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Aam Aadmi Party | |
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| Abbreviation | AAP |
| Leader | Arvind Kejriwal (Chief Minister of Delhi) |
| Spokesperson | Saurabh Bhardwaj and others[1] |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Sanjay Singh |
| Founder | Arvind Kejriwal and others |
| Founded | 26 November 2012 |
| Headquarters | 206, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi, Delhi India-110002[2] |
| Student wing | Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS)[3] |
| Youth wing | AAP Youth Wing (AYW)[4] |
| Women's wing | AAP Mahila Shakti (AMS)[5] |
| Labour wing | Shramik Vikas Sangathan (SVS)[6][7][8][9] |
| Membership | 10.05 million (2014)[10][needs update] |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[11][12][13] Progressivism[14] Populism[15][16][17] Left-wing nationalism[18][19][20][21] Secularism[22] |
| Political position | Centre-left[23] to left-wing[11] |
| Colours | Blue |
| ECI Status | National Party[24] |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 10 / 245 |
| Seats in State Legislative Assemblies | 159 / 4,036 List 62 / 70 (Delhi)
92 / 117 (Punjab)
2 / 40 (Goa)
4 / 182 (Gujarat) |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 2 / 31 |
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The Aam Aadmi Party (transl. Common Man's Party; abbr. AAP) is a political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions,[26] following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then Indian government of Indian National Congress. AAP is currently the governing party in the Indian state of Punjab and the union territory of Delhi. On 10 April 2023, AAP was officially granted the status of National party by ECI.[27] The party's election symbol is a broom.[28] The party is currently part of the coalition I.N.D.I.A Alliance.[29][25]
The party came into existence following a difference of opinion between Kejriwal and activist Anna Hazare regarding the incorporation of electoral politics into the popular 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, which had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011.[30] Hazare preferred the movement should remain politically unaligned, whereas Kejriwal felt the failure of the agitation route necessitated changes in the government's representation itself.[30] On 3 December 2015, the Jan Lokpal Bill was passed by the AAP government with a majority in the Delhi legislative assembly.[31][32]
Making its electoral debut in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, the AAP emerged as the second-largest party and managed to form the government with support from INC members of the assembly.[33] Kejriwal became the Chief Minister of Delhi,[34] but his government resigned 49 days after he could not pass the Jan Lokpal Bill in the assembly, because of the lack of support from the INC.[35] After the President's rule in Delhi, in the following 2015 elections, the AAP won 67 of the 70 seats in the assembly and Kejriwal was again sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi.[36] In the subsequent 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, AAP was re-elected as the governing party after winning 62 seats out of 70.[37]
Outside Delhi, the AAP cemented its popularity when it emerged as the principal opposition party in the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election after securing 20 seats. Later, in the subsequent 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, AAP was elected as the main governing party after winning 92 seats.[38][39] Following this, its member Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.[40] In December 2022, the party emerged as the third front in the politics of Gujarat after 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. It secured 12.92% of the votes polled and five seats in the Assembly.[41] Apart from Gujarat, AAP is also accorded the status of state party in Goa.[42][43]
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