TopicArvind Kejriwal

Topic: Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal is a bureaucrat-turned-politician. He is the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi. Before entering politics, Kejriwal pursued a career as a civil servant after graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur with a degree in mechanical engineering. He later joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).

Kejriwal founded the Aam Aadmi Party in 2012, after splitting from the India Against Corruption movement, which helped him rise to prominence as an activist riding the wave of widespread public anger over corruption charges on the then Congress-led UPA government.

The AAP first came to power in 2013 after forming a coalition government with outside support from the Congress, but that government soon lost confidence. In the fresh elections, AAP swept to power and Kejriwal joined office as CM with a majority in 2015. The party has since grown and increased its footprint in neighbouring states like Punjab.

Plugged-In: Blacklisting journalists, Dalit protests, and Kejriwal’s apologies

Nandita Singh - 3 April, 2018

9 people were killed and hundreds injured as protests by Dalits shook north India Monday. Six people were killed in Madhya Pradesh, two in Uttar Pradesh, and one in Rajasthan

‘Clearly misinformed’ Kejriwal apologises, Jaitley forgives

Vandana Menon - 2 April, 2018

Delhi CM and AAP supremo also explains what really happened when his lawyer Jethmalani called Jaitley a ‘crook’ in court, leading to a second defamation case.

You can’t come into my house, seal it & then discuss: Minister H.S. Puri on Delhi sealing drive

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 24 March, 2018

Union urban affairs minister says he isn’t questioning the committee’s right to seal, but there can’t be a situation where due process isn’t being followed.

Anna Hazare’s second indefinite hunger strike begins, minus the fervour & frenzy of 2011

Rajgopal Singh - 23 March, 2018

Hazare cut a much lonelier figure on stage this time. Giving him company were ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, and ex-Haryana Lokayukta Pritam Pal

20 AAP MLAs’ disqualification set aside. Here’s the controversy that almost cost them their posts

Anubhuti Vishnoi - 23 March, 2018

Delhi High Court upholds Election Commission decision to disqualify 20 MLAs of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi for holding an office of profit.

Last Laughs: Siddaramaiah’s sixer, Kejriwal’s new apology & the Cambridge Analytica effect

Neera Majumdar - 21 March, 2018

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Last Laughs: All apologies from Kejriwal and Yogi’s incomplete anniversary celebrations

Rajgopal Singh - 20 March, 2018

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

You murdered a generation’s hope Arvind Kejriwal, says man who quit Infosys for AAP

Neeraj Kumar - 20 March, 2018

You are like the first crush of many Indian youth who even after getting betrayed by you think that may be some day you will become old Arvind Kejriwal.

After Majithia, Arvind Kejriwal apologises to Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Sibal’s son

PTI - 19 March, 2018

Kejriwal has drawn flak from within the party and outside for his step, but AAP leaders say it is a strategy by the legal team to shed court cases.

Last Laughs: Worshipping Dinesh Karthik, Kejriwal’s apologies & the silence of the PMs

Neera Majumdar - 19 March, 2018

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

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