is merely a party of Union Territory Delhi. They can't run Punjab efficiently, only Congress can challenge BJP in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as they have an inclusive policy," he added.