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Topic: AAP

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.

Congress & SAD hit out at Raghav Chadha’s lavish wedding — ‘is this how an aam aadmi gets married?’

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha and Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra got married in Udaipur Sunday. The guest list included Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.

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Congress’s Sukhpal Khaira accuses Mann of insulting ‘Sikh hero’ after ‘aira, gaira Nathu Khaira’ jibe

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Mann says governor Purohit should enter electoral fray in Rajasthan after latter warned CM that he could write to President about failure of constitutional machinery in Punjab.

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Minister Atishi's standing order directed that all proposals on transfers, postings & other matters will require concerned minister’s approval, prior to being tabled before NCCSA.

AAP’s balancing act: Poll guarantees in Congress-ruled states, but ‘serious’ about INDIA, seat-sharing

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This month, Kejriwal pitched his party as an alternative to BJP & ‘ally’ Congress at Bhopal rally. But the party is still ‘keen’ on seat-sharing talks and setting common ground.

‘Give us a chance, you will forget BJP & Congress’, says Kejriwal in MP

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Addressing a AAP meeting in MP, Kejriwal also took a veiled dig at MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan & appealed to people to stop believing in 'mama' who has 'deceived his nephews and nieces'.

‘No point going to INDIA meet,’ says AAP after Congress leader talks of 2024 preparations in Delhi

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After Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee meeting, Alka Lamba says 'while no decision has been taken on seat-sharing in Delhi', high command instructed unit to prepare across all 7 LS seats.
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