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Sanjay Singh addressing reporters at a press conference.

AAP to go solo on all 90 Haryana seats

July 18, 2024, 07:30 PM - 2 min read

"The AAP will contest all 90 seats," said Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who was flanked by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, senior AAP leaders Sandeep Pathak and Anurag Dhanda, and party state unit president Sushil Gupta.

Setback to SAD, Jalandhar West bypoll candidate joins AAP

July 2, 2024, 06:16 PM - 2 min read

Last week, the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) announced its support for the BSP nominee in the upcoming July 10 by-poll for the Jalandhar West assembly seat.

Freebies fail to deliver dividends, only bleed economy

Freebies bleed economy, yield no dividends

June 30, 2024, 08:29 PM - 2 min read

Despite high expectations, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab won only 3 out of 13 parliamentary seats despite its popular policy of providing 300 units of free electricity, costing the state over Rs 20,477 crores annually. Such populist measures, effective in state elections, do not guarantee success in national contests, as seen in Punjab and Delhi. Similarly, Congress's promises in Karnataka and Telangana did not yield the expected results. These outcomes suggest that while popular policies can influence state outcomes, they may not secure national victories, with potential long-term economic drawbacks.

AAP protecting CM's image in Jalandhar campaign?

June 24, 2024, 10:54 AM - 2 min read

He is “the” face of the party in Punjab, right since it made its foray in the state for the first time in 2014. It is also a fact that if the AAP survived in Punjab and won a landslide victory in 2022, maximum credit goes to Mann.

AAP faces another litmus test in Jalandhar by-poll

June 14, 2024, 10:10 PM - 2 min read

In the recently concluded parliamentary elections, the AAP came a distant third from this assembly segment. The Congress and the BJP were involved in a neck-and-neck fight from here. While Charanjit Singh Channi of the Congress was ahead of everyone by polling 44394 votes, Sushil Kumar Rinku of the BJP came a close second with 42,837 votes.

The ‘importance’ of being Bhagwant Mann

May 22, 2024, 08:56 PM - 2 min read

Compared to the 2022, the battle this time for Mann is tougher. IN 2022, he rode an anti-incumbency wave against the Congress and an overall disillusionment and alienation with the traditional political parties in Punjab.

AAP leader Atishi Marlena Singh. File photo.

AAP alleges BJP 'blackmail' in Maliwal's assault claim

May 18, 2024, 12:25 PM - 2 min read

Atishi, who serves as a cabinet minister in the Delhi government, asserted that Maliwal, under the threat of arrest in an ongoing illegal recruitment case, was driven into participating in a conspiracy against Kejriwal.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal is gearing up for a critical gathering, summoning senior party members and all Delhi party MLAs on Sunday.

Kejriwal to convene AAP meeting at his residence today to strategise Delhi's LS polls

May 12, 2024, 10:29 AM - 2 min read

The objective of the meeting is to delineate the party’s roadmap for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the national capital. The rendezvous is scheduled to take place at Kejriwal’s Civil Lines residence.

AAP leaders rally in Delhi with flags displaying Kejriwal's image: "Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se"

May 5, 2024, 11:40 AM - 2 min read

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organised a walkathon in Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar and Karol Bagh on Sunday, as a display of solidarity with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

AAP’s ‘jail ka jawab vote se denge’ not banned, party asked to modify song

April 29, 2024, 09:39 AM - 2 min read

The Delhi's chief electoral office’s (CEO) officer has rejected the claims made by the Aam Aadmi Party that the Election Commission (EC) has "banned" its Lok Sabha campaign song “Jail Ka Jawab, Vote Se Denge."

AAP ends up fielding 5 ministers, 3 legislators, 3 defectors for LS elections in Punjab

April 16, 2024, 06:37 PM - 2 min read

The AAP today completed the process of nomination of candidates for the June 1, General Elections with the announcement of the remaining four candidates for Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar.

With an 'absent' Chief Minister, Delhi govt remains in ‘suspended animation’

April 16, 2024, 08:06 AM - 2 min read

Senior jail officials have already clarified that nobody can run a government from inside the jail. Inside the jail, anyone who is imprisoned is a prisoner with the same rights and restrictions mandated for others. Kejriwal obviously cannot claim any special privileges or relaxations.