What’s next for Arvind Kejriwal?

A new power is on the throne in Delhi. On 20 February, Rinha Gupta was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of DelhiThe government started in Delhi after a long gap of 26 years in a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is successful Ek MarlenaWhich was in turn tapped as a temporary replacement for AAP party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) A revival was expected in Delhi Legislative Assembly ElectionsBut on 8 February, after counting votes, himself was found out of power. It won only 22 out of the total 70 seats, as opposite to the BJP’s 48. When votes were counted on 8 February 2025, several prominent leaders of the party were also included. Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Saurabh Bhardwaj found themselves in the list of defeated candidates. Mr. Kejriwal BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma lost his New Delhi seatOver a margin of 4,098 votes. The former CM now finds himself out of the assembly after a decade long stay.

The bureaucrat’s-work-worker-politician made a multiplication for his current infamous. The way he raised new enemies and created enemies of former colleagues, such as senior advocate Prashant Bhushan and anti -corruption activist and mentor Anna Hazare. After the defeat of his former disciple, Mr. Hazare said, “I have been telling it for a long time that while contesting the election in the election – the candidate should have a character, good idea and there is no dent on the image, but they ( AAP was not. He was entangled in alcohol and money.

With the former Chief Minister and MLA not leading the administration in the national capital, we try to find out their meteorite growth, steep decline and what lies further.

Formation of initial year and AAP

Arvind Kejriwal Born on 16 August 1968 in Sewani, Haryana. He attended the campus school in Hisar before graduating in Mechanical Engineering from Kharagpur from the Indian Institute of Technology Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in 1989. After a small tenure in Tata Steel, he cracked into the Civil Services Examination and entered the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in 1995. He won praise for launching an anti-opposition campaign in his own department. He established the organization Parvartan in 2000, which aims to bring transparency in the tax department, start protests and even to file a public interest litigation by this end. He advocated changes using the right to information as a powerful tool, especially to make a lot of improvements of residents in a New Delhi Slum Sundranagari.

Mr. Kejriwal infection in 2006 for activeness as a full -time business, and resigned from IRS. The same year, he received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for emerging leadership.

In 2011, Mr. Kejriwal joined against the corruption movement in India, headed by social activist Anna Hazare. The movement implemented the Jan Lokpal Bill to deal with corruption in the government. It was in 2012 that Mr. Kejriwal established the Aam Aadmi Party. At a time when the Center was racked with many scams and examples of high-level corruption, the AAP seemed like a promising option, which detects transparent regime for the good of the public.

Praveen Rai of the Center for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi wrote in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) in 2017, that AAP was different from the previous experiments as an alternative, as it was inherent in a mass movement and Was married. Gandhian philosophy with the vision of achieving ‘Swarajya’. The political analyst wrote, “AAP’s baptism in the anti-corruption movement, the foundation for removing corruption from public life and giving primary attention to writing a new grammar and syntax of democratic politics in India and the foundation of creating a permanent organization bottom-up Provided. ”

Political use

The AAM AADMI party contested the assembly elections in Delhi for the first time in 2013, and won 28 out of 70 seats. This formed the government with the external support of the Congress. Mr. Kejriwal became the Chief Minister of Delhi, he kept a certain end of Sheila Dixit’s 15 -year tenure as the Chief Minister of Delhi. But he resigned in 49 days, he cited the inability to pass the Jaan Lokpal Bill.

In the 2014 general elections, the AAM AADMI party contested more than 400 parliamentary seats. Arvind Kejriwal himself made an unacceptable bid against Narendra Modi in Varnasi, UP. The party also did not make adequate progress in most constituencies, however, in Punjab, it emerged as a prominent political player by winning four of the 13 Lok Sabha seats, “Mr. Rai said.

In 2015, AAP registered a surprising victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, winning 67 out of 70 seats and Mr. Kejriwal was sworn in as the Chief Minister.

The next major success of AAP was during the 2017 Punjab assembly elections, where it emerged as the main protest. The same year, it launched the 2019 Lok Sabha campaign from Ayodhya, which was also trying to lead the opposition block and join the Trinmool Congress. However, it failed to make any impact – management of winning only one seat.

Till then a clear voice in the opposition, in August 2019, AAP broke from other parties in supporting the BJP -led National Democratic alliance government during the controversial cancellation of Article 370 from the Indian Constitution. This ended the special situation given to the then state of Jammu and Kashmir. It also expressed support for the Supreme Court’s decision on the Ram temple, and Mr. Kejriwal was seen giving reference to the Ram Rajya in Delhi.

In 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, AAP returned to power, even if with a low mandate. Mr. Kejriwal became the Chief Minister for the third term, won a hat -trick from the assembly constituency of New Delhi.

During its time in power, the Aam Aadmi Party was credited with focusing on education, health, electricity and water supply. The government also launched the Mohalla Clinic, in which the Delhi population was provided cheap healthcare. Its welfare schemes also provide free water up to 20,000 liters per month. In addition, it subsidized electricity and improved public transport. For education, Kejriwal -led governance introduced infrastructure upgradation in public schools and in school curriculum. In particular, Mr. Kejriwal launched the Od-Even scheme for vehicles, in an attempt to counter air pollution.

These measures were popular with the public, as the party’s anti -corruption and the main principle of embracing simplicity. For example, he rejected the Chief Minister’s official bungalow and security. However, the regime faced several challenges, including a face-to-face with the Center on the scam allegations and the role of the lieutenant governor.

Issues reduced his tenure

During his tenure, Mr. Kejriwal’s government found itself with the Central Government and the Delhi Lieutenant Governor, which has been appointed by the Center. The cross of the dispute was a quarrel, which had the power to administer Delhi, including the right to make public appointments and was bound to focus on the recommendations of the LG Delhi Council of Ministers.

Mr. Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party also criticized the party’s founding ideals as a corruption, the grassroots level as a party to go away as a party, instead embraced some elements of Hindutva and nationalism. The AAP removed itself from anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi in 2019. In 2022, after the communal riots of Jahangirpuri in North Delhi, the AAP was criticized for inaction.

However, the most controversial issue during Kejriwal’s tenure, however, is an alleged scam related to Delhi’s liquor producing policy, which led to the arrest (and later release) of Mr. Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia. It is alleged that there was corruption in the construction of policy, enrich private individuals to the state treasury. The AAP condemned the allegations as politically motivated. The case is still being investigated.

Additionally, AAP Minister Satyendra Jain was arrested for alleged involvement in the money laundering case.

after Being released on bail in September 2024Mr. Kejriwal resigned as the Chief Minister, saying that he would prove his innocence in the ‘people’s vision’ (People’s Court). Atikhi was appointed as the interim Chief Minister of Delhi; She allegedly ruled the chair with her mods (shoes), believing that she would return to the hull.

During the campaign for Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, Mr. Kejriwal made headlines for controversial comments. Prominent among them: He accused the Haryana government of polluting the Yamuna water, which led to a defect with the BJP -led state government. He also came into fire for his comment about the alleged manipulation of the electoral role and the registration of fake voters from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The BJP alleged that it was insulting ‘Purvanchalis’ – the people of Eastern UP and Bihar.

Mr. Kejriwal was also targeted by the BJP for his official residence. The National Party accused him that they are spending more than 45 crores “to build a Sheesh Mahal for themselves instead of moving forward. AAP competed with questions about the Prime Minister’s residence, Dubbing it “Rajmahal” (Kings Palace).

New Delhi’s devastating pollution and continuous fight with civic infrastructure also did not end the party for the public. The NDA named the party as “Aapda” (disaster) for the city.

Polback & Road ahead

The former Chief Minister is now also a former MLA. Earlier in February, Mr. Kejriwal acknowledged the defeat and said in a video, “We accept the mandate of people with great humility. I congratulate the BJP for this victory, and I hope they will fulfill all the promises for which people have voted for them. He also said that AAP would be a creative opposition and will continue to serve the people of Delhi.

In addition, in a post on X, Jairam Ramesh, head of Congress communication, and a member of an India Alliance said that instead of a vengeance of the Prime Minister’s policies, the result “Arvind Kejriwal’s deception, deception, and huge exaggerated politics There were rejections “. Claims of achievement. Given that AAP won in 2015 and 2020, when the BJP was in power at the center, Mr. Ramesh said that this vote wishes to exclude AAP instead of electing BJP.

For now, Arvind Kejriwal remains at the top of the AAP. However, it is a unstable road further. The party’s loss in Delhi may have political wave effects in Punjab, as well as Gujarat and Goa.

In addition, Mr. Kejriwal, who is still out on bail, has to manage legal proceedings related to the alleged liquor producing policy scam. The investigation is still on.On 7 January, LG of Delhi authorized the raid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) at Shri Kejriwal’s residence. It also discovered the houses of AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Mukesh Ahlawat. In an additional legal headache for Mr. Kejriwal, the Haryana government has also filed a case against Yamuna for its comment about cleanliness.