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|leader            = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]

| loksabha_leader  = [[Bhagwant Mann]]

|eci              = [[List of political parties in India#State parties|State Party]]

|ideology          = {{Nowrap|[[Economic nationalism]]<ref name="London School of Economics">{{cite news|title=The populist politics of the Aam Aadmi Party|publisher=[[London School of Economics]]|url=http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2014/01/15/the-populist-politics-of-the-aam-aadmi-party|access-date=30 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201080821/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2014/01/15/the-populist-politics-of-the-aam-aadmi-party/|archive-date=1 December 2016}}</ref><br>[[Liberal socialism]]<ref>

* {{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aam-aadmi-party-is-socialist-not-silly-says-its-policy-guru-yogendra-yadav/articleshow/27868551.cms|title = Aam Aadmi Party is socialist, not silly, says its policy guru Yogendra Yadav|newspaper = The Economic Times|date = 25 December 2013|access-date = 12 March 2021|last1 = Banerjee|first1 = Soma}}

* {{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2015/12/01/is-aap-socialist-or-capitalist-or-just-pragmatic|title = Is AAP socialist or capitalist, or just pragmatic?|date = 1 December 2015|access-date = 12 March 2021}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}}<br>[[Civic nationalism]]<ref>

*{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/delhi-budget-explained-arvind-kejriwal-deshbhakti-7221315/|title = Delhi Budget explained: Deshbhakti with 500 national flags, benefits for women and vision 2047|date = 10 March 2021|access-date = 17 May 2021}}</ref>}}

| position          = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref>{{Cite news|title = No soft Hindutva, no Left Revolution, Kejriwal establishing a new centre in Indian politics|url = https://theprint.in/opinion/no-soft-hindutva-no-left-revolution-kejriwal-establishing-a-new-centre-in-indian-politics/358776/|date = 3 February 2020|access-date = 11 February 2020|work = [[ThePrint|The Print]]}}</ref> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name=AAP_2>

* {{Cite news|title = Free Speech Haven|url = https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/focus/arvind-kejriwal-aap-economic-ideology-plans/story/202291.html|date = 2 February 2014|access-date = 11 February 2020|work = [[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]}}</ref>

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'''Aam Aadmi Party''' ('''AAP'''; {{Translation|Common Man Party}}) is a political party in India, founded in November 2012 by [[Arvind Kejriwal]] and companions. It styles itself as an alternative to the two predominant, mainstream parties of India—[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). AAP currently runs [[Government of Delhi|the government]] of [[Delhi]], the capital territory of India, headed by Kejriwal as [[List of chief ministers of Delhi|Chief Minister]]. It has held the majority in the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] since the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015 election]], limiting BJP to a few seats and pushing INC out entirely.

AAP came into existence following differences between activists [[Arvind Kejriwal]] and [[Anna Hazare]] regarding whether or not to politicise the popular [[India Against Corruption]] movement that had been demanding a [[Jan Lokpal Bill]] since 2011. Hazare preferred that the movement should remain politically unaligned, while Kejriwal felt the failure of the agitation route necessitated direct political involvement. The party made its electoral debut in the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] and emerged as second largest party after BJP. AAP made a coalition with INC to form a short-lived government which only lasted 49 days as [[List of current Indian chief ministers|Chief Minister]] Kejriwal resigned after he could not debut [[Jan Lokpal Bill]] in the assembly. In the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|following elections in 2015]], AAP won 67 of the 70 seats in the assembly, limiting BJP at just 3 seats and INC with none .<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-elections-on-february-7/article6781169.ece|title=EC cracks whip as Delhi goes to polls|work=The Hindu|date=13 January 2015|access-date=13 January 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113004522/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-elections-on-february-7/article6781169.ece|archive-date=13 January 2015}}</ref> The party, although swept the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] with 62 seats, lost all of [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Union territories (19)|the seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi]] to BJP in the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 national elections]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/delhi-assembly/delhi-assembly-election-results-2020/article30787472.ece|title=Delhi Assembly election results 2020|date=11 February 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> AAP has signifcantly expanded its influence to [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Chandigarh]], and [[Goa]], with [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLAs]] and [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MPs]] in the former.

[[File:Anaa Hazare with Anupam Kher, Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas.jpg|thumb|Anaa Hazare, Anupam Kher, Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas during the [[Jan Lokpal Bill]] movement]]

[[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|Massive anti-corruption protests and strikes in 2011]] were initiated by a well known social activist [[Anna Hazare]] in response to exposure of unprecedented financial scams and corruption by erstwhile [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] government. The aim was to press the government to enact a strong and effective Lokpal (Federal [[Ombudsman]]) through a [[Jan Lokpal Bill]].{{sfn|Sharma|2014|pp=39}} Hazare was supported by a clutch of activists and professionals which became popularly known as [[Team Anna]]. Team Anna also included a civil-servant turned activist Arvind Kejriwal.{{sfn|Sharma|2014|pp=40-41}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951624_1_anna-hazare-team-anna-members-political-alternative |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018211416/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951624_1_anna-hazare-team-anna-members-political-alternative |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2012 |title=Anna Hazare confirms rift with Arvind Kejriwal, says his apolitical mass movement will continue |first1=Radheshyam |last1=Jadhav |first2=Sarang |last2=Dastane |date=19 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref> Hazare had wanted to keep the movement politically neutral but Kejriwal considered that direct involvement in politics was necessary because attempts to obtain progress regarding the Jan Lokpal Bill through talks with existing political parties had, in his opinion, achieved nothing. A survey conducted on a Facebook page that purported to be operated by India Against Corruption<ref>{{cite news |title=India Against Corruption assets caught in tug of war |work=Business Standard|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-against-corruption-assets-caught-in-tug-of-war-112092203017_1.html |date=22 September 2012 |author=Sreelatha Menon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205032157/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-against-corruption-assets-caught-in-tug-of-war-112092203017_1.html |archive-date=5 December 2014 }}</ref> and other social networking services had indicated that there was wide support for politicisation.<ref name="IT20120919">{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |location=New Delhi |date=19 September 2012 |title=Anna Hazare tells Arvind Kejriwal not to use his name, photo for votes as they part ways |work=India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/team-anna-split-anna-hazare-arvind-kejriwal-part-ways/1/217947.html |access-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927215015/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/team-anna-split-anna-hazare-arvind-kejriwal-part-ways/1/217947.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref><ref name="intoday1">{{cite news|title=So what is the Aam Aadmi Party all about|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/what-is-the-aam-aadmi-party-all-about/1/234564.html|date=24 November 2012|work=India Today|location=New Delhi|access-date=12 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304205801/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/what-is-the-aam-aadmi-party-all-about/1/234564.html|archive-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> Hazare rejected the poll, saying "elections require huge funds, which will be tough for activists to organise without compromising on their values". He also said it would be difficult to ensure that candidates are not corrupted once elected.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anna Hazare confirms split, asks Arvind Kejriwal not to use his name or photo |publisher=NDTV |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/anna-hazare-confirms-split-asks-arvind-kejriwal-not-to-use-his-name-or-photo-269577 |date=19 September 2012 |author=Abhinav Bhatt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205171951/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/anna-hazare-confirms-split-asks-arvind-kejriwal-not-to-use-his-name-or-photo-269577 |archive-date=5 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Anna Hazare splits Team Anna |publisher=NDTV |url=http://www.iacmumbai.info/2012/09/19/anna-hazare-splits-team-anna |date=19 September 2012 |author=Abhinav Bhatt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204085133/http://www.iacmumbai.info/2012/09/19/anna-hazare-splits-team-anna |archive-date=4 December 2014 |access-date=28 November 2014 }}</ref> Hazare and Kejriwal agreed on 19 September 2012 that their differences regarding a role in politics were irreconcilable. Kejriwal had support from some anti-corruption movement activists, such as [[Prashant Bhushan]] and [[Shanti Bhushan]], but was opposed by others such as [[Kiran Bedi]] and [[Santosh Hegde]]. On 2 October,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20492056 |title=India activist Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party vows change |date=26 November 2012 |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727125439/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20492056 |archive-date=27 July 2013 }}</ref> Kejriwal announced that he was forming a political party and that he intended the formal launch to be on 26 November, coinciding with the anniversary of India's adoption of its Constitution in 1949.<ref name="IT20120919" /><ref name="intoday1" />

On 26 November 2012, the formal launch day of the AAP, former law minister Shanti Bhushan donated {{INRConvert|10|m}} to the party. Prashant Bhushan, his son, was a member of the party's National Executive Committee.<ref name="donations">{{citation |title=New Delhi Shanti Bhushan donates Rs. 1 crore to Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Shanti-Bhushan-donates-Rs-1-crore-to-Kejriwal-s-Aam-Aadmi-Party/Article1-964698.aspx |date=26 November 2012 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=New Delhi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127162609/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Shanti-Bhushan-donates-Rs-1-crore-to-Kejriwal-s-Aam-Aadmi-Party/Article1-964698.aspx |archive-date=27 November 2012  }}</ref> The party raised {{INRConvert|20|c}} by November 2013 and received {{INRConvert|18|c}} in 2015 assembly polls.<ref>{{citation |title=Is the aam aadmi missing from AAP funding? |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/is-the-aam-aadmi-missing-from-aap-funding-116090400750_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=4 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085843/http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/is-the-aam-aadmi-missing-from-aap-funding-116090400750_1.html |archive-date=15 March 2017 |last1=Makkar |first1=Sahil }}</ref>

On 22 March 2014, the Janata Dal (Secular) party of Delhi announced it would merge with the Aam Aadmi Party, citing Kejriwal's tenure as Chief Minister of Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=JD(S) Delhi unit merges with AAP|url=http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/jds-delhi-merges-with-aap|publisher=Aam Aadmi Party|access-date=23 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807040723/http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/jds-delhi-merges-with-aap|archive-date=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JD(S) Delhi unit merges with AAP|url=https://twitter.com/aamaadmiparty/status/447346374846074880|publisher=AAP on Twitter|access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=April 2020}}

== Ideology and issues ==

Kejriwal has stated that the AAP refuses to be guided by ideologies and that they are entering politics to change the system, saying, "We are aam aadmis. If we find our solution in the left, we are happy to borrow it from there. If we find our solution in the right, we are happy to borrow it from there."<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal is not an angry man. Or a socialist. |url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/arvind-kejriwal-is-not-an-angry-man-or-a-socialist-858861.html |newspaper=[[First Post]] |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=10 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112083216/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/arvind-kejriwal-is-not-an-angry-man-or-a-socialist-858861.html |archive-date=12 November 2013 }}</ref>

In early 2014, there was some media speculation that an alliance might form between the AAP and the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India]]. [[Prakash Karat]], the CPI(M) leader, thought that there were some ideological similarities between the two parties, such as their agendas relating to social justice and decentralisation of power. The AAP's Prashant Bhushan explicitly refuted any joining of forces, claiming that there was corruption within the CPI(M).<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP's agenda has long been the Communist programme: Karat |newspaper =[[The Hindu]] |first=Anita |last=Joshua |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aaps-agenda-has-long-been-the-communist-programme-karat/article5531656.ece |access-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318010623/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aaps-agenda-has-long-been-the-communist-programme-karat/article5531656.ece |archive-date=18 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CPI (M)'s Karat hails Kejriwal's AAP as communist |newspaper =[[LiveMint]] |author=Anuja |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/HALmtcjeNLclrRBn0bjr9J/CPI-Ms-Karat-hails-Kejriwals-AAP-as-communist.html |access-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213816/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/HALmtcjeNLclrRBn0bjr9J/CPI-Ms-Karat-hails-Kejriwals-AAP-as-communist.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref> A columnist, T. C. A. Srinivasa Raghavan, said that the AAP was [[right-wing]] when it came to morality and [[left-wing]] when it came to economics.<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP's right wing morality and left wing economics |work=[[Business Standard]] |first=T. C. A. Srinivasa |last=Raghavan |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/aap-s-right-wing-morality-and-left-wing-economics-114012300315_1.html |access-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312224508/http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/aap-s-right-wing-morality-and-left-wing-economics-114012300315_1.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref> However, the party advocates scrapping [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]] and legalizing both homosexuality and [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=AAP unveils Mumbai manifesto, vows to decriminalize gay sex|date=10 April 2014|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/AAP-unveils-Mumbai-manifesto-vows-to-decriminalize-gay-sex/articleshow/33567461.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331004428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/AAP-unveils-Mumbai-manifesto-vows-to-decriminalize-gay-sex/articleshow/33567461.cms|archive-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> The party is also regarded as being populist<ref name="London School of Economics">{{cite news|title=The populist politics of the Aam Aadmi Party|publisher=[[London School of Economics]]|url=http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2014/01/15/the-populist-politics-of-the-aam-aadmi-party|access-date=30 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201080821/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2014/01/15/the-populist-politics-of-the-aam-aadmi-party/|archive-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> and to the left of the [[Indian National Congress]] economically.

== Protests ==

On 23 March 2013, Kejriwal began an indefinite fast in an attempt to mobilise people against inflated power and electricity bills at a house in Sundar Nagri, a low-income group resettlement colony in North-East Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kejriwal's indefinite fast in Delhi|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-23/delhi/37959821_1_leader-arvind-kejriwal-today-fake-bills-inflated-bills |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203062541/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-23/delhi/37959821_1_leader-arvind-kejriwal-today-fake-bills-inflated-bills |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |date=29 March 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 March 2013}}</ref> During the protest, he urged Delhi citizens not to pay "inflated" water and electricity bills.<ref>{{cite news |first=Danish |last=Raza |date=24 March 2013 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kerjiwal-moves-to-delhis-power-corridor-to-protest-against-inflated-power-bills-673015.html |title=Kerjiwal moves to Delhi's power corridor to protest against 'inflated' power bills |work=First Post|access-date=19 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102155612/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kerjiwal-moves-to-delhis-power-corridor-to-protest-against-inflated-power-bills-673015.html |archive-date=2 January 2014 }}</ref> The AAP also demanded an audit of power and electricity supply in Delhi by the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]], something that was also supported by civil society groups like the National Alliance of People's Movement (NAPM).<ref>{{cite news|title=Civil society groups support Kejriwal's campaign against "inflated" power bills|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/civil-society-groups-support-kejriwals-campaign-against-inflated-power-bills/article4576216.ece|work=The Hindu|date=3 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203214532/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/civil-society-groups-support-kejriwals-campaign-against-inflated-power-bills/article4576216.ece|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> The AAP claimed that the protest gathered support from {{formatnum:100000}} people in Delhi on a single day and more than {{formatnum:300000}} people up to 28 March 2013.<ref name="support">{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=29 March 2013 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/eminent-personalities-support-kejriwals-movement/articleshow/19276389.cms |title=Eminent personalities support Kejriwal's movement |work=The Economic Times|access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> Anna Hazare urged Kejriwal to end the fast on 29 March and he did so on 6 April.<ref name="end">{{cite news|title=Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal Ends Two-week long fast|url=http://tehelka.com/aam-aadmi-party-leader-arvind-kejriwal-ends-two-week-long-fast/|access-date=18 June 2013|publisher=Tehelka.com|date=6 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509130906/http://tehelka.com/aam-aadmi-party-leader-arvind-kejriwal-ends-two-week-long-fast/|archive-date=9 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 10 June 2013, Kejriwal supported agitation by Delhi auto rickshaw drivers, who were protesting the [[Government of Delhi|Delhi government's]] ban on advertisements on auto rickshaws. Kejriwal claimed the government's ban was because the drivers supported his party and carried AAP's advertisements on their vehicles. He said that the AAP would put 10,000 advertisements on auto rickshaws as a protest.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ali|first=Mohammed|title=Kejriwal slams Sheila for banning ads on autos|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kejriwal-slams-sheila-for-banning-ads-on-autos/article4801973.ece|access-date=14 June 2013|work=The Hindu|date=11 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613125341/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kejriwal-slams-sheila-for-banning-ads-on-autos/article4801973.ece|archive-date=13 June 2013}}</ref> In retrospect, after Kejriwal had been elected and then resigned his position, a union representing the drivers expressed dissatisfaction, saying: "Arvind Kejriwal, who had won the elections because of the support of the auto drivers, has betrayed them by not fulfilling any of the promises made before the elections".<ref>{{cite news|title=Auto-Rickshaw Union Refuses to Support Kejriwal|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=829789|access-date=6 March 2014|newspaper=Outlook India|date=20 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307112420/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=829789|archive-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>

On 22 April 2015, the AAP organised a rally in Delhi against a land acquisition bill.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Farmers-suicide-at-AAP-rally-Cops-probing-if-he-was-provoked-to-climb-tree/articleshow/47020691.cms|title=Farmer's 'suicide' at AAP rally: Cops probing if he was provoked to climb tree|newspaper=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423153437/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Farmers-suicide-at-AAP-rally-Cops-probing-if-he-was-provoked-to-climb-tree/articleshow/47020691.cms|archive-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>

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Immediately after the elections, Shazia Ilmi (a founder and PAC member) resigned from the party, alleging that it was being run by a coterie and lacked internal democracy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shazia-ilmi-quits-aap/article6044201.ece |title=Shazia Ilmi quits AAP |work=The Hindu |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=13 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627220905/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shazia-ilmi-quits-aap/article6044201.ece |archive-date=27 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/shazia-ilmi-resigns-from-aap-blames-cronyism-in-party-1540555.html|title=Shazia Ilmi resigns from AAP, blames 'cronyism' in party|work=Firstpost|date=24 May 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526233214/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/shazia-ilmi-resigns-from-aap-blames-cronyism-in-party-1540555.html|archive-date=26 May 2014}}</ref>

 

The criticism of Kejriwal's style of leadership continued with National Executive member Yogendra Yadav's letter to his party members, in which he claimed the members were "falling prey to a personality cult". He said, "Let me reiterate that Arvind Bhai is no ordinary leader and there are no two opinions about his continuing as the national convener; nor have I ever doubted his status as first among equals within the party's leadership. The real question is whether there are limits to personal discretion of the leader."<ref name="toi20140606">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-vs-AAP-Full-text-of-Manish-Sisodia-and-Yogendra-Yadavs-letters/articleshow/36156171.cms |title=AAP vs AAP: Full text of Manish Sisodia and Yogendra Yadav's letters |work=The Times of India |date=6 June 2014 |access-date=13 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609063337/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-vs-AAP-Full-text-of-Manish-Sisodia-and-Yogendra-Yadavs-letters/articleshow/36156171.cms |archive-date=9 June 2014 }}</ref>

The Delhi state assembly elections for the [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] were held on 7 February 2015, as declared by the Election Commission of India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/election-commission-announce-delhi-assembly-poll-date-today-620071 |title=Election Commission Announces Delhi Assembly Poll Date: Voting on 7 Feb |date=12 January 2015 |work=International Business Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202084335/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/election-commission-announce-delhi-assembly-poll-date-today-620071 |archive-date=2 February 2015 }}</ref> The Aam Aadmi Party scored a landslide victory by winning a majority of 67 of the 70 seats. The BJP was able to win 3 seats and the Congress party saw all its candidates lose.<ref>{{cite web|title=Party-wise Winning Candidates|url=http://ceodelhi.gov.in/WriteReadData/assemblyelection2015/PartyWiseWinningCandidates.pdf|website=Delhi Assembly Elections – 2015|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi|access-date=24 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329030534/http://ceodelhi.gov.in/WriteReadData/assemblyelection2015/PartyWiseWinningCandidates.pdf|archive-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> Kejriwal became the Chief Minister for the second time.<ref>({{cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/live-delhi-election-results-2015-arvind-kejriwals-aap-leading-in-11-constituencies/41064/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301032229/http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/live-delhi-election-results-2015-arvind-kejriwals-aap-leading-in-11-constituencies/41064/ |archive-date=1 March 2015 }}).</ref> The AAP had started campaigning in Delhi in November 2014 and declared candidates for all 70 seats.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/with-new-faces-and-young-team-aap-hits-campaign-trail/article1-1303093.aspx |title=Delhi: With new faces, AAP hits campaign trail |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103213526/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/with-new-faces-and-young-team-aap-hits-campaign-trail/article1-1303093.aspx |archive-date=3 January 2015 }}</ref>

During the campaign, Kejriwal generated controversy by asking volunteers to take bribes from other parties while recording the bribe. He claimed that the BJP had been trying to bribe AAP volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/now-kejriwal-asks-aap-volunteers-to-take-money-and-do-sting_1538065.html|title=Now, Kejriwal asks AAP volunteers to take money and do sting|work=Zee News|date=29 January 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203083625/http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/now-kejriwal-asks-aap-volunteers-to-take-money-and-do-sting_1538065.html|archive-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The situation caused the Election Commission of India to instruct Kejriwal to desist from breaking laws governing the model code of conduct for elections in India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/congress-moves-election-commission-against-arvind-kejriwals-bribe-remarks/31799/|title=Congress moves Election Commission against Arvind Kejriwal's bribe remarks|work=The Financial Express|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034427/http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/congress-moves-election-commission-against-arvind-kejriwals-bribe-remarks/31799/|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=10 February 2015}}</ref> but the Delhi court then allowed Kejriwal to challenge this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/TYmNsoTTWSNCgjljm8nN7N/Court-to-hear-plea-against-Arvind-Kejriwals-bribe-remark-on.html#nav=latest_news|title=Court to hear plea against Arvind Kejriwal's bribe remark on Tuesday|date=2 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205011640/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/TYmNsoTTWSNCgjljm8nN7N/Court-to-hear-plea-against-Arvind-Kejriwals-bribe-remark-on.html#nav=latest_news|archive-date=5 February 2015}}</ref>

Major differences surfaced within the party leadership soon after its victory. It created deep fissures between the founding members who had together championed the India Against Corruption movement. Problems emerged in February 2015 when Yogendra Yadav and Prashanth Bhushan wrote a joint letter to the National Executive, highlighting Kejriwal's tendency to unilateral decision-making, which they alleged had compromised the party's core principle of Swaraj.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/its-over-yadav-bhushans-open-letter-to-kejriwal-suggests-aaps-headed-for-big-break-up-2176113.html|title=It's over! Yadav, Bhushan's open letter to Kejriwal suggests AAP's headed for big break up|author=Debobrat Ghose|date=27 March 2015|work=Firstpost|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910090945/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/its-over-yadav-bhushans-open-letter-to-kejriwal-suggests-aaps-headed-for-big-break-up-2176113.html|archive-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> After continued allegations, counter-allegations and several failed attempts at reconciliation between the two sides, Yadav and Bhushan were first removed from the PAC and later from the National Executive after the party's National Council passed a resolution to expel them for their alleged anti-party activities.<ref>{{cite web|title=AAP reconciliation talks fail; Yadav, Bhushan accuse Kejriwal of forcing them to quit|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-reconciliation-talks-fail-yadav-bhushan-accuse-kejriwal-forcing-quit-2175459.html|access-date=21 April 2015|work=First Post|date=26 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429124957/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-reconciliation-talks-fail-yadav-bhushan-accuse-kejriwal-forcing-quit-2175459.html|archive-date=29 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav out of key AAP panel|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/aap-removes-yogendra-yadav-prashant-bhushan-from-pac/|access-date=21 April 2015|work=The Indian Express|date=5 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143402/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/aap-removes-yogendra-yadav-prashant-bhushan-from-pac/|archive-date=27 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan accuse Arvind Kejriwal of getting goons to the National Council meeting|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arvind-kejriwal-yogendra-yadav-prashant-bhushan-aap-national-council/1/426262.html|access-date=21 April 2015|work=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502103414/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arvind-kejriwal-yogendra-yadav-prashant-bhushan-aap-national-council/1/426262.html|archive-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> Party leaders refuted accusations made by Yadav and Bhushan at the meeting that the party was murdering democracy and resorting to intimidation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arvind-kejriwal-yogendra-yadav-prashant-bhushan-aap-national-council/1/426262.html | title=Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan accuse Arvind Kejriwal of getting goons to the National Council meeting | work=India Today | access-date=21 April 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502103414/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arvind-kejriwal-yogendra-yadav-prashant-bhushan-aap-national-council/1/426262.html | archive-date=2 May 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Yadav, Bhushan shown the door|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aap-national-council-meeting-gets-underway/article7042977.ece| access-date=21 April 2015|work=The Hindu|date=28 March 2015|last1=Anand|first1=Jatin|last2=Sriram|first2=Jayant}}</ref> In April 2015, Yadav, Bhushan, Anand Kumar, and Ajit Jha were removed from the party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragged and thrown out of my own house, says an upset Yogendra Yadav after AAP expels him|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dragged-and-thrown-out-of-my-own-house-says-an-upset-yogendra-yadav-after-aap-expels-him/541064-37-64.html|access-date=21 April 2015|publisher=IBN Live|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423222903/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dragged-and-thrown-out-of-my-own-house-says-an-upset-yogendra-yadav-after-aap-expels-him/541064-37-64.html|archive-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>

The AAP contested the [[2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] and [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. It lost all the seats and failed to save deposits of 38 out of 39 seats in Goa, on which its candidates contested.<ref>{{citation |title=AAP debacle in Goa more stunning than it looks |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Ct69xkEPNWaFn384XSsUhL/AAP-debacle-in-Goa-more-stunning-than-it-looks.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=14 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314113942/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Ct69xkEPNWaFn384XSsUhL/AAP-debacle-in-Goa-more-stunning-than-it-looks.html |archive-date=14 March 2017  }}</ref>

The Aam Aadmi Party retained the government as the party won 62 out of 70 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-12|title=Arvind Kejriwal's party wins more seats in close contests than it did in 2015|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/delhi-assembly-election-results-2020-arvind-kejriwal-s-party-wins-more-seats-in-close-contests-than-it-did-in-2015/story-gD4UPH6ycKlVNzKfJivZ1H.html|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> [[Arvind Kejriwal]] became the [[List of chief ministers of Delhi|Chief Minister of Delhi]] for the third consecutive time. The party's vote share was 53.5%, according to the results.<ref>{{Cite news|title=AAP scores landslide victory in Delhi polls, BJP improves marginally, Congress fails to score again|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/aap-scores-landslide-victory-in-delhi-polls-bjp-improves-marginally-congress-fails-to-score-again/articleshow/74089434.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-09-03}}</ref>

AAP contested in [[2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election]] for the first time,  won 14 seats and became the single largest party in the council of total 35 elected seats.<ref name="NDTV 27 Dec">{{cite news |title=AAP Wins Most Seats In Chandigarh Polls On Debut, BJP Mayor Among Losers |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandigarh-civic-polls-aaps-big-debut-in-chandigarh-civic-polls-as-punjab-preps-for-elections-2673407 |access-date=27 December 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> Sitting mayor Ravi Kant Sharma from BJP lost his seat to AAP candidate Damanpreet Singh.<ref name="Tribuneindia Full list MC 2021">{{cite news |title=AAP emerges as leading party as Chandigarh MC poll throws up hung house; BJP's sitting mayor loses |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/counting-of-votes-under-way-for-chandigarh-municipal-corporation-polls-355069 |work=Tribuneindia |agency=Tribune News Service |date=28 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="outlookindia 27 Dec 21" /> In ward number 21, former mayor and BJP candidate Davesh Moudgil was defeated by AAP's Jasbir.<ref name="outlookindia 27 Dec 21">{{cite news |title=Chandigarh Municipal Polls: AAP Emerges Leading Party; Party's Damanpreet Singh Defeats BJP Mayor |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-chandigarh-municipal-polls-aap-emerges-leading-party-partys-damanpreet-singh-defeats-bjp-mayor/406949 |work=outlookindia.com |date=27 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>  

In January 2021, Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in [[2022 elections in India|six state elections in 2022]]. The six states were [[#Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]], [[#Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]], [[#Goa|Goa]], [[#Gujarat|Gujarat]], [[#Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]], and [[#Punjab|Punjab]].<ref name="6 States HT 28 Jan 2021">{{cite news |title=AAP to contest polls in 6 states, including Himachal Pradesh, UP, Gujarat |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aap-to-contest-polls-in-6-states-including-himachal-pradesh-up-gujarat-101611814372385.html |access-date=30 December 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>  

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The government also allocated the highest share of the Delhi state budget towards education for five years in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/education-remains-focus-of-delhi-budget-city-to-get-two-new-universities/story-wfGX7RqynTQFRuvAWyuG1I.html|title=Education remains focus of Delhi budget, city to get two new universities|date=27 February 2019|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>

AAP has state wings in Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-09|title=AAP to not contest Bihar polls, cites flood, Covid-19 situation|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/aap-to-not-contest-bihar-polls-cites-flood-covid-19-situation/story-mLbCAhbGHDfboaPeFWQzoI.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Rajasthan, West Bengal,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-25|title=With its 'Delhi model', AAP begins outreach drive in West Bengal|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/with-its-delhi-model-aap-begins-outreach-drive-in-west-bengal-6285666/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Karnataka,<ref>{{Cite web|title=AAP gears up for local body polls in Karnataka|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/jan/23/aap-gears-up-for-localbody-polls-in-karnataka-2253942.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Maharashtra,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's Why AAP Is Considering Its Maharashtra Panchayat Poll Performance 'Explosive'|url=https://thewire.in/politics/heres-why-aap-is-considering-its-maharashtra-panchayat-poll-performance-explosive|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Wire}}</ref> Jharkhand,<ref>{{Cite web|title=AAP - Jharkhand|url=https://twitter.com/aap4jharkhand|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> Chhattisgarh,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehrotra|first=Vani|date=2018-12-12|title=Chhattisgarh election results: AAP candidates face humiliation as party fails to expand outside Delhi again|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/chhattisgarh-assembly-elections-results-aap-candidates-face-humiliation-as-party-fails-to-expand-outside-delhi-again-491899|access-date=2021-04-06|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref> Orissa,<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 8, 2020|title=AAP has launched massive membership drive in Odisha: Sanjay Singh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aap-has-launched-massive-membership-drive-in-odisha-singh/articleshow/74540594.cms|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Kerala,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-21|title=Aam Aadmi Party {{!}} Kerala|url=https://kerala.aamaadmiparty.org/|access-date=2021-04-06|language=en-US}}</ref> Tamil Nadu,{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} Puducherry,<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 25, 2019|title=AAP wants Puducherry government to scrap region-wise reservation policy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/aap-wants-pondy-govt-to-scrap-region-wise-reservation-policy/articleshow/70370183.cms|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Andhra Pradesh,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kurmanath|first=K. V.|title=AAP announces 6 more candidates in Andhra Pradesh|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/AAP-announces-6-more-candidates-in-Andhra-Pradesh/article20748765.ece|access-date=2021-04-06|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> Telangana,<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 21, 2020|first=Nabinder|last=Bommala|title=10 candidates to contest on AAP banner in polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/10-candidates-to-contest-on-aap-banner-in-polls/articleshow/79331576.cms|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Jammu and Kashmir,<ref>{{Cite web|title=J&K DDC Polls: Contesting as Independent, AAP leader from Doda scores first win for party|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jk-ddc-polls-contesting-as-independent-aap-leader-from-doda-brings-first-win-for-party|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref> Assam,<ref>{{Cite web|title=For a Change|url=https://aapassam.org/home|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Aam Aadmi Party Assam|language=en-IN}}</ref> and Manipur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AAP to field candidates in Manipur|url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/2/18/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Feb-17-Following-the-resounding-success-in-the-recent-Delhi-Assembly-election-where-it-scored-its-third-consecutive-win-the-Aam-Aadmi-Party-AAP-is-all-set-to-field-i.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=www.thesangaiexpress.com|language=en}}</ref>

The party supported [[Nitish Kumar]]'s [[Janata Dal (United)]] in the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] against the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-the-works-arvind-kejriwal-in-bihar-sharing-nitish-kumar-stage/|title=Bihar: Arvind Kejriwal will campaign against BJP, to share stage with Nitish Kumar|date=19 August 2015}}</ref>

In 2021, AAP contested in the [[2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election|Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election]] for the first time, won 14 seats and became the single largest party in the council of total 35 elected seats.<ref name="NDTV 27 Dec">{{cite news |title=AAP Wins Most Seats In Chandigarh Polls On Debut, BJP Mayor Among Losers |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandigarh-civic-polls-aaps-big-debut-in-chandigarh-civic-polls-as-punjab-preps-for-elections-2673407 |access-date=27 December 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> A former mayor from BJP and another sitting mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation from BJP lost their seats to AAP candidates Jasbir and Damanpreet Singh.<ref name="Tribuneindia Full list MC 2021">{{cite news |title=AAP emerges as leading party as Chandigarh MC poll throws up hung house; BJP's sitting mayor loses |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/counting-of-votes-under-way-for-chandigarh-municipal-corporation-polls-355069 |work=Tribuneindia |agency=Tribune News Service |date=28 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="outlookindia 27 Dec 21">{{cite news |title=Chandigarh Municipal Polls: AAP Emerges Leading Party; Party's Damanpreet Singh Defeats BJP Mayor |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-chandigarh-municipal-polls-aap-emerges-leading-party-partys-damanpreet-singh-defeats-bjp-mayor/406949 |work=outlookindia.com |date=27 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In January 2021 Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in [[2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="6 States HT 28 Jan 2021" />

In January 2021 Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="6 States HT 28 Jan 2021" />

For the [[2019 Indian general election]], AAP declared a coalition with the [[Jannayak Janata Party]] in [[2019 Indian general election in Haryana|Haryana]]. Of the total 10 seats, JJP contested on seven seats and the AAP contested three seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/aap-dushyant-chautalas-jannayak-janata-party-announce-alliance-in-haryana-for-lok-sabha-election-2195039.html|title=AAP, Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party announce alliance in Haryana for Lok Sabha election|date=12 April 2019|website=Zee News}}</ref> Both parties failed to win any seat.

In January 2021 Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="6 States HT 28 Jan 2021" />

In the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 Punjab assembly election]], the party formed a coalition with the [[Lok Insaaf Party]] and gave it five seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/bains-brothers-forge-alliance-with-aap-2268506.html|title=Bains brothers forge alliance with AAP|date=21 November 2016|website=oneindia.com}}</ref> However, in March 2018, the Lok Insaaf Party broke the coalition due to differences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170318/after-kejriwals-apology-punjabs-lok-insaf-party-snaps-ties-with-aap.html|title=After Kejriwal's apology, Punjab's Lok Insaf Party snaps ties with AAP|date=17 March 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

In January 2021 Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="6 States HT 28 Jan 2021" /> [[Raghav Chadha]] was appointed AAP Punjab co-in-charge for the Punjab election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jalandhar/unhappy-over-ticket-distribution-raghav-chadha-shown-black-flags-7712388/|title=Punjab: Unhappy over ticket distribution, Raghav Chadha shown black flags|date=8 January 2022|website=India Today|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>

On 17 August 2021, AAP declared [[Ajay Kothiyal|Colonel Ajay Kothiyal]] as their [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand|Chief Ministerial]] candidate for the assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-17|title=Ajay Kothiyal, ex-Army man, to be AAP's CM candidate in Uttarakhand: Kejriwal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ajay-kothiyal-ex-army-man-to-be-aap-s-uttarakhand-cm-candidate-kejriwal-101629191181449.html|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

The Aam Aadmi Party gave its support to activist [[Begum Tabassum Hasan]] in the [[Kairana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kairana]] bypoll election in May 2018 stating that AAP will support anti-BJP candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/aap-boost-to-opposition-unity-will-support-anti-bjp-candidates-in-up-bypolls-1238606-2018-05-22|title=AAP boost to opposition unity, will support anti-BJP candidates in UP bypolls|first=Ankit|last=Tyagi|date=May 22, 2018|website=India Today}}</ref>

In January 2021 Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="6 States HT 28 Jan 2021" />

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