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Founded out of the 2011 anti-corruption movement, AAP governs Punjab. It lost the 2025 Delhi assembly election to the BJP, ending a decade of AAP governance in the capital. The party occupies a pragmatic centre, focusing on education, health, and public utilities rather than ideological alignment with the traditional left–right spectrum.
Centrist, anti-corruption · Est. 2012
In the most lopsided state election result in Indian history, the AAP won 67 of 70 Delhi assembly seats. The BJP won 3; Congress won none. The result cemented AAP as a credible governing force and Kejriwal as a national figure.
In its first election, the AAP won 28 of 70 Delhi assembly seats — a stunning debut. Kejriwal formed a minority government with Congress support, then resigned after 49 days over the failure to pass a Jan Lokpal Bill. The episode established both the party's potential and its early volatility.
Arvind Kejriwal and colleagues from the India Against Corruption movement founded the AAP on Constitution Day. The party built on Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation and positioned itself as an alternative to both Congress and BJP.
Short name: AAP
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: New Delhi
Political position: Centrist, anti-corruption
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