Arvind Kejriwal and His AAP: Small Party, Big Dreams, Brutal Lessons
Is Kejriwal's luck finally running out? His fate will be decided when Punjab votes in 2027.
It may be too early to write the obituary of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's 13-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
However, the implosion set off by the exit of Kejriwal's erstwhile blue-eyed boy Raghav Chadha, along with six of his party colleagues, in the Rajya Sabha to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marks the collapse of a middle class dream.
When Kejriwal and his AAP burst on the Delhi scene in 2013 on the back of a popular anti-corruption movement, they were a beacon for jaded urbanites looking to snatch politics back from big money, bahubaalis, and other self-seeking elements that populate the power elite.
This was Middle India's moment to make its presence felt, its voice heard, and carve out space for a different kind of politics that would cater to its aspirations for a better quality of life beyond populist doles and backbreaking corruption.
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