Could AAP have won Delhi if it fought the polls with Congress?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Could AAP have won Delhi if it fought the polls with Congress?

Firstpost  

The AAP is not returning to power in Delhi as the BJP marks a comeback after nearly three decades. The Delhi election results 2025 indicate that Congress has not significantly hurt AAP’s vote share. “Our responsibility is not making the AAP win,” Shrinate said, adding “Our responsibility is mounting a spirited campaign and contesting this election as strongly as we can.” Congress MP and in-charge for communication Jairam Ramesh said that the Delhi poll outcome “is a rejection of Arvind Kejriwal’s politics of deceit, deception, and vastly exaggerated claims of achievement”. Calling the Delhi results “a referendum on Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party”, the Congress MP said, “After all, at the height of the PM’s popularity in 2015 and 2020, AAP had won decisively in Delhi. This shows that, rather than being vindication of the… — Jairam Ramesh February 8, 2025 Leaders from the INDIA bloc are ruing that the AAP and the Congress should have contested the Delhi polls together.

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AAP pushes Delhi civic budget but BJP says numbers on its side
1 week, 1 day ago

AAP pushes Delhi civic budget but BJP says numbers on its side

Hindustan Times  

In the last budget, before the Municipal Corporation of Delhi goes to polls in April, the Aam Aadmi Party managed to table the document in a session marred by continuous ruckus and violence as parties contested the proposed changes for the allocation of ₹17,002.6 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal. The proposals to be passed include the reduction of the mayor’s …

No talks of alliance yet, AAP ready to contest Goa, Gujarat polls alone: Atishi
2 weeks, 3 days ago

No talks of alliance yet, AAP ready to contest Goa, Gujarat polls alone: Atishi

India Today  

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Monday said that the party would contest the 2027 elections in Goa and Gujarat alone without opting for an alliance with Congress. She said that the people of Goa voted the BJP to power in 2022, but at the same time, the Congress won 11 seats, and 8 of its MLAs later joined …

Kerala Opposition Leader refutes CM’s charge that Congress’ failure to take allies along aided BJP in polls
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala Opposition Leader refutes CM’s charge that Congress’ failure to take allies along aided BJP in polls

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday countered Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s claim that the Congress’ “disdain” for tactical alliances with secular and regional forces and its “conceited go-it-alone approach” in national and provincial elections had given a leg up to the “Sangh Parivar-led” Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Assembly elections in …

AAP's office in Bhopal locked over unpaid rent, party reacts
3 weeks, 5 days ago

AAP's office in Bhopal locked over unpaid rent, party reacts

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party office running from a leased house in Bhopal has been locked by the landlord after the party allegedly did not pay rent for three months. State BJP spokesperson Narendra Saluja wrote on X, “AAP’s MP office locked, next number is of Congress.” In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, the AAP contested 66 seats in Madhya …

Breaking News: AAP Holds Crucial Meeting with Defeated Candidates to Address Internal Dissent
1 month ago

Breaking News: AAP Holds Crucial Meeting with Defeated Candidates to Address Internal Dissent

ABP News  

Aam Aadmi Party is holding an important meeting with its defeated candidates today at 12 PM, chaired by Delhi convener Gopal Rai. The primary focus of this gathering is to address internal dissent within the party. AAP is also strategizing to include these defeated candidates in upcoming protests, signaling an inclusive approach to address the party's current challenges. This meeting …

Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Faces Uphill Battle in Gujarat Assembly Election
1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Faces Uphill Battle in Gujarat Assembly Election

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 25, 2025 20:07 IST - 6 MINS READ Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sought to instil confidence in his party members on July 6 in Ahmedabad, declaring that the Congress would defeat the BJP in the upcoming State Assembly election. I am giving this in writing.” Rahul Gandhi’s remarks …

Congress steps up Punjab AAP MLAs 'exodus' claim, ruling party says 'nonsense'
1 month ago

Congress steps up Punjab AAP MLAs 'exodus' claim, ruling party says 'nonsense'

India Today  

Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has reiterated his claim that 32 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs were in touch with him and a few others were in contact with the BJP, stepping up his suggestion of a possible exodus. Bajwa went on to say that he would present all the AAP legislators who want to join Congress in front of …

Delhi elections a wake-up call for Cong, INDIA bloc
1 month ago

Delhi elections a wake-up call for Cong, INDIA bloc

Live Mint  

Even before the Delhi assembly election results were out, people had started speculating whether “INDIA bloc" was signing its death warrant. But key coalition members regret conceding far too many seats to Congress in the 2020 assembly elections. That’s why at the last assembly election Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gave the Congress only half the number of seats it was allocated …

Will restructure frontal groups to strengthen AAP’s presence: Rai
1 month ago

Will restructure frontal groups to strengthen AAP’s presence: Rai

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party Delhi convener Gopal Rai said on Saturday that his party will restructure the frontal groups to strengthen AAP’s presence and address communication gaps wherever they exist. In the recent Delhi Assembly election, the BJP defeated AAP by bagging 48 seats and reducing the latter’s tally to 22. Atishi writes to CM AAP leader Atishi on Saturday wrote …

Congress, AAP didn’t address issues of people of Delhi, we did so on day one: Rekha Gupta
1 month ago

Congress, AAP didn’t address issues of people of Delhi, we did so on day one: Rekha Gupta

The Hindu  

The Congress ruled Delhi for 15 years and the AAP after that but both never addressed the issues of the people of Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday while stressing that her government passed the Ayushman Bharat scheme on its first day in office. Ms. Gupta alleged that both the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party had deprived …

Punjab Holds the Key to AAP’s Future After Delhi Defeat
1 month, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 21, 2025 12:27 IST - 9 MINS READ The fall of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly election has sent shock waves through Punjab, the only State where the party currently holds power. Following the AAP’s crushing defeat, party convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, his …

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

The perception shift against the AAP in the Delhi election
1 month, 1 week ago

The perception shift against the AAP in the Delhi election

The Hindu  

The 2025 Delhi Assembly election was nothing short of a political turning point, reshaping the electoral landscape of India’s capital in ways few had anticipated. However, all the gains were undone in the final phase, with the AAP’s vote share among women dropping to 50.2%, while the BJP and Congress gained at its expense, rising to 41.8% and 6.1%, respectively. …

AAP questions BJP's delay in naming Delhi CM, says party has 'no face' to run govt
1 month, 1 week ago

AAP questions BJP's delay in naming Delhi CM, says party has 'no face' to run govt

The Hindu  

Launching a fresh attack on the BJP over its delay in announcing the chief minister and the cabinet for Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday said the saffron party has "no face" to run the government. Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader and Delhi's acting Chief Minister Atishi accused the BJP of lacking a credible leader to govern …

Not mauled in defeat, Congress creates tremors in alliance
1 month, 1 week ago

Not mauled in defeat, Congress creates tremors in alliance

New Indian Express  

The discussion on the defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi seems to be reaching an end. The Congress state units, wherever Aam Aadmi Party managed to make a presence, be it Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, Goa, Uttarakhand or for that matter Haryana, have opposed any truck with them. The Congress despite many a pulls and pressures within its own …

Aam Aadmi Party: The ‘common’ party
1 month, 1 week ago

Aam Aadmi Party: The ‘common’ party

The Hindu  

In the summer of 2011, Anna Hazare, a Maharashtra-based social activist, started a fast-unto-death protest in the national capital’s Ramlila Maidan, seeking a ‘Jan Lokpal Bill’ to fight corruption. Tasting success in Delhi, the party was ready to spread its wings beyond the capital, and ahead of fighting against the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the 2014 Lok …

Pavan K. Varma | BJP convinced Delhi voters it was futile to support AAP
1 month, 1 week ago

Pavan K. Varma | BJP convinced Delhi voters it was futile to support AAP

Deccan Chronicle  

There are five take-aways from the recent Assembly elections in Delhi. In the next elections in 2020, AAP replicated its stupendous performance, winning 62 of the 70 seats, while the BJP could only marginally improve its tally to eight. It is a tribute to the strategy of the BJP, that it could make even supporters of AAP wonder whether it …

Blow to Arvind Kejriwal: 3 AAP councillors join BJP ahead of MCD mayoral election
1 month, 1 week ago

Blow to Arvind Kejriwal: 3 AAP councillors join BJP ahead of MCD mayoral election

Live Mint  

In a blow to Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, three AAP councillors have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. ‘Triple engine’ government Welcoming the councilors, city BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that Delhi will have a "triple engine" government -- at the Centre, assembly and municipal level -- at the right time to develop it as the capital …

Three AAP Councillors join BJP, boost its chances in Mayoral poll
1 month, 1 week ago

Three AAP Councillors join BJP, boost its chances in Mayoral poll

The Hindu  

Three AAP Councillors switched over to the BJP on Saturday, boosting its chances of victory in the upcoming MCD mayoral poll. Welcoming the Councillors, city BJP president said Delhi will have a "triple engine" government — at the Centre, assembly and municipal level — at the right time to develop it as the capital of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision …

Setback for Arvind Kejriwal as 3 AAP councillors join BJP before mayoral polls
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

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

India Today  

Three Aam Aadmi Party councillors joined the BJP on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi mayoral elections, dealing yet another blow to Arvind Kejriwal's party following its defeat in the Delhi Assembly polls. New Delhi: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva addresses the media after three former AAP councillors joined the BJP, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 15, …

BJP wins big in Chhattisgarh urban body polls, AAP makes debut in Bilaspur
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP wins big in Chhattisgarh urban body polls, AAP makes debut in Bilaspur

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has maintained its winning streak in Chhattisgarh’s urban body elections, securing a decisive victory in municipal corporations, municipal councils, and town councils polls. In Raipur, BJP’s mayoral candidate Minal Chaubey won by a margin of 1,53,290 votes against Congress candidate Deepti Pramod Dubey. In the Dhamtari Municipal Corporation elections, BJP secured a one-sided victory as its …

Why the AAP Lost Delhi: Corruption, Governance, and Political Strategy
1 month, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 14, 2025 19:29 IST - 11 MINS READ In his 2018 book Republic of Caste, Anand Teltumbde described the Aam Aadmi Party as “A Political App for the Neoliberal era”. In the essay, Teltumbde had issued a pointed warning to the AAP’s “anti-politics” political enterprise: “The biggest challenge before a fledgling entity is to scale up or …

BJP has no intention of fulfilling poll promises, claims former Delhi CM Atishi
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP has no intention of fulfilling poll promises, claims former Delhi CM Atishi

Hindustan Times  

Aap Aadmi Party leader and former Chief Minister of Delhi Atishi on Friday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party has no intention of fulfilling the promises made during the elections. Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, a leader of the Aap Aadmi Party, asserted on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party has no plans to keep the promises made during the …

More middle-class voters chose BJP: AAP leader
1 month, 2 weeks ago

More middle-class voters chose BJP: AAP leader

The Hindu  

A section of middle-class voters, who in the past have voted for the BJP in the Lok Sabha election and for the AAP in the Assembly election, voting for the BJP this time, was one of the main reasons for the AAP’s loss, a senior AAP leader told The Hindu. In 2014, the BJP had won all seven Lok Sabha …

Middle-class shift, BJP's money power: AAP's reasons behind Delhi poll debacle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Middle-class shift, BJP's money power: AAP's reasons behind Delhi poll debacle

India Today  

The voting pattern of the middle class, lack of closed-door meetings and the BJP's use of "money, muscle and fear" have been identified as the three key reasons by the AAP for its defeat in the Delhi Assembly election, sources said. As per the party's internal assessment, Delhi's middle class, which played a crucial role in AAP's landslide victories in …

Dilli Dur-Ast: An Existential Crisis in the Heart of Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dilli Dur-Ast: An Existential Crisis in the Heart of Congress

The Quint  

The Delhi verdict also raises serious questions about the Congress’ position in the INDIA bloc. While the Congress has to set its house in order and figure out its future electoral strategy, it also has to deal with the discord and disaffection within the INDIA bloc. The Trinamool Congress has been distancing itself from the Congress for some time now …

Opinion: How did BJP end Delhi's split-voting trend in the 2025 polls?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: How did BJP end Delhi's split-voting trend in the 2025 polls?

India Today  

Delhi has voted out the Aam Aadmi Party, ending 10 years of split-voting. In the 2020 state elections, the AAP gained a 36 per cent vote share compared to the 2019 general elections at the cost of the BJP and the Congress. In the 2024 general elections, the AAP lost 30 per cent vote share, while the BJP and the …

Trinamool MPs mount attack on Congress, its INDIA bloc ally hits back
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool MPs mount attack on Congress, its INDIA bloc ally hits back

The Hindu  

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday doubled down on its attack on the Congress saying that the grand old party has no base in West Bengal and the TMC will not try to strengthen the opposition alliance at its own cost. Accusing the Congress of “backstabbing” allies, Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha member Kirti Azad blamed the INDIA bloc ally for the …

How many MLAs does Congress have in Delhi? Punjab CM Mann hits back at Bajwa
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How many MLAs does Congress have in Delhi? Punjab CM Mann hits back at Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday took a jibe at Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa, who is the leader of opposition in the assembly, for claiming that there was a rift in the state unit of the Aam Aadmi Party. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann talking to the media after a meeting Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal …

We fought a better election than 2020: Delhi Cong chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

We fought a better election than 2020: Delhi Cong chief

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav spoke to HT about his party’s performance in the Delhi assembly polls, the INDIA bloc, and the road ahead. We fought against a lot of odds, pretty much built the party from scratch with a new cadre, and have managed to also increase our overall vote share by 2%. If we began running similar ground …

Opinion: Delhi Elections - A masterclass in strategy by Team Modi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Delhi Elections - A masterclass in strategy by Team Modi

India Today  

Electoral politics is warfare with a delicious twist. Even under the marauding electoral juggernaut run by Amit Shah, an electoral victory during assembly elections remained an elusive dream for the BJP as an Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party notched successive landslide victories. The persistent dilemma for the BJP as it suffered consecutive battlefield losses was simple: in the Lok Sabha …

Amid fissures in INDIA bloc unity, Congress netas speak in different voices
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amid fissures in INDIA bloc unity, Congress netas speak in different voices

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The demoralising defeat of the INDIA bloc parties – AAP and Congress — in the Delhi assembly elections has brought out the internal contradictions in the grand old party, with leaders appearing to be not on the same page on its alliance strategies. While some Congress leaders defended the party’s position saying that AAP was unwilling to forge …

After Delhi loss, Arvind Kejriwal to focus on Punjab election in 2027
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Delhi loss, Arvind Kejriwal to focus on Punjab election in 2027

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will meet party MLAs from Punjab in Delhi on Tuesday. Mr. Kejriwal convened a meeting of his party’s MLAs-elect at his Ferozeshah Road residence on Sunday evening, a day after AAP lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. While AAP leaders stayed away from the media and did not address any press conference, …

We failed to get anti-BJP votes of Dalits, minorities: Delhi Congress chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

We failed to get anti-BJP votes of Dalits, minorities: Delhi Congress chief

The Hindu  

The Congress’s Delhi unit chief, Devender Yadav, on Monday said the party’s failure to get the votes of Dalits and minorities who are “uncomfortable with the politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party” dented its prospects in the Assembly poll. “Dalits and minorities who are uncomfortable with the politics of the BJP thought that the Aam Aadmi Party would form the …

'No Decision Made So Far, Party To Take Call': Sanjay Singh On AAP Continuing In INDIA Bloc
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'No Decision Made So Far, Party To Take Call': Sanjay Singh On AAP Continuing In INDIA Bloc

ABP News  

New Delhi: With the Congress-AAP ties blighted by the Delhi Assembly poll debacle, Aam Aadmi Party's senior leader Sanjay Singh on Monday said that AAP's top leadership will take a call on the issue of continuing in the INDIA bloc. No decision has been made so far," Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, told India Today when asked if the AAP …

Mamata blames Congress, AAP for BJP’s Delhi victory, rules out alliance for 2026
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mamata blames Congress, AAP for BJP’s Delhi victory, rules out alliance for 2026

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Monday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress for failure of the opposition to win election in Delhi and Haryana and ruled out the possibility of having any alliance with the Congress for 2026 Bengal assembly polls. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee also sent a strong …

'Will Come To Power With Two-Thirds Majority': Mamata's Prediction For Bengal Amid AAP Rout In Delhi
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Will Come To Power With Two-Thirds Majority': Mamata's Prediction For Bengal Amid AAP Rout In Delhi

ABP News  

Amid a poll debacle for the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made a prediction on the Bengal Assembly Elections, scheduled next year. The CM also said that the party will return to power with more than a two-thirds majority in the 2026 assembly polls in Bengal. The statement comes after BJP leader Suvendu …

‘What’s need for Opposition alliances if...’: Shiv Sena-UBT tears into AAP, Congress post Delhi debacle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘What’s need for Opposition alliances if...’: Shiv Sena-UBT tears into AAP, Congress post Delhi debacle

Live Mint  

An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress for contesting solo in the Delhi Elections 2025. "In Delhi, both AAP and Congress fought to destroy each other, making things easier for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. 'Helping autocracy' The Marathi daily claimed that failing to learn …

Delhi Assembly polls: Days after Delhi defeat, Kejriwal to meet CM Mann, Punjab AAP MLAs on February 11
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Assembly polls: Days after Delhi defeat, Kejriwal to meet CM Mann, Punjab AAP MLAs on February 11

The Hindu  

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and party MLAs from the state in the national capital on Tuesday to discuss the Delhi assembly polls outcome, party sources said on Monday. Follow here Delhi govt formation LIVE While the BJP won 48 seats in the 70-member House, the AAP secured 22, and the …

After Delhi Debacle, Arvind Kejriwal To Meet Punjab CM Mann And MLAs Tomorrow
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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 …

DC Edit | Many reasons led to AAP's ouster; Cong played a role
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Many reasons led to AAP's ouster; Cong played a role

Deccan Chronicle  

There may be multiple reasons why Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party he founded bit the dust after two commanding performances in elections to the Delhi Assembly in 2015 and 2020. However, the definitive reason for the 2025 verdict lay in the continuing presence of the Congress party in a three-cornered contest that suggested the grand old party may …

Delhi govt formation updates: BJP begins talks to pick next Delhi CM, likely to stake claim to power soon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi govt formation updates: BJP begins talks to pick next Delhi CM, likely to stake claim to power soon

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to form the next government in Delhi after more than 26 years, winning 48 of the 70 Assembly seats. Day after winning the Delhi Assembly polls, a delegation of the BJP’s winning candidates in the Capital, led by Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, met Lieutenant Governor V.K. BJP sources said it was a …

Matter of concern for Muslims in Delhi: Congress leader Rashid Alvi's controversial remark on BJP's victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Matter of concern for Muslims in Delhi: Congress leader Rashid Alvi's controversial remark on BJP's victory

India TV News  

Delhi Election Results: Congress leader Rashid Alvi has sparked controversy with his remarks on the BJP's victory in Delhi elections. Alvi said that if Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party had contested the Delhi elections together, the BJP would not have secured victory. In the keenly contested Assembly polls in Delhi, there was a difference of only two per cent …

Kejriwal calls meeting with Punjab CM, party MLAs on Tuesday to discuss Delhi assembly polls outcome
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

India TV News  

Chandigarh: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and party MLAs from the state in the national capital on Tuesday to discuss the Delhi assembly polls outcome, party sources said on Monday. The meeting comes two days after the Aam Aadmi Party's rout in Delhi, where the BJP is set to form the …

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat

India Today  

The decimation of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi assembly election has inspired several secret chuckles in the Congress in Gujarat, where politics took an unusual turn over the past five years. AAP contested several local body polls in 2021 and set the trend of eating into the Congress’s vote-share and indirectly benefiting the ruling BJP. In 2022, in …

AAP-Congress fight helped BJP in Delhi polls: Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP-Congress fight helped BJP in Delhi polls: Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, both INDIA bloc members, fighting each other contributed to the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Delhi assembly polls, the Shiv Sena claimed on Monday. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana also raised questions over the need for opposition alliances if their constituents continue to fight against each other instead of the …

Ensure BJP delivers on its vows, Kejriwal tells AAP MLAs-elect
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ensure BJP delivers on its vows, Kejriwal tells AAP MLAs-elect

The Hindu  

A day after losing the Delhi Assembly election to the BJP, senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including party national convener Arvind Kejriwal and outgoing Chief Minister Atishi, met the party’s MLAs-elect on Sunday to discuss the party’s future. In the meeting at his Ferozshah Road residence, Mr. Kejriwal urged the 22 winning candidates to serve the people and ensure that …

Delhi elections: Key strongholds that AAP managed to retain amid BJP’s landslide win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi elections: Key strongholds that AAP managed to retain amid BJP’s landslide win

Firstpost  

Despite its crushing defeat, former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party managed to secure an impressive vote share of 44 per cent, reflecting that it still wielded influence in certain pockets of Delhi The results of the Delhi assembly elections were declared Saturday, which sent shockwaves among the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party. However, despite its crushing defeat, former chief …

AI’s growth will fuel crisis and unemployment, warns M.V. Govindan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AI’s growth will fuel crisis and unemployment, warns M.V. Govindan

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State Secretary M.V. Speaking at the party’s Thrissur District Conference in Kunnamkulam on Sunday, he stressed that this technological shift would fuel larger struggles and movements. Mr. Govindan pointed out that the profits of corporate capitalism would soar with the use of AI, while unemployment could affect up to 60% of the workforce. “The Congress created …

AAP’s defeat in Delhi election lifts the Congress’s spirits in Punjab
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP’s defeat in Delhi election lifts the Congress’s spirits in Punjab

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party’s debacle in the Delhi Assembly election is all set to lift the Congress’s spirits in Punjab. Claiming that the defeat in Delhi had burst the AAP’s bubble, senior Congress leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal on Sunday said the poll results would augment the already existing restlessness in the AAP cadre, which would …

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