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TopicAam Aadmi Party

Topic: Aam Aadmi Party

The Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, is a political party founded by Arvind Kejriwal in 2012. It was born out of a civil society movement — Indian Against Corruption — that received massive popular support in 2011-12 after public anger over corruption charges on the then Congress-led UPA government.


It won its first elections in Delhi in 2013, and came to power with outside support from the Congress. But the government lasted only 49 days as Kejriwal resigned since he was unable to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi Assembly. The AAP returned to power in 2015, when fresh elections were held, and swept the Delhi elections winning 67 of 70 seats. The first few issues tackled by AAP were the fraudulent inflation of water and electricity bills, promising the people of Delhi certain free units of electricity.


The AAP government in Delhi has been in a tussle with the BJP-ruled central government and the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) over the division of powers. Kejriwal and several AAP leaders and ministers face corruption charges related to alleged irregularities in the 2021-22 Delhi excise policy case. The case has already landed former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, and AAP campaign manager Vijay Nair in jail.

Cops linked to Raghav Chadha ‘supporting drug trade’ — AAP MLA’s accusations spark firestorm in Punjab

Chitleen K Sethi -
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh alleges at Amritsar rally that at least 2 Punjab Police officers are supporting drug trade in city & that these officers are Chadha’s ‘blue-eyed boys’.

Sympathy wave or seeds of doubt? Kejriwal’s arrest dominates AAP vs BJP showdown in Delhi

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After Delhi CM Kejriwal’s arrest, AAP is trying to win the perception battle in the city through its ‘jail ka jawab vote se’ campaign, while the BJP is flagging that courts have refused him bail.

Months after ED raids in hawala case, Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand quits govt & AAP

Mayank Kumar -
Raaj Kumar Anand says AAP is ‘mired in corruption’, while party spokesperson attributes his departure to failure to endure harassment by central agencies including ED.

SC dismisses Sanjay Singh’s plea challenging Gujarat HC order in PM Modi defamation case

PTI -
The high court had on 16 February dismissed the pleas by Singh and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking quashing of the summons issued against them in the defamation case.

BJP is going after AAP not because it’s opposed to it but because they’re too similar

Dilip Mandal -
Jealousy between political parties arises from close competition in their goals, strategies, or voter bases. It's a reaction to perceived threats to a party's influence.

‘Main Sunita, Arvind Kejriwal ki dharm patni’ — the real message behind Delhi CM’s message to public

Sourav Roy Barman -
Sunita Kejriwal may have campaigned for AAP in the past, but the decision to field her in a politically fraught moment like this has added a new dimension to the ongoing saga.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

Shekhar Gupta -
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.

Meetings in jail or constitutional crisis? Kejriwal’s arrest raises questions about who’ll run Delhi

Apoorva Mandhani -
Lack of specific rules in unprecedented case, like the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has put a spotlight on Constitutional morality and operational difficulties.

Mann to the fore, Kejriwal to the back — Punjab AAP’s shift in campaign strategy ahead of LS polls

Chitleen K Sethi -
Analysts attribute the change to Kejriwal being under pressure from ED in liquor 'scam' case and Mann having successfully established himself as the dominant force in Punjab.

Delhi govt announces 2024 budget, women above 18 to get Rs. 1000 assistance every month

ANI -
The 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana' with a proposed budget of Rs. 2,714 crores is aimed at welfare and empowerment of women, Delhi Finance Minister Atishi Marlena said.
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