India News Get -AAP Candidate List Updated for Delhi National Assembly Elections 2025 | Arvind Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party has released the first list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections. There are 11 names in the list. Among them, six leaders left the BJP or Congress and joined the AAP.
Brahm Singh Tanwar, Bibi Tyagi and Anil Jha had recently left the BJP. While Zubair Chaudhary, Veer Singh Dhingan and Sumesh Shaukeen joined AAP from Congress.
The current term of the Delhi Assembly ends on February 23, 2025. The Election Commission completes the election process before the expiry date of the five-year term of the current House.
The last parliamentary elections were held in February 2020, in which the Aam Aadmi Party won an absolute majority and 62 seats out of 70. The Bharatiya Janata Party managed to win only 8 seats, while the Congress accounts n They weren’t even open.
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Kejriwal spent 156 days in jail, then released
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal came out of Tihar jail on September 13 and thanked the workers.
ED had arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in connection with the liquor policy case. Later, on June 26, the CBI took him into custody. Kejriwal spent around 156 days in jail. Currently on bail. Two investigating agencies (ED and CBI) have registered a case against him. Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the CBI case on September 13. Meanwhile, he was granted bail by the Supreme Court on July 12 in the ED case.
Resignation from the post of CM after his release from prison: After his release from prison, Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post of CM on the evening of September 17. Atishi and 4 ministers were present with him. After that, Atishi claimed the formation of a new government. Meanwhile, the Delhi government had also convened a two-day assembly session on September 26-27. On the power shift, the BJP said the makeover will not hide the stains of the AAP.
Atishi was sworn in as the new CM of Delhi
After becoming CM, Atishi touched Arvind Kejriwal’s feet. This photo is from September 21.
Atishi was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Delhi on September 21. Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinay Saxena administered oath to him at the Raj Niwas. After the oath, Atishi touched Arvind Kejriwal’s feet. He is the youngest (43 years) CM of Delhi. Earlier, Kejriwal became CM at the age of 45. Atishi is the third woman CM of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.
AAP was established in 2012 and got national party status in 2023. After the Anna movement, Arvind Kejriwal formed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on October 2, 2012. It got national party status from the Election Commission on April 10, 2023. For a party to obtain national party status, it is necessary to obtain 6% of the votes in four states in the elections of the Lok Sabha or the Assembly. The party got over 6% votes in Delhi, Punjab, Goa and Gujarat.
Besides Delhi, there is an Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab. The party organization is also strong in Haryana and Gujarat. The party has three MPs in the Lok Sabha and 10 in the Rajya Sabha. The AAP framework is also active in other states across the country.
Kailash Gehlot joins BJP: Said- did not leave AAP under pressure from ED-CBI
Kailash Gehlot joined the BJP on November 18, 24 hours after he resigned as a minister from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Delhi government. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva granted him party membership. During this ceremony, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was also present. …