The Arvind Kejriwal-led party tried to retain power in the state in 2015 by winning 67 seats in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly. But, in his journey of five years, many companions gave up or were thrown out.
Aam Aadmi Party has got a clear majority in Punjab. At the same time, many veterans including Captain Amarinder Singh have been defeated. After the thumping majority for AAP, there is a celebration among the AAP workers across Punjab. Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate Bhagwant Mann celebrates victory with party workers in Sangrur. During this, Bhagwant Mann was also seen hugging his mother.
The party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal is in awe of AAP’s victory in Punjab. He called your victory a revolution. He congratulated him by tweeting his photo with Bhagwant Mann.
In such a situation, it is definitely interesting to know that how the Aam Aadmi Party has traveled from Delhi to Punjab? How many ups and downs has the party seen during this period?
Know how has been the journey of Aam Aadmi Party from Delhi to Punjab?
On April 5, 2011, social activist Anna Hazare started a fast to demand the making of Jan Lokpal Bill.
It is believed that Arvind Kejriwal was the architect of this movement. He emerged as the hero of this movement.
Anna’s movement was supported by personalities like Kiran Bedi, Kumar Vishwas, General VK Singh, Yogendra Yadav.
The government promised to form a committee for this bill. After this the movement ended on 9 April 2011.
When the bill was not passed by the government till 15 August, even after assurance, Anna started the agitation again on 16 August 2011.
This movement got support from all over the country. Eventually the government brought this bill in the Parliament in a hurry.
Anna’s agitation ended after the bill was passed by the Parliament. Anna used to keep politics away from his movement, but after the end of this movement, the Aam Aadmi Party was born.
The Aam Aadmi Party was officially formed in November 2012.
Then lawyers and activists Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav, Kumar Vishwas were the companions of Kejriwal.
The Aam Aadmi Party, formed in 2012, contested its first election in 2013 in Delhi. Government was also formed.
AAP emerged as the second largest party in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly. It got 28 seats.
Congress supported him from outside and Kejriwal’s government was formed in Delhi. However, after 49 days, Kejriwal resigned.
Very poor performance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Contested 400 seats, won 4.
Got a thumping victory in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections. Poor performance in 2017 Delhi Municipal Corporation and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Huge victory in Delhi in 2015
Won a thumping victory in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections. AAP got 67 out of 70 seats.
In his journey of five years, many companions abandoned him or were thrown out.
Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan and Anand Kumar were expelled from AAP in April 2015.
After Delhi, gradually AAP started its expansion in other states.
In 2017 AAP contested the Punjab Assembly elections and got 20 seats.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, AAP did not get a single seat in Delhi.
In this Lok Sabha election, the party got only one seat from Punjab.
Punjab’s chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann had won the seat of Sangrur in Punjab.
After successfully running its government in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party started expanding the party at the national level.
In this connection, the party also contested assembly elections in the recently held Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab.
It has emerged as the single largest party in Punjab. She is going to form the government for the first time in the state.
companions who parted
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party tried to retain power in the state in 2015 by winning 67 seats in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly.
But, in his journey of five years, many companions gave up or were thrown out.
Journalist Ashutosh joined the party in 2014 after being impressed by the party’s concern and clean politics.
He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections against Harsh Vardhan of BJP from Chandni Chowk, but he was defeated.
Later, gradually he moved away from the Aam Aadmi Party. In 2018, he left the party and returned to journalism.
Shazia Ilmi, one of the co-founders of AAP, left the party in May 2014, saying it had deviated from its core values.
Later she joined BJP. At present she is the chief spokesperson of BJP.
Kumar Vishwas also left the party due to alleged differences with Kejriwal. Yogendra Yadav, one of the co-founders, was expelled in March 2015 for anti-party activities.
Later he founded a separate party ‘Swaraj India’ with the mission of bringing honesty, transparency and accountability in electoral politics.
Senior Supreme Court lawyers joined AAP in 2012 with the hope that the party would be free from corruption.
However, he was also dismissed from the party along with Yogendra Yadav due to his anti-party activities. Later Prashant Bhushan distanced himself from politics.
Former party leader Kapil Mishra publicly leveled corruption allegations against CM Kejriwal and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
He also called himself an eyewitness to the Rs 2 crore scam and suspended Kapil Mishra in May 2017.
Similarly, for one reason or the other, Alka Lamba and Anjali Damania also got away from the party.
Expansion
Aam Aadmi Party has got a clear majority in Punjab. At the same time, many veterans including Captain Amarinder Singh have been defeated. After the thumping majority for AAP, there is a celebration among the AAP workers across Punjab. Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate Bhagwant Mann celebrates victory with party workers in Sangrur. During this, Bhagwant Mann was also seen hugging his mother.
The party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal is in awe of AAP’s victory in Punjab. He called your victory a revolution. He congratulated him by tweeting his photo with Bhagwant Mann.
In such a situation, it is definitely interesting to know that how the Aam Aadmi Party has traveled from Delhi to Punjab? How many ups and downs has the party seen during this period?
Know how has been the journey of Aam Aadmi Party from Delhi to Punjab?
On April 5, 2011, social activist Anna Hazare started a fast to demand the making of Jan Lokpal Bill.
It is believed that Arvind Kejriwal was the architect of this movement. He emerged as the hero of this movement.
Anna’s movement was supported by personalities like Kiran Bedi, Kumar Vishwas, General VK Singh, Yogendra Yadav.
The government promised to form a committee for this bill. After this the movement ended on 9 April 2011.
When the bill was not passed by the government till 15 August, even after assurance, Anna started the agitation again on 16 August 2011.
This movement got support from all over the country. Eventually the government brought this bill in the Parliament in a hurry.
Anna’s agitation ended after the bill was passed by the Parliament.