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AAP withdraws from Delhi mayoral elections, accuses BJP of undemocratic tactics to gain control of MCD
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AAP withdraws from Delhi mayoral elections, accuses BJP of undemocratic tactics to gain control of MCD

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday announced that it will not field candidates for the upcoming mayor and standing committee elections in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The mayoral elections are set to be held on April 25. The AAP accused the BJP of resorting to undemocratic tactics to wrest control of the civic body, despite losing the popular mandate in the December 2022 elections.The BJP now has 117 seats in the MCD Assembly after several defections from other parties, while the AAP has 113. The Congress has eight, and 12 councillors have been elected as MPs, leaving their seats vacant. AAP’s Delhi convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj described the BJP as desperate in their need to cling to power in Delhi, and accused it of manipulating democratic processes. “We have been witnessing the ...
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Delhi Water Minister alleges corruption by AAP in Timarpur pond project, orders probe
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Delhi Water Minister alleges corruption by AAP in Timarpur pond project, orders probe

Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Sunday issued directions to shut an ‘oxidation pond’ at Timarpur, alleging corruption of Rs 85 crore by the previous AAP government. He has also ordered an investigation into the project. The minister issued the directions after he made a surprise visit to inspect the ongoing work. He alleged that crores were spent on this pond, yet not a single drop of water has been treated to date. Story continues below this ad “This is a live example of the corruption perpetrated by the Aam Aadmi Party government. Around Rs 35 to 40 crore was spent just on grass and landscaping, and another Rs 45 crore on the construction of ponds — totaling approximately Rs 85 crore. The real question is: Where did all this money go? The people of Delhi dese...
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‘No more leakage of water or corruption’: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off GPS-enabled water tankers
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‘No more leakage of water or corruption’: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off GPS-enabled water tankers

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off 1,111 GPS-enabled water tankers on Sunday, marking 60 days of the BJP government.Taking a dig at the AAP over the alleged water tanker mafia, she said, “From now on, there will be no leakage of water and no leakage of corruption.” Water minister Parvesh Sahib Singh, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, MP Manoj Tiwari, Praveen Khandelwal and others attended the event at the Nirankari ground in Burari. Story continues below this ad “We have done in just ten weeks from forming the government what the AAP-da (disaster) government could not do in the last ten years. Today, we complete 60 days and as promised, GPS-enabled water tankers have been launched to provide better water services to the people of Delhi this summer. I also want...
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‘Rs 30 crore spent in 8 years to maintain Kejriwal’s bungalow’: AAP, BJP spar over RTI reply
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‘Rs 30 crore spent in 8 years to maintain Kejriwal’s bungalow’: AAP, BJP spar over RTI reply

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sparred over AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence when he was chief minister — 6, Flag Staff Road in Civil Lines — yet again on Saturday following information on its maintenance that emerged in an RTI query. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, in a press conference, claimed that an RTI query, filed by a citizen from Maharashtra seeking details on the maintenance expenses for the general wear and tear, sewage, electricity, and structural work at 6, Flag Staff Road, revealed it was done at a cost of almost Rs 30 crore between 2015 and 2022. Hitting back, the AAP reiterated that it was “a government house, not his private property” and if the BJP wanted to “politicise homes, let PM Narendra Modi open up his Rajmaha”. ...
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Minister Parvesh Verma pulls up ‘thick-skinned’ Delhi officers, says system was ‘destroyed’ over 10 yrs
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Minister Parvesh Verma pulls up ‘thick-skinned’ Delhi officers, says system was ‘destroyed’ over 10 yrs

New Delhi: Government officers in Delhi have become thick-skinned over the last 10 years and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government will now make them run and burn their fat, Delhi’s Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma said Friday. This came a day after Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta wrote to Chief Secretary Dharmendra, complaining that the officers were not even acknowledging MLAs’ calls and letters. On Friday, Verma directed the suspension of a PWD executive engineer over poor desilting of a drain in the Akshardham area in the national capital. The minister was inspecting the condition of roads and drains in certain parts of Delhi. “Sabko dauda rahe hain, mai bhi daud raha hun. Humko bhi paseena ayega aur unko bhi (We are making them run, I am running, too. We will sweat a...
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Punjab minister Dhaliwal has been in charge of admin reforms dept since 2023. But it doesn’t exist
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Punjab minister Dhaliwal has been in charge of admin reforms dept since 2023. But it doesn’t exist

Chandigarh: In a major embarrassment for the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government, cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has been found to be in charge of a department that went out of existence in 2012.  The department of administrative reforms, of which Dhaliwal has remained minister for the past 20 months, was replaced by the department of governance reforms in 2012 when the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP combine came to power in the state for the second consecutive time. It is now known as the department of good governance and information technology and is currently headed by cabinet minister Aman Arora.  As the Opposition had a field day slamming the government, Dhaliwal told media persons Saturday that only the chief minister can respond. “I am only a soldier of the party and carry o...
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Rekha Gupta, 1st-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, is BJP’s pick for Delhi chief minister
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Rekha Gupta, 1st-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, is BJP’s pick for Delhi chief minister

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has picked first-time MLA and three-term former councillor Rekha Gupta as its chief minister in Delhi, ending days of speculation after the party’s victory in the recently concluded Assembly polls.  Upon assuming office Thursday, Gupta (50) will become Delhi’s fourth woman chief minister after Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit and Atishi.  Two central observers from the BJP, Ravi Shankar Prasad and O.P. Dhankar, were present during the Delhi BJP legislative party meeting where Gupta’s name was proposed and seconded by MLAs. Senior BJP leaders along with Gupta later met Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena to stake claim to form the government. Much before Gupta’s name was formally announced, her family members had started distributing sweets in anticipation of good...
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Delhi gone, Kejriwal to work on ‘Punjab Model’ of governance
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Delhi gone, Kejriwal to work on ‘Punjab Model’ of governance

New Delhi: Days after losing power in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday conveyed to the party’s Punjab MLAs that his focus will now entirely be on retaining power in the state in the assembly polls due in two years. At a meeting in Kapurthala House, the official residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Delhi, Kejriwal instructed the state unit to ramp up governance to be able to showcase the ‘Punjab Model’. ThePrint has also learnt that Kejriwal instructed the MLAs to flag instances of bureaucratic roadblocks to him so that he can get work done. Show Full Article Sources who attended the meeting told ThePrint that apart from delivering a pep talk to boost the MLAs’ morale, the leadership also wanted to use the occasion to se...
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With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc
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With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc

New Delhi: A breakdown of Delhi election results show the Congress secured more votes than the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) margin of defeat in 13 seats, even relegating AAP to the third place in one, contributing to the losses of several heavyweights, including former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and outgoing Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, among others. The results have sparked a fresh churn within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) with non-Congress parties, including the Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, and the Left, criticising the Congress’s strategy of targeting AAP in what was a make-or-break battle for Kejriwal. “The Congress spoke the language of the BJP during the elections. It sent out a wrong message to the vote...
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BJP poised for a comeback in Delhi after 27 years, ending AAP’s dream run
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BJP poised for a comeback in Delhi after 27 years, ending AAP’s dream run

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party, born out of an anti-corruption movement that had swept urban India over a decade ago, is poised to lose power in Delhi after 10 years in office, as Bharatiya Janata Party nears its first capture of the national capital in 27 years. While counting is still underway, the BJP is inching towards securing a simple majority in the 70-member Delhi assembly, a Union Territory with special status, edging out the AAP, which has dominated the city’s political landscape since 2015. The polling took place on 5 February. Show Full Article In 2013, AAP made its dramatic entry into the nation’s political firmament, winning 28 seats in the assembly polls and bringing an end to the tenure of three-term Congress chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who ...
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Axis My India, Today’s Chanakya exit polls predict BJP sweep in Delhi assembly elections
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Axis My India, Today’s Chanakya exit polls predict BJP sweep in Delhi assembly elections

New Delhi: Exit polls for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections by two more agencies—Axis My India and Today’s Chanakya—have predicted a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a day after a dozen pollsters predicted the defeat of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Axis My India has predicted 45-55 of Delhi’s 70 assembly seats for the BJP and 15-25 for the AAP, with 0-1 seats for the Congress. Today’s Chanakya has predicted 51 ± 6 seats for BJP, 19 ± 6 for the AAP and 0 ± 3 for others, including the Congress. Show Full Article In the 2020 assembly elections, the AAP had won 62 and the BJP 8 seats.This time around, the BJP contested 68 seats while its NDA allies Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) contested one seat each. Both the A...
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Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls?
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Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls?

The INDIA bloc managed to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from reaching the majority mark in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, it went on to lose the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. In the ongoing campaign to the Delhi Assembly elections, the INDIA bloc appears fragmented as certain constituents of the coalition, such as the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress, are supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), leaving the Congress to fight on its own. Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls? K.K. Kailash and Hilal Ahmed discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Sobhana K. Nair. Edited excerpts: Are pre-poll alliances inherently weak? Hilal Ahmed: It depends on the nature of the alliance. Let’s compare the two major alli...
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AAP debutant Avadh Ojha has his goal set for Patparganj: make East Delhi seat next IAS coaching hub
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AAP debutant Avadh Ojha has his goal set for Patparganj: make East Delhi seat next IAS coaching hub

New Delhi: Criss-crossing the lanes in Mayur Vihar Phase 2, UPSC coaching teacher Avadh Ojha was out to meet voters in Delhi’s Patparganj assembly constituency. Dressed in kurta-pajama and a sleeveless jacket replete with the yellow-and-blue scarf of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the poll debutant looked every bit of a dyed-in-the-wool politician. Accompanied by a small group of supporters Thursday last week, Ojha stopped to speak with Rajesh Kumar, a local resident, who mentioned that his son Aman was a big fan of his coaching videos on YouTube. With a warm smile, Ojha responded: “Call him here. I would love to meet him.” Moments later, as he posed for pictures with Rajesh and his family, Ojha turned to his supporters, saying that Aman was not alone. “I have someone like him in every home, a...
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Rahul, Kejriwal sprint towards point of no return with no-holds barred attacks ahead of Delhi polls
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Rahul, Kejriwal sprint towards point of no return with no-holds barred attacks ahead of Delhi polls

New Delhi: With just days to go before the Delhi Assembly elections, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday launched an unprecedented attack on AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his closest associate Manish Sisodia, accusing them of being the “architects” of the Delhi ‘liquor scam’. Hours after Rahul’s remarks, Kejriwal hit back. “Modi ji jails people even in fake cases like the liquor scam. Why haven’t you and your family been arrested in an open and shut case like the National Herald,” he wrote on X. Adding, “How did Robert Vadra get a clean chit from the BJP? It’s better if you don’t preach about fear and bravery. The country knows who’s a coward and who’s courageous.” Show Full Article While Delhi unit of the Congress has been fiercely critical of the AAP...
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‘Kejriwal ki guarantee:’ AAP manifesto for upcoming Delhi polls focuses on women, elderly, priests
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‘Kejriwal ki guarantee:’ AAP manifesto for upcoming Delhi polls focuses on women, elderly, priests

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday released the party’s manifesto, titled “Kejriwal ki Guarantee,” ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections. Speaking at the manifesto launch, Kejriwal took a swipe at the BJP, accusing it of copying AAP’s promise-based governance. “We coined the term ‘guarantee’ first in the country. After us, the BJP stole it, but the difference is, we fulfil our guarantees, and they do not,” he said. Show Full Article The manifesto outlines 15 guarantees, with Kejriwal promising “robust” job creation for Delhi residents as his first guarantee. Invest in Trusted Journalism Your support helps us deliver unbiased, on-the-ground reporting, in-depth interviews and ...
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Playing the Punjab card in Delhi
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Playing the Punjab card in Delhi

Delhi is going to the polls on February 5. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is trying hard to fight anti-incumbency and retain power by “showcasing” Punjab, the only full-fledged State where it holds sway.A battery of ministers, legislators, and AAP leaders, including Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, have been campaigning in Delhi over the last few weeks to project the Punjab government’s work, in the run up to the Assembly polls. The AAP came to power in Punjab by winning 92 of the 117 Assembly seats in 2022. However, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, out of the 13 parliamentary constituencies it contested, it won only three. This disappointing electoral performance was a major blow to the party. In the recent Assembly bypolls, the AAP won three constituencies — Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Na...
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