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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
  • Abbreviation AAP
  • Founder Arvind Kejriwal And Others
  • Founded 26 November 2012;, 12 years, 65 days Ago
  • Country India
  • Headquarters 206, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi, Delhi India-110002
  • Eci Status National Party
  • Ideology Welfarism, Indian Nationalism, Populism, Secularism

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 31 Jan 2025
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal, emerging from the India Against Corruption movement led by activist Anna Hazare. The party aimed to combat corruption and promote transparency in governance. AAP’s symbol, the broom, signifies its commitment to “cleaning ...

AAM AADMI PARTY NEWS

Why AAP top brass has left party's Punjab leaders in choppy waters

August 22, 2025 2:05 pm

While having been in line of Opposition's fire for being “remote-controlled” by Delhi AAP brass, the Punjab party unit has also seen growing unease among a section of its leaders and ministers over the perceived “power shift”

Local bodies elections in mind, AAP Gujarat unit exhorts citizens to join politics, send details through WhatsApp

August 21, 2025 10:21 pm

At present, the AAP has 13 municipal councillors in Surat and one in Gandhinagar. Party also keen to welcome BJP, Congress leaders in its fold, says Surat AAP president

AAP raises doubts over civic polls credibility, wants multi-member ward plan scrapped

August 18, 2025 9:39 pm

AAP said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has itself mandated VVPAT use in all Parliamentary and Assembly elections.

Sanitation workers, govt school teachers forced to attend PM's event, claims AAP

August 18, 2025 4:51 am

While the AAP called the move an “insult to the teaching profession” and “coercion of government staff”, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) rejected the claims, saying that no such orders were issued.

'Saam, daam, dand, bhed': After land pooling, another self-goal by AAP in Punjab, thanks to Manish Sisodia

August 17, 2025 5:46 pm

The BJP, Congress and the Akali Dal have attacked the AAP over its strategy to retain power in Punjab after the 2027 Assembly elections.

Delhi’s monsoon misery puts BJP’s ‘triple-engine’ govt to the test, gives AAP fresh ammo

August 14, 2025 6:38 pm

After assuming full control over Delhi’s governance in February, the BJP promised to end waterlogging. But waterlogged roads, tragic deaths, and a political blame game paint a different picture.

AAP Ludhiana South MLA Rajinderpal Kaur Chhina, gunman injured in accident near Khanauri border

August 13, 2025 3:27 pm

The Toyota Innova in which she was travelling with her gunman, husband, and son met with the accident near the Khanauri border.

‘AAP failed Bhagat Singh, his ideals’: Vets protest for pay parity in Khatkar Kalan

August 12, 2025 10:14 am

The ruling was made by Punjab and Haryana High Court in a civil writ petition filed by Dr Sukhdev Singh and others against the state of Punjab.

A mountain of rice, but no more space to keep it: Punjab faces a familiar storage crisis

July 30, 2025 2:08 pm

The backlog of around 20-30 LMT rice that is not being moved out of Punjab's gowdowns every year is worsening the storage issue.

Policy tailor-made for realtors, plan to tilt demography in long term: Cong

July 29, 2025 7:04 pm

Rana Gurjeet said the policy was silent on the landless rural population who rely on agricultural employment for their survival. “Who will take care of the landless population in villages who are dependent on landowners,” he asked.

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Delhi elections: Manish Sisodia celebrates AAP's victory with thank you rally

February 12, 2020 7:38 pm

The AAP won 62 of the 70 seats and retained much of its vote share from 2015 when it won 67 seats — its vote share was 53.57%, a marginal drop from 54.34% in 2015.

AAP workers celebrate as Kejriwal secures majority mandate in Delhi

February 12, 2020 10:19 am

Delhi Election Result 2020: Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party has taken an early lead, while the BJP seems to be improving its tally in the capital.

Ahead of Delhi election results, MLA aspirants take some time off

February 11, 2020 7:08 am

A lazy morning after sleeping eight hours straight; curling up with a book; watching a movie; playing cricket under the soft glow of the retreating winter sun; or catching up with loved ones — for the city’s MLA aspirants, Sunday was about rediscovering the small joys of life following the high-octane Delhi Assembly poll campaign.

Battle for Delhi: Voting ends, all eyes now on February 11

February 09, 2020 8:35 am

Over 1.47 crore people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the polls that will decide the fate of 672 candidates.

Election campaigning reaches a crescendo in Delhi

February 05, 2020 4:34 pm

The Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and BJP have kickstarted their election campaigns in Delhi, ahead of the February 8 assembly elections.

Thousands evacuated in Delhi as Yamuna breaches danger mark

August 21, 2019 6:57 am

On Monday, CM Arvind Kejriwal said the water level in the river is likely to rise further with more discharge from the Hathnikund barrage by neighbouring Haryana.

Kejriwal govt's big announcement: Free bus, metro rides for women

June 10, 2019 7:08 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that travel on public transportation will be made free for all women, adding that those who do not want the subsidy are free to opt out.

Calm after storm: Delhi women candidates unwind after hectic campaign

May 15, 2019 10:17 am

After being soaked in hectic election campaigns and rallies for Delhi Lok Sabha polls, the women candidates unwinded in varied ways like running daily errands, spending time with family or reading their favourite book.

Polling ends for sixth phase; Sheila Dikshit, Gambhir, Rahul Gandhi among early voters

May 13, 2019 7:24 am

Compared to the election results of these 59 seats in the last Lok Sabha elections in 2014, BJP had won 45 of these seats, the Trinamool Congress 8, the Congress two and the Samajwadi Party and the LJP one seat each among others.

Rainbow of colours in Lok Sabha election campaign

March 18, 2019 8:49 am

The Election Commission of India announced that the general elections will be held in seven phases across India starting April 11 and the results will be announced on May 23

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