A Kumbh to Kumbh reign
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Kumbh to Kumbh reign

New Indian Express  

The 2013 Maha Kumbh marked Arvind Kejriwal’s stunning rise as he ended Sheila Dikshit’s Congress rule of 15 years. The manner in which he fell in the eyes of the capital’s ‘aam aadmi’, it seems Kejriwal, who said he wanted to clean up Delhi, got swept away in the Yamuna’s murky water. Kejriwal, then a tax commissioner turned anti-corruption activist, had captured the imagination of Delhi’s middle classes who were disillusioned with scams and a policy paralysis during the Congress-led UPA 2. He rode to power promising to “change the way politics is normally done”, introduced the Jan Lokpal Bill to cleanse the system of ‘muck’, and selected the broom as his party’s symbol to evoke cleanliness.

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Delhi Slipped from AAP’s Grasp: Can the Kejriwal Stage a Comeback?
1 month ago

Delhi Slipped from AAP’s Grasp: Can the Kejriwal Stage a Comeback?

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 20, 2025 19:48 IST - 8 MINS READ Sunder Nagri, a slum located on the outskirts of Delhi and bordering Uttar Pradesh, was where Arvind Kejriwal made the transition from a civil servant to a transparency activist over two decades ago. But sections of the lower middle class and the working class also looked beyond the AAP …

Arvind Kejriwal Meets Winning AAP MLAs In Delhi. Analyses Party's Defeat, No Discussion On LoP Pick
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal Meets Winning AAP MLAs In Delhi. Analyses Party's Defeat, No Discussion On LoP Pick

ABP News  

Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal met with the winning party candidates on Sunday a day after AAP faced crushing defeat in the Delhi assembly polls. This election was conducted with so much hooliganism, such an election would have never happened in… pic.twitter.com/AmU8iNLAiy — ANI February 9, 2025 Kejriwal, who lost his New Delhi seat to BJP's Parvesh Verma, directed …

Arvind Kejriwal should've resigned after arrest, not bail: Prashant Kishor on AAP loss
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal should've resigned after arrest, not bail: Prashant Kishor on AAP loss

India Today  

Jan Suraj Party chief and poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday reacted to Aam Aadmi Party's defeat in the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly elections and said that Arvind Kejriwal's resignation from the Chief Minister's post after securing bail in the liquor policy case was a major blunder that cost the party dearly. Speaking to India Today TV, Prashant Kishor asserted that …

Kavitha, liquor scam defeated AAP: TPCC chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kavitha, liquor scam defeated AAP: TPCC chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: TPCC chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Saturday claimed that BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter, K Kavitha, and the liquor scam were the reasons for the defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly elections. The TPCC chief alleged that Kejriwal — who entered politics by adopting Anna Hazare’s slogan of a corruption-free India as his …

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP collapse: How freebies, scams, and failures ruined 2025
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP collapse: How freebies, scams, and failures ruined 2025

Op India  

On 8th February 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a landslide victory in Delhi, winning 48 out of 70 Assembly seats. Freebies over real development – The crumbling model AAP’s core electoral strategy from the beginning has been to promise freebies, free electricity, free water, free bus rides, and even cash handouts. This failure severely eroded trust, particularly among Delhi’s …

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP collapse: How freebies, scams, and failures ruined 2025
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP collapse: How freebies, scams, and failures ruined 2025

Op India  

On 8th February 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a landslide victory in Delhi, winning 48 out of 70 Assembly seats. Freebies over real development – The crumbling model AAP’s core electoral strategy from the beginning has been to promise freebies, free electricity, free water, free bus rides, and even cash handouts. This failure severely eroded trust, particularly among Delhi’s …

Arvind Kejriwal accepts defeat, says AAP to play role of 'constructive' opposition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal accepts defeat, says AAP to play role of 'constructive' opposition

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has accepted defeat in the Delhi assembly election. Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal "We accept the mandate of the people with great humility. Arvind Kejriwal said AAP will play the role of a constructive opposition and will continue to serve the people of Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party first formed a 49-day …

AAP loses Delhi after a decade: What went wrong?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP loses Delhi after a decade: What went wrong?

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party conceded defeat in the Delhi assembly elections as the Bharatiya Janata Party won comfortably to return to power after 27 years. CORRUPTION CHARGES When Union Minister Amit Shah dubbed AAP the "Avaidh Aamdaniwali Party," accusing it of amassing wealth through fraudulent means, he reiterated the BJP's claim that Arvind Kejriwal’s anti-corruption image was in tatters. Once …

Kejriwal concedes defeat, says will play role of Opposition; congratulates BJP for its victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kejriwal concedes defeat, says will play role of Opposition; congratulates BJP for its victory

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Following the electoral setback in the capital, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal conceded defeat after his party faced a drubbing in the Assembly elections. Kejriwal, who led AAP to two consecutive landslide victories in 2015 and 2020, acknowledged the people’s mandate and vowed to continue serving the public as the Opposition. Addressing the media, the 56-year-old AAP supremo said, …

Anurag Thakur dubs AAP ‘anarchic’; their abuses betray panic, says Kakkar
2 months ago

Anurag Thakur dubs AAP ‘anarchic’; their abuses betray panic, says Kakkar

The Hindu  

Sharpening the attack against the Aam Aadmi Party, BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday alleged that Delhi’s ruling party is being identified with “anarchism and separatism”. But now, the ‘A’ in AAP stands for arajakta, algavwad, aatankwad, afwah and apradhi,” he said while addressing a press conference with party’s Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva. “The BJP …

Anurag Thakur dubs AAP ‘anarchic’; their abuses betray panic, says Kakkar
2 months ago

Anurag Thakur dubs AAP ‘anarchic’; their abuses betray panic, says Kakkar

The Hindu  

Sharpening the attack against the Aam Aadmi Party, BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday alleged that Delhi’s ruling party is being identified with “anarchism and separatism”. But now, the ‘A’ in AAP stands for arajakta, algavwad, aatankwad, afwah and apradhi,” he said while addressing a press conference with party’s Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva. “The BJP …

AAP's Kejriwal warns of overconfidence in Haryana poll results
5 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP's Kejriwal warns of overconfidence in Haryana poll results

Hindustan Times  

AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal expresses caution and emphasizes the importance of hard work and unity in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections. He acknowledges the party's drubbing but insists that they should not be overconfident and work towards victory. Kejriwal emphasizes the need for maintaining cleanliness and ensuring basic amenities for the public in his home state.

AAP punished by voters, Congress paid for alliance
9 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP punished by voters, Congress paid for alliance

New Indian Express  

In the just declared Lok Sabha results, as some people said, there was something for everbody to celebrate about. Of the few exceptions who did not get anything to rejoice about is Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party. While in Delhi, INDI alliance under Kejriwal’s leadership lost all the seats, in Punjab, where also it’s the ruling party, it came a …

'Efforts being made 24 hours to demoralise Arvind Kejriwal, but...,' says AAP's Sanjay Singh
11 months, 1 week ago

'Efforts being made 24 hours to demoralise Arvind Kejriwal, but...,' says AAP's Sanjay Singh

India TV News  

Sanjay Singh, a prominent member of the Aam Aadmi Party, accused the Prime Minister of attempting to undermine Kejriwal’s morale by orchestrating such negative sentiments. Singh highlighted that even individuals like Bhagwant Mann, who enjoy Z+ security, are made to meet Kejriwal from behind glass barriers, indicating a deliberate effort to portray him negatively. AAP MP Sanjay Singh says "Arvind …

Delhi liquor policy: AAP vs BJP over K Kavitha-Arvind Kejriwal 'conspiracy'. What did ED claim?
1 year ago

Delhi liquor policy: AAP vs BJP over K Kavitha-Arvind Kejriwal 'conspiracy'. What did ED claim?

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party has termed the Enforcement Directorate a political wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party and dismissed its charges against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as blatant and frivolous lies. The ED on Monday claimed that BRS leader K Kavitha and some others “conspired” with top AAP leaders, including AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to …

Arvind Kejriwal launches campaign for upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan
1 year, 9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal launches campaign for upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday launched his party’s campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, promising free electricity and health clinics if voted to power and accusing political opponents of indulging in corruption. Our work speaks for itself, be it in Delhi or in Punjab.” Hitting at Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, the AAP …

OPINION | Kejriwal and his AAP: Caught in a web of bribes, desertions
2 years, 4 months ago

OPINION | Kejriwal and his AAP: Caught in a web of bribes, desertions

India TV News  

OPINION | Kejriwal and his AAP: Caught in a web of bribes, desertions Gujarat Elections 2022: Anti Corruption Bureau officials said, Gopal Khari, husband of AAP worker Shobha Khari had lodged a complaint that AAP MLA Akhileshpati Tripathi had demanded Rs 90 lakh for giving an MCD election ticket to his wife. Anti Corruption Bureau officials said, Gopal Khari, husband …

Arvind Kejriwal puts forth AAP's 10-point agenda for Uttarakhand polls, promises to 'end corruption'
3 years, 1 month ago

Arvind Kejriwal puts forth AAP's 10-point agenda for Uttarakhand polls, promises to 'end corruption'

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday spelt out his party's 10-point agenda for Uttarakhand if voted to power, promising to end corruption and giving free quality education and medical treatment to all. Accusing successive Congress and BJP governments in Uttarakhand of only "looting" the state, he said AAP alone can provide an "honest alternative" to people. Talking to reporters …

All Charged AAP: Kejriwal's Party is Challenging Established Players, Its Eyes Fixed on 5 States
3 years, 5 months ago

All Charged AAP: Kejriwal's Party is Challenging Established Players, Its Eyes Fixed on 5 States

News 18  

The Aam Aadmi Party has worn its national ambitions on its sleeve since its birth. Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha, also a member of the party national executive and the powerful political affairs committee, leans on the developments in the Congress party in Goa to argue that AAP is both the opposition to the BJP and the alternative to …

AAP celebrates 5 years of ‘revolution’, Twitter reminds them of their broken promises
7 years, 4 months ago

AAP celebrates 5 years of ‘revolution’, Twitter reminds them of their broken promises

Op India  

26th November, 2012 was a historic day in sense that the a political outfit came into existence to bring down the political discourse to such a low level that it may take a few years to bring it back on track. So today, when Aam Aadmi Party decided to celebrate the 5 years of “AAP Revolution”, Twitter users showed them …

Is Kejriwal leading AAP into oblivion?
7 years, 10 months ago

Is Kejriwal leading AAP into oblivion?

Deccan Chronicle  

The recent charges of corruption levelled by Kapil Mishra against Arvind Kejriwal, questioning the personal integrity of the self-proclaimed messiah of the anti-corruption crusade, adds to a list of controversies that the Aam Aadmi Party faces since it took office in Delhi two years ago. As the AAP seems to be collapsing under the weight of alleged misdeeds and controversies, …

AAP suspends Kapil Mishra: Party needs lessons on morality and politics
7 years, 10 months ago

AAP suspends Kapil Mishra: Party needs lessons on morality and politics

Firstpost  

Like ill-tempered kids, the top brass of the Aam Aadmi Party keeps getting involved in ugly fights every few months, behaving in a manner that would put even bad divorces to shame. Like ill-tempered kids, its top brass keeps getting involved in ugly fights every few months, behaving in a manner that would put even bad divorces to shame. Mishra, …

Aam Aadmi Party 'made mistakes', admits Arvind Kejriwal; calls for introspection and course correction
7 years, 10 months ago

Aam Aadmi Party 'made mistakes', admits Arvind Kejriwal; calls for introspection and course correction

Firstpost  

Grappling with a crushing defeat in the civic polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal admitted that his Aam Aadmi Party made “mistakes” and that there was a need to “introspect” and course correct New Delhi: Grappling with a crushing defeat in the civic polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal admitted that his Aam Aadmi Party made “mistakes” and that there …

MCD elections: Is it the beginning of end for Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal?
7 years, 11 months ago

MCD elections: Is it the beginning of end for Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal?

India TV News  

Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party was pinning hope on MCD polls in a bid to revive its political fortune in the national capital. After Congress party’s continuous failure since the 2014 general elections, AAP was expecting to become the alternative party. Ire of Delhi people can be gauged from the fact that AAP’s candidate lost its deposit in the recently …

MCD Election Results 2017: Arvind Kejriwal's penchant for cheap populism, cronyism led to downfall of AAP
7 years, 11 months ago

MCD Election Results 2017: Arvind Kejriwal's penchant for cheap populism, cronyism led to downfall of AAP

Firstpost  

Arvind Kejriwal can take solace in the fact that he still has control of the Delhi government and at least three years to embark on a penitent’s journey. In an open letter to Kejriwal, Gandhi has explained in detail how Kejriwal’s journey from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde of Indian politics, setting aside his ideals in pursuit of power, trampling …

Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP leadership has become arrogant: MLA Devinder Sehrawat tells Firstpost
8 years, 6 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP leadership has become arrogant: MLA Devinder Sehrawat tells Firstpost

Firstpost  

Devinder Sehrawat says that AAP that promised a clean, transparent and an alternative politics to the voters of Delhi has severely failed in its mission After the sleaze CD scandal of Delhi’s former Social Welfare and Women and Child Development Minister Sandeep Kumar, another Aam Aadmi Party legislator — Amanatullah Khan from Okhla — recently found himself embroiled in a …

The implosion of AAP – churn or crash and burn?
8 years, 6 months ago

The implosion of AAP – churn or crash and burn?

Op India  

Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party is still in stages of infancy if we are to compare it with the other political parties in the fray. Being Delhi centric, and owing to the friendly disposition of many top journalists towards Arvind Kejriwal, AAP has got more than its fair share of limelight. Secondly, AAP’s credibility was obviously damaged, since their top …

AAP’s win is Narendra Modi’s defeat, says Anna Hazare
10 years, 1 month ago

AAP’s win is Narendra Modi’s defeat, says Anna Hazare

The Hindu  

Lauding the Aam Aadmi Party’s massive success in the Delhi Assembly election and expressing happiness on the triumph of his former protégé and once-trusted lieutenant, AAP leader Arwind Kejriwal, veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarking that the people of the country had lost faith in the Modi government. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s rout …

Election results 2014: How Arvind Kejriwal destroyed AAP
10 years, 10 months ago

Election results 2014: How Arvind Kejriwal destroyed AAP

Firstpost  

Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party will now have to go in for some serious introspection, given that they have managed to get only 4 seats in the Lok Sabha elections 2014. In March, Kejriwal had claimed that the AAP would get 100 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and the next government would not be formed without …

Arvind Kejriwal: A politics of articulated angst
10 years, 10 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal: A politics of articulated angst

India TV News  

He may be a toddler in Indian politics but Arvind Kejriwal is also its "sole symbol of hope, a true aberration to the existing structures, an outsider who has challenged established parties and ideas of the past". The Congress and the BJP may speak about the young but it took a 74-year-old, Anna Hazare, to capture the imagination of this …

AAP and its powerful broom
11 years, 1 month ago

AAP and its powerful broom

Al Jazeera  

Irrespective of number of seats it wins in 2014 vote, party has ability to give voters more voice and dignity. The Aam Aadmi Party or the common man’s party could turn the forthcoming Indian parliamentary elections into a fight between good and evil, a fight to reclaim India’s democracy. The conduct of AAP ministers – from Law Minister Somnath Bharti’s …

Lessons for AAP, Kejriwal from European-style anti-politics movements
11 years, 3 months ago

Lessons for AAP, Kejriwal from European-style anti-politics movements

Firstpost  

It would be churlish to write off AAP or belittle its achievement even before it has taken off, but there are lessons for it to learn from the European experience if it doesn’t want to end up as another flash-in-the-pan lone-ranger. No, this quote is not from Arvind Kejriwal but Beppe Grillo, leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement which, like …

Despite AAP’s grand showing, Delhi faces hung Assembly
11 years, 3 months ago

Despite AAP’s grand showing, Delhi faces hung Assembly

The Hindu  

The phenomenal rise of the Aam Aadmi Party notwithstanding, the Delhi Assembly elections have thrown up a hung verdict. The BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, Harsh Vardhan, said on Sunday night that he would not stake claim to form government as his party was short of a clear majority. Leading the party’s debut, Arvind Kejriwal, an IIT graduate, swept three-time Chief …

Only AAP can defeat Sheila, says Kejriwal
11 years, 4 months ago

Only AAP can defeat Sheila, says Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal filed his nomination papers for the Delhi Assembly polls from the New Delhi Assembly constituency on Saturday, paving the way for a triangular contest between Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and former State BJP chief Vijender Gupta and him. Accompanied by his parents, Govind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi, and wife Sunita Devi, the …

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