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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.

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Ram temple googly to bulldozer bouncer, is Harbhajan Singh queering the pitch for AAP

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Harbhajan's latest comments on the Mann government's actions against drug smugglers in Punjab while party supremo Arvind Kejriwal is in the state have raised eyebrows.

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Complaint against former Delhi CM Kejriwal was filed under Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, alleging misuse of public money to put up hoardings in Dwarka in 2019.

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Delhi polls: Owaisi’s AIMIM helps BJP clinch Mustafabad, finishes third in Okhla

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In Mustafabad, Tahir Hussain polled 33,474 votes, while Shifa-ur-Rehman Khan secured 39,558 votes in Okhla.

Malviya Nagar: BJP’s Satish Upadhyay dashes Somnath’s dreams of 4th term, YouTuber Meghnad flops

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Exit polls predict BJP win in Delhi, AAP losing power after 10 yrs & another defeat for Congress

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Difference between us & AAP is our promise has Modi’s guarantee—BJP’s Delhi in-charge Baijayant Panda

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Panda emphasised that all welfare-related schemes will continue in Delhi if BJP is voted to power. He also asked why AAP was not declaring a CM face.

Fact Check: Siri didn’t mention Kejriwal in response to question on Yamuna, video is digitally edited

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The Yamuna has taken centrestage in Delhi’s election campaigns even as a cleanup plan remains in limbo after a tussle for credit between Delhi govt and LG.
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