Shot in arm for Mann as AAP wins Jalandhar West assembly bypoll after poor showing in LS polls
AAP’s Mohinder Bhagat defeated BJP’s Sheetal Angural & Congress’s Surinder Kaur to clinch Jalandhar West seat. CM Mann had set up camp in Jalandhar for 20 days in run-up to bypoll. Key Points
ThePrintKejriwal, Akhilesh to hold joint press conference today
Kejriwal’s visit come as the INDIA bloc intensifies its campaign against the ruling NDA. AAP UP convener Sanjay Singh will also be present with Kejriwal. Key Points
Hindustan TimesWhat Arvind Kejriwal's bail means for AAP's poll prospects
Punjab will cast its ballots on June 1 and Delhi on May 25, which is the last day of Kejriwal's bail period. On May 25, there will be elections in Haryana, where the AAP is vying for one seat among other opposition parties in the INDIA alliance. The Congress and the AAP have a seat-sharing agreement in Delhi, where the Congress is running for three seats and the AAP for four. They have not reached a seat-sharing agreement in Punjab; rather, they are fierce rivals and are running for numerous seats directly. Key Points
Economic TimesPolitical start-ups need Mamata’s courage, NTR’s charisma & Kejriwal’s smart thinking
Love them or loathe them, political start-ups like AAP and TMC make the democratic contest sharper. They have fighting spirit and dollops of rebellious energy. Key Points
ThePrintArvind Kejriwal and K Kavitha in custody, ED to now press for speedy trial
The Enforcement Directorate is set to file a charge sheet against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BRS leader K Kavitha, and others in the Delhi Excise scandal. The ED is expected to seek the commencement of trial, with AAP likely to be named as an accused, becoming the first political party to be implicated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The agency alleges that AAP benefited from the scandal's proceeds, using part of it in the Goa assembly election campaign in 2022. The ED aims to conclude the trial swiftly, following an assurance to the Supreme Court regarding the timeline. Key Points
Economic Times
ED summons AAP leader and Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot
Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot faces ED questioning on money-laundering linked to the excise policy. AAP leaders like Sisodia and Singh are also under scrutiny in the same case, currently in judicial custody. Key Points
Economic TimesDelhi House turns protest site as AAP, BJP spar over CM Arvind Kejriwal
High drama at Delhi assembly as AAP protests Kejriwal's arrest by ED. BJP demands resignation. Session adjourned amid chaos, to resume on April 1. | Latest News Delhi Key Points
Hindustan TimesTop Delhi leaders in custody; who is calling the shots?
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in excise policy case sparks crisis for AAP ahead of elections. Party leaders mobilize for protests and support. | Latest News Delhi Key Points
Hindustan Times‘Coward Centre scared of us’ — AAP tears into BJP after Haryana cadre injured protesting Kejriwal arrest
AAP Haryana's senior vice president Anurag Dhanda seen bleeding from the head, state president Sushil Gupta also beaten up. Police blame AAP workers for triggering clash. Key Points
ThePrintDelhi HC denies Arvind Kejriwal protection from coercive action in excise policy case
The latest summons, the ninth issued by ED, asked the Delhi CM to appear before it Thursday. Kejriwal has repeatedly refused to comply, calling the summons illegal. Key Points
ThePrint
K Kavitha conspired with AAP leaders Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia to get favours in Delhi excise policy: ED
BRS leader K Kavitha and some others conspired with top AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to get favours in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy by paying Rs 100 crore to the political party that rules Delhi, the Enforcement Directorate alleged on Monday. Forty-six-year-old Kavitha, the MLC daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested by the federal agency last week from her Hyderabad home and she is in the ED custody till March 23. Key Points
Economic TimesAAP seeks to expand footprint this Lok Sabha polls: A SWOT analysis
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is gearing up to expand its political reach in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections amidst challenges such as corruption allegations and potential arrest of leader Arvind Kejriwal. Despite successes in Delhi and Punjab, AAP faces organizational weaknesses and threats from BJP's Hindutva politics. Key Points
Economic TimesBansuri Swaraj hits back after AAP alleges BJP candidate represented 'anti-national powers' in court
AAP criticizes BJP's choice of Bansuri Swaraj as candidate for New Delhi constituency, alleging she represented 'anti-national powers' in court. Swaraj questions AAP's choice of candidate from Rajendra Nagar. Both parties criticize each other's chosen candidates. Key Points
Economic TimesThree sitting MLAs, among 4 Lok Sabha candidates named by AAP in Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party has announced its four candidates for Delhi and one in Haryana for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The decision came following the party's political affairs committee (PAC) meeting earlier today. Key Points
India TodayAAP-Congress announce Delhi alliance for Lok Sabha polls: Should BJP be worried?
India News: AAP and Congress have announced a seat-sharing deal for Delhi, Gujarat, and Haryana for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Should BJP be worried about this alliance? Find out more. Key Points
Times Of India
AAP-Congress alliance in different states likely to be officially announced today
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress may announce an alliance for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi and Gujarat and Haryana. The alliance is part of the INDIA bloc, which aims to contest against the BJP in the upcoming elections. The announcement of the alliance and seat-sharing arrangements could be made at a joint press conference. Key Points
Economic TimesAAP being attacked as it is BJP's biggest challenger, says Delhi CM; Houses passes confidence motion
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of attacking the AAP, obstructing his government's work, and trying to poach party MLAs. Kejriwal challenged the BJP's attempts to arrest him and asserted that the AAP will 'liberate' the country from the saffron party in the 2029 elections. Key Points
Economic TimesThey want to defame us : Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says BJP scared of AAP
The remarks came while Arvind Kejriwal was addressing an event in Punjab to mark the recent acquisition of a power plant by the state government from a private company. He also accused the Centre of withholding Rs 8,000 crore funds of AAP-ruled Punjab. Key Points
Economic Times‘Firmly with INDIA bloc’, AAP says after Kejriwal's announcement on Punjab seats
“We are firmly with the alliance. Our shared goal is to defeat the BJP…” AAP said in its statement. | Latest News India Key Points
Hindustan TimesArrested ex-Delhi Jal Board official passed bribe money to AAP as ‘election funds’, says ED
ED had arrested the ex-chief engineer for his alleged role in handing out a contract to NKG Infra at ‘highly inflated rates’. AAP denies all allegations, says agency acting at BJP’s behest. Key Points
ThePrint
Atishi says audio footage deleted; ED vows to sue
AAP minister Atishi alleges that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is using coercion to threaten witnesses into speaking against AAP leaders for filing cases. Atishi accuses ED of deleting audio recordings of witness statements. ED denies the allegations and plans legal action against Atishi. AAP challenges ED to issue a formal signed statement on their letterhead. Key Points
Economic TimesDelhi Police serves notice to Kejriwal for accusing BJP of poaching AAP MLAs, seeks reply in 3 days
AAP leader Atishi Marlena claims BJP has approached several AAP MLAs with bribes and threats in a bid to induce defection. BJP has rejected AAP's claims. Key Points
ThePrintChandigarh mayoral polls: High drama as AAP alleges vote tampering, cites video
BJP candidate got 16 votes, while Kuldeep Kumar of the AAP-Congress alliance bagged 12 votes. Eight of the total 36 votes were declared invalid. Key Points
Hindustan TimesBJP's Manoj Sonkar trounces AAP-Congress joint candidate in Chandigarh mayoral polls
Councillors of INDIA bloc parties AAP and Congress protested as soon as the results were announced. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of 'cheating.' Key Points
ThePrintAAP MLAs offered ₹25cr each: Kejriwal alleges BJP trying to topple Delhi govt
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to topple the Delhi government by offering ₹25 crore ($3.3 million) to each Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member. Kejriwal also claimed that the BJP informed AAP members that he would be arrested soon. The BJP has denied the allegations. Kejriwal has skipped four summons from the Enforcement Directorate in relation to an alleged money laundering investigation. AAP has 62 MLAs in the 70-member Delhi assembly, while the BJP has eight. | Latest News India Key Points
Hindustan Times
Conspiracy to topple Delhi govt, 7 AAP MLAs offered Rs 25 crore to quit party: CM Arvind Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleges that the BJP offered Rs 25 crore to seven of its MLAs in Delhi to defect from the party and threatened to overthrow the Kejriwal government. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claims that all seven MLAs rejected the offer and accuses attempts to arrest him in connection with an alleged liquor scam. Key Points
Times Of IndiaCong, AAP drive hard bargain on seat sharing
Congress' Haryana unit is opposed to any tie-up with AAP. It sees the move as ceding space. AAP maintained that if Congress expected to get a share of the pie in AAP-ruled states, it should be fair in states where both the parties were in Opposition. A senior AAP leader said: In both Haryana and Gujarat, Congress and AAP do not hold a single Lok Sabha seat and the states are BJP-run states Key Points
Economic TimesLiquor policy case: 'AAP could be made accused'
Central investigating agencies are likely to make AAP an accused in the Delhi liquor policy case, as the Enforcement Directorate is readying a supplementary charge sheet. The policy was scrapped by the Delhi government in August 2022. The charge sheet may highlight alleged beneficiaries, including AAP as a political party and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader Kavitha Kalvakuntla. Kavitha has denied all allegations against her. Key Points
Economic TimesGujarat AAP MLA Bhupendra Bhayani resigns, says will soon join BJP
Bhupendra Bhayani, who represented Visavadar seat in Junagadh district, handed over his resignation to Gujarat assembly speaker Shankar Chaudhary in Gandhinagar in the morning, an official said. In his resignation letter, Bhayani said he is resigning as an MLA, but did not mention any reason in it behind the decision. Key Points
Economic TimesArvind Kejriwal could be arrested by probe agency on November 2: AAP's Atishi
AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi claimed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be arrested by the ED after questionning in the Delhi liquor policy case. She alleged that the BJP was trying to finish off the party. Key Points
India Today
AAP's balancing act: Poll guarantees in Congress-ruled states, but 'serious' about INDIA, seat-sharing
This month, Kejriwal pitched his party as an alternative to BJP & ‘ally’ Congress at Bhopal rally. But the party is still ‘keen’ on seat-sharing talks and setting common ground. Key Points
ThePrintDelhi Assembly session: AAP, BJP prepared for stormy debate over GNCTD (Amendment) Act
The two-day assembly session will begin at 11 am on Wednesday. The list of business of the House did not specify any particular issue to be raised by the AAP. AAP leaders were tight-lipped about their strategy for the session. Key Points
FirstpostDelhi BJP stages protest near AAP office, demands resignation of CM Kejriwal
The protesters attempted to reach the AAP headquarters on DDU Marg after assembling near ITO. However, the police intervened by setting up a barricade to stop them. Key Points
FirstpostAam Aadmi Party to boycott Opposition meet? Kejriwal to chair key meet today
Arvind Kejriwal will chair a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Aam Aadmi Party today at 4 pm, ahead of the Opposition meeting in Bengaluru on July 17-18. The AAP is likely to boycott the Opposition meet if Congress does not support it on the Delhi ordinance issue. Key Points
India Today