Corruption, rising unemployment and anti-incumbency sentiment against the BJP, which has been ruling the state for 27 years remain major issues in this sensitive constituency.

The first Gaganyaan flight, scheduled for 2022, will carry three astronauts who will be picked from test pilots in the armed forces.

The postponement of the ambitious mission from October comes in the wake of ISRO facing two setbacks in less than a year. 

Rising oil prices fuelling anger among the people, the recent defeats in the by-polls and the opposition joining hands to defeat the BJP have prompted the shift in the AAP leader's strategy, say his party colleagues.