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Topic: Delhi CM 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.

Kejriwal to resign as Delhi CM, ‘will only sit on that chair after people give certificate of honesty’

Debdutta Chakraborty -
AAP MLAs will pick new chief minister, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal told AAP workers; demanded assembly polls be advanced to November, to be held alongside elections in Maharashtra.

‘Issue of liberty’: SC grants bail to Kejriwal in liquor policy case, deems CBI custody ‘unjustified’

ThePrint Team -
Kejriwal is set to walk out of jail as he had been granted interim bail in July in the money laundering case by ED. SC says CBI cannot continue detention citing ‘evasive replies’.

Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea

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The apex court had reserved the verdict on 5 September. The Delhi HC had upheld the Delhi CM's arrest by the CBI on 5 August.

SC grants interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in ED case, refers ‘need’ for arrest to larger bench

Bhadra Sinha -
The Delhi chief minister will, however, remain in jail as he was also arrested by the CBI in the Delhi excise policy case.

Kejriwal denies CBI allegation of shifting onus of excise policy ‘scam’ to Sisodia. Judge backs CM

Mayank Kumar -
Seeking permission from judge to address his case, Delhi CM said CBI was trying to plant this narrative. Judge says CBI's official records indeed didn't reveal any such statement.

CBI to seek Kejriwal’s custody today, before SC hears Delhi CM’s plea challenging stay on bail

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Kejriwal’s statement was recorded inside Tihar by team of CBI officers Tuesday, agency will now be moving for transfer of his custody from ED in excise policy scam case, it is learnt.

Setback for Kejriwal, Delhi HC pauses bail till it decides ED’s plea for stay of trial court order

Apoorva Mandhani -
Prosecution argued it was not given fair opportunity to present its side, and that the trial court’s order had taken 'irrelevant' aspects into consideration to grant bail to Delhi CM.

‘Destroying evidence’, More charges against Kejriwal aide in MP Swati Maliwal assault case

PTI -
According to a senior police officer, Kumar's mobile phone was formatted when he was arrested from Kejriwal's residence on 18 May. As a result, Section 201 of the IPC was added in the case.

SC questions Kejriwal’s delay in seeking more time to surrender, refers application to CJI

Bhadra Sinha -
Arvind Kejriwal has asked SC to push his surrender date by 7 days. SC asks why he didn't file his plea earlier when a judge of bench which heard his case was holding court till Friday.

‘No impact of delayed FIR, injuries apparent’ — why a Delhi court rejected Bibhav Kumar’s bail plea

Mayank Kumar -
Kumar is accused of assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal. Judge also said influencing witnesses & tampering with evidence cannot be ruled out considering the 'nascent' stage of investigation.
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