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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

First religion is farming: AAP block chief quits over land pooling policy

July 29, 2025 10:23 am

Tapinder Singh, a resident of Jodhan village in Ludhiana, announced his resignation through a Facebook post written in Punjabi, stating, “First religion is farming.”

MCD forms 25 internal committees amid AAP protests over reduction in SC panel size

July 25, 2025 12:13 pm

AAP councillors protested the reduction in the number of members of the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Implementation of Scheduled Castes Candidates Quota committee, from 35 to 21.

AAP firebrand, popular tribal face, who is Gujarat MLA Chaitar Vasava, once again in legal trouble?

July 09, 2025 7:21 am

While the parties of the two MLAs are at loggerheads and have announced they are not in alliance, there has been speculation for some time about senior leaders possibly leaving the Kejriwal-led party.

Sacrilege Bill draft not yet ready; want it watertight: Cheema

July 08, 2025 10:25 am

It is learnt that the leaders within the ruling Aam Aadmi Party were also divided on the issue of capital punishment.

Demanding waste removal in Delhi’s central zone, AAP councillors dump garbage outside Mayor Raja Iqbal’s office

July 04, 2025 11:31 am

Alleging that no sanitation agency has been appointed in the central zone for the last two years, AAP councillors demanded the Delhi mayor’s resignation.

INDIA bloc was only for Lok Sabha elections: Arvind Kejriwal in Gujarat

July 03, 2025 9:12 pm

AAP convenor says party will contest Bihar polls, form govt in Punjab again, win in Gujarat in 2027

AAP: Punjab Police trying to carry out raids in Delhi, but not getting nod

July 02, 2025 8:47 am

Bharadwaj claimed that the delay in granting permission was a move to provide drug peddlers with the time to hide evidence.

AAP protests outside Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa’s office for 'insulting' slum dwellers

July 01, 2025 9:50 am

AAP leaders also demanded a public apology from Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

Former SAD Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia sent to 7-day police remand, Mohali court approves Vigilance Bureau’s request

June 27, 2025 3:04 am

Shiromani Akali Dal workers protested against Bikram Singh Majithia’s arrest outside the Mohali court on Thursday.

In victory, Kejriwal draws AAP-Cong line: ‘We are only ones fighting BJP, they are its puppets’

June 23, 2025 10:24 pm

The party’s victory in Gujarat, he said, similarly exhibited how “frustrated” the people of the state were with the BJP's three-decade rule in the state.

AAM AADMI PARTY PHOTOS

ITO skywalk opens to public as Centre, Delhi govt face-off continues

October 18, 2018 7:20 am

Delhi's ITO skywalk was finally inaugurated on Monday amid allegations and counter-allegations between Delhi government and the BJP-led central government.

'Musical' protest to draw public attention against tree felling in Delhi

June 30, 2018 10:25 pm

In the light of the recent controversy that surfaced after government's decision of felling trees for construction activity in south Delhi, a group of protesters gathered in the capital's Netaji Nagar to draw public attention towards conservation of trees.

Arvind Kejriwal's sit-in protest at Lieutenant Governor's office has now entered its fifth day

June 15, 2018 2:15 pm

The BJP and Congress slammed Kejriwal, terming his ‘dharna’ at the LG office a “mockery of democracy” and a “drama”. BJP’s Delhi unit will stage a protest at Kejriwal’s residence on Wednesday.

Markets closed as Delhi traders hold mega rally against sealing drive in Ramlila Maidan

March 28, 2018 4:19 pm

Demanding protection from the ongoing sealing drive, traders are observing a strike in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Office of profit: AAP's moment of joy as Delhi HC reinstates 20 MLAs

March 23, 2018 3:45 pm

The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the Presidential notification disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs from the state legislative Assembly in the office of profit case. Earlier, President Ram Nath Kovind had ordered disqualification of the MLAs based on the recommendation of the Election Commission, which suggested that they had “flouted the principles of natural justice”

An Insignificant Man: Five reasons to watch the Arvind Kejriwal documentary

November 17, 2017 7:32 am

An Insignificant Man is a documentary on the formation of Aam Aadmi Party and the rise to power of its leader Arvind Kejriwal. Here are five reasons to watch this political thriller.

Broom in hand, Aam Aadmi Party cleans the streets of Delhi

February 01, 2016 11:35 am

As the strike by MCD workers entered its fifth day on Sunday (January 31), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers, legislators and volunteers took a cue from their party symbol and hit the roads, broom in hand.

Campaigning heats up for Delhi University students elections

September 07, 2015 5:27 pm

In bold print, the posters call out to each passerby to vote for their party in the upcoming DU Students’ Union (DUSU) polls on September 11.

Vishal Dadlani, Shilpa Rao's rock concert with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

September 02, 2015 4:34 pm

Member of Aam Aadmi Party Vishal Dadlani performed at a rock concert organised by the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS), AAP’s student wing, at the Talkatora Stadium ahead of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) polls.

AAP protests in Delhi, demands Smriti, Sushma, Vasundhara's resignation

June 29, 2015 5:29 pm

Aam Aadmi Party activists stage a protest against BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Pankaja Munde in New Delhi.

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