How AAP's defeat in Delhi will influence national politics
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How AAP's defeat in Delhi will influence national politics

Firstpost  

Arvind Kejriwal posed a greater threat to Rahul Gandhi’s ambition of the unchallenged choice of the united opposition in the run-up to the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, causing further damage to Congress’ prospects in other states along the way, if he was allowed to further consolidate his position in Delhi After the shock, disappointment, and euphoria—depending on individual leanings—of yesterday’s results have settled, it is time to disentangle the strands to decipher their implications on national politics. While the jubilation in the Bharatiya Janata Party wrestling back power after a long interregnum of 28 years is understandable, the quiet rejoicing within Congress despite scoring a zero has intrigued many – as indeed was its decision to contest the elections without aligning with the Aam Aadmi Party in the first place. This was first evident in Gujarat and then Goa, where the AAP managed to eat into Congress’ vote share, but the biggest blow was Punjab, where it formed the government in 2022, stealing the mandate from under Rahul Gandhi’s nose, who had assumed it was for him to take after his ‘masterstroke’ of replacing Capt Amarinder Singh with his handpicked nominee Charanjit Singh Channi. Kejriwal posed a greater threat to Rahul Gandhi’s ambition of the unchallenged choice of the united opposition in the run-up to the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, causing further damage to Congress’ prospects in other states along the way, if he was allowed to further consolidate his position in Delhi—which not only gave him visibility to bolster his personal profile but also resources to expand AAP’s national footprint.

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Sisodia’s Punjab Play, Bhardwaj’s Delhi Bid: AAP Rejig is Kejriwal’s Last Stand
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The Quint  

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New Indian Express  

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India TV News  

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India Today  

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Kejriwal was doing a good job but his opening liquor vends was not liked by people: Anna Hazare

India TV News  

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Anna Hazare on Delhi election result: ‘Kejriwal was doing a good job, but…’

Hindustan Times  

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Punjab Holds the Key to AAP’s Future After Delhi Defeat
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Punjab Holds the Key to AAP’s Future After Delhi Defeat

The Hindu  

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What’s next for Arvind Kejriwal?

The Hindu  

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

The Hindu  

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Swati Maliwal attends Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s swearing-in ceremony, says ’Arvind Kejriwal betrayed the movement...’

Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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Setback for Arvind Kejriwal as 3 AAP councillors join BJP before mayoral polls

India Today  

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Why the AAP Lost Delhi: Corruption, Governance, and Political Strategy

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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BJP fumes over renaming of CMO Delhi X handle to ‘Arvind Kejriwal At Work’, demands LG's intervention
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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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After Delhi Debacle, Arvind Kejriwal To Meet Punjab CM Mann And MLAs Tomorrow
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After Delhi Debacle, Arvind Kejriwal To Meet Punjab CM Mann And MLAs Tomorrow

ABP News  

Days after Aam Aadmi Party being routed from Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal is expected to meet Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the AAP MLAs of the state on Tuesday. AAP convenor Kejriwal, who contested from New Delhi constituency, lost to BJP's Parvesh Verma, in the heated battle. Among other prominent AAP leaders who lost the elections include former Deputy CM …

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Kejriwal calls meeting with Punjab CM, party MLAs on Tuesday to discuss Delhi assembly polls outcome

India TV News  

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal calls meeting with Punjab MLAs amid exodus talk after Delhi loss

India Today  

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Delhi: BJP Had Something to Offer Everyone, AAP Had Little to Offer Anyone
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi: BJP Had Something to Offer Everyone, AAP Had Little to Offer Anyone

The Quint  

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Delhi Election Results 2025 EXPLAINER: BJP Wins 48 Seats, AAP’s Kejriwal Loses New Delhi Constituency, and More.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Will Congress finally change its central leadership after yet another loss in Delhi elections
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Op India  

Once again failing to convince the voters in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, the Congress party missed another chance to break its 11-year long dry spell in the national capital. For example, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party was thrilled to see BJP forming the government with fewer number of seats. Rahul Gandhi and his caste census …

How AAP's defeat in Delhi will influence national politics
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How AAP's defeat in Delhi will influence national politics

Firstpost  

Arvind Kejriwal posed a greater threat to Rahul Gandhi’s ambition of the unchallenged choice of the united opposition in the run-up to the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, causing further damage to Congress’ prospects in other states along the way, if he was allowed to further consolidate his position in Delhi Although Kejriwal has been defeated, the original idea of AAP …

Delhi election result: Kejriwal, Atishi meet newly elected AAP MLAs, ask them to work for people
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi election result: Kejriwal, Atishi meet newly elected AAP MLAs, ask them to work for people

The Hindu  

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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 …

Arnab Goswami slams AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, puts out a list of his U-turns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Op India  

On Saturday, veteran journalist Arnab Goswami tore into Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal following his shameful defeat in the 2025 Delhi Vidhan Sabha election. Today, your whole political life is a story of dangerous contradictions.” He stated, “First you said I would not join politics, then you joined politics. You said I would never take a government bungalow, then …

Delhi Election 2025: Delhi's Jat Community Places Strong Trust in BJP, Gives Full Support with Votes
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Election 2025: Delhi's Jat Community Places Strong Trust in BJP, Gives Full Support with Votes

ABP News  

The Delhi Assembly elections have sparked a fierce competition between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, raising several questions in the political landscape. BJP secured a significant victory with strong support from the Jat community, particularly in areas that were once AAP strongholds. In contrast, Congress's position in Delhi politics has weakened further, and it seems to …

Swati Maliwal's 'arrogance' dig at AAP over Delhi Assembly elections results
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Swati Maliwal's 'arrogance' dig at AAP over Delhi Assembly elections results

The Hindu  

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Kejri wall demolished: What worked for BJP and what didn't for AAP in Delhi election
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Hindustan Times  

Analysis of events that took place in the run-up to the Delhi assembly election 2025 decode what worked for the Bharatiya Janata Party and what didn't for the Aam Aadmi Party, which lost the poll in the national capital after three consecutive terms in power. The BJP stormed back to power in Delhi after a 27-year gap, winning 48 of …

Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav hold Arvind Kejriwal accountable for AAP’s Delhi poll debacle: ‘He felt politics...’
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Live Mint  

Ousted Aam Aadmi Party leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav have held party supremo Arvind Kejriwal accountable for the AAP's debacle in the 2025 Delhi elections. Prashant Bhushan's explanation for AAP's poll debacle: In a lengthy X post, Prashant Bhushan held Arvind Kejriwal “largely responsible for AAP’s Delhi debacle”. Bhushan said, “A party formed for alternative politics which was supposed …

After Delhi debacle, future tense for AAP in Punjab
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Delhi debacle, future tense for AAP in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The rout of the Aam Aadmi Party and the added ignominy of top leaders, national convener Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy CM Manish Sisodia losing their seats in the state assembly polls in Delhi is a double blow for the party in Punjab, the only other state where it is in power. The results also put a question mark on …

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 9, 2025
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 9, 2025

The Hindu  

Delhi Assembly results: BJP sweeps AAP out of power in Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party, with its win of 48 seats, returned to power in the national capital after a gap of over 26 years scuttling the Aam Aadmi Party’s bid for a fourth straight term. Rajasthan CM takes dip in Maha Kumbh; Cabinet meeting held in Prayagraj Rajasthan Chief …

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 …

How BJP Delhi-vered Kejriwal the knockout punch
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How BJP Delhi-vered Kejriwal the knockout punch

India Today  

The BJP, riding on a handsome tally of 48 out of 70 assembly seats and a 47 per cent vote-share, including those of allies, has returned to power in Delhi after 27 years, since losing in 1998 to a Sheila Dikshit-led Congress onslaught. While local leaders in Delhi attacked Kejriwal over governance, inconsistent public stances on crucial issues and alleged …

From Arvind Kejriwal to Ramesh Bidhuri | Know top guns who fail to fire in Delhi election results
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From Arvind Kejriwal to Ramesh Bidhuri | Know top guns who fail to fire in Delhi election results

India TV News  

Image Source : pti 1/8 The defeat of AAP chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been the biggest highlight of the Delhi elections 2025. Image Source : pti 2/8 The second biggest twist was the defeat of former Delhi deputy chief minister and one of the most prominent leaders in AAP, Manish Sisodia, who lost at the …

AAP to play role of constructive Opposition; Atishi alleges Delhi polls marred by hooliganism
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP to play role of constructive Opposition; Atishi alleges Delhi polls marred by hooliganism

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A day after the AAP was ousted from power in Delhi, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday met its 22 newly elected MLAs at his Ferozshah Road residence here and asked them to work for the people. Addressing reporters after the meeting, outgoing Chief Minister Atishi, who is among the 22 AAP leaders who weathered the BJP storm, …

AAPocalypse: How Arvind Kejriwal and Co lost the Delhi plot
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAPocalypse: How Arvind Kejriwal and Co lost the Delhi plot

India Today  

In the seat-to-seat contest, the shine of "the Kejriwal model" faded. Moreover, the angst against AAP's "freebies" model amongst Delhi's upper-class voters is not a hidden fact. THE YAMUNA ROW When things still seemed to be going the AAP’s way, the party decided to stir a storm in the last leg of the Delhi campaign. AAP Chief Kejriwal accused the …

It is a ‘tight slap’ to Kejriwal, says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

It is a ‘tight slap’ to Kejriwal, says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

New Indian Express  

HUBBALLI: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the people of Delhi have rejected the Aam Aadmi Party outright for its negative politics and given a “tight slap” to AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal by giving a thumping majority to the BJP. The Union minister added that voters have rejected the arrogance of Kejriwal and his attempt to create anarchy in …

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 …

Almost all of AAP top deck faces drubbing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Almost all of AAP top deck faces drubbing

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant political upheaval, the AAP faced a major setback in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections with its top leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, suffering unexpected defeats to the BJP. Arvind Kejriwal, the incumbent CM and a central figure in Delhi politics since 2013, lost his New Delhi constituency to BJP’s Parvesh Verma. BJP’s Tarwinder Singh …

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