KEJRIWAL LOSS AFTER DECADES; WIN FOR BJP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), governed delhi for all consecutive years, introducing scheme like mohalla clinic, providing 20,000 liters of free water per month per household, development of school system, Anti-Corruption Helpline and

Electricity Bill Reduction to ease financial burden. This grassroot level of work help Aam aadmi party to run for long term.

The key work of Arvind Kejriwal started during the time of Anti- Corruption movement,led by "ANNA HAZARE" against Lokpal Bill, ANNA agitation against corruption got widespread media attention and inspired millions of people across the world. Kejriwal was a key organizer, arranging support and framing the movement’s demand.

however, arvind kejriwal saw political power as a necessary tool to enact systemic change, anna hazare didnt wanted any kind of connection with political entity, This ideological rift led to their split in 2012.

   [Kiran bedi on left, Anna hazare in center, Arvind Kejriwal on right side of anna and manish Sisodia on ringt end]

On 26 November 2012, Kejriwal form a political party name Aam admi party with a mission to represent the common citizen with the symbol of broom, intended to "sweep away" corrupt practices.

This positive campaign of sweeping anti-corruption made arvind Kejriwal household name, winning 28 out of 70 seats. This result positioned it as the second-largest party, behind the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 31 seats. With conditional support from the Indian National Congress (INC), AAP formed a minority government & Arvind Kejriwal became chief minister of delhi.

However, kejriwal resigned, government lasting only for 49 days, protested outside Rashtrapati bhawan for failing to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill, the bill couldn't pass through due to lack of support from Congress and BJP.

On 4 December 2013, Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held, with the result of getting 68/70 seat, made a return of kejriwal as the chief minister of delhi, during his tenure he focused on educational development, implementation of world class educational experience & infrastructure.

The party retained power in the 2020 elections, winning 62/70 seats with a 53.5% vote share, reinforcing its dominance in Delhi and enabling Kejriwal to serve a third term starting February 16, 2020, the government focused on women safety department, road rage safety providing 1862 camera per square mile around Delhi.

           

AAP's fortunes shifted in the 2025 where it won only 22 seats, losing to the BJP. After a Decade, The falling down of Aam aadmi was due to the voters frustration with unaddressed issues like poor air quality, crumbling infrastructure of roads and sewers.

              

The  other reason for loss was competing with two powerful national party- Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), A strong opponent, who had the significant organizational strength and resources, leading to Continuous hit to Aam admi party, calling the party corrupt , example -"Delhi liquor policy scam" that lead to the arrest of arvind kejriwal and manish Sisodia and “Sheesh Mahal”image of arvind kejriwal living in 45 crore resident contradictory to what Aam admi party represent .

Their was also an Internal Party Struggles & legal trouble within the party, swati maliwal  openly bashing the government of supporting the offender against the assault & misconduct, leading to registraring FIR against Bibhav Kumar- personal assistant of kejriwal, brought negative light for the party during the time of election campaign And gave opposition party a point to succeed.

The Free subsidy on electricity and water couldn't endure the campaign rather the term "freebies" form a negative image and was used strongly in the election by opposition party, 

0n the other hand yamuna River pollution became major election issues. Promises like reducing pollution by 60% (from the 2020 manifesto) were dropped by 2025, signaling a failure to sustain momentum

                   [yamuna river, Delhi]

This could be the few reason marked to the end of its decade-long rule in Delhi (2015–2025), with Kejriwal stepping down as Chief Minister. Despite this setback, AAP has left a significant mark on Delhi's political landscape, emphasizing on governance reforms and welfare schemes. while expanding its marking the beginning of a more stable tenure focused on education, healthcare, and public welfare beyond Delhi.