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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) - All You Need To Know

October 2, 2012:  Arvind Kejriwal announces formation of his political party in Delhi
November 24, 2012: The party is named Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
2013: Rallies are organised across Delhi in 2013 to gather support and attack the Congress government in the Capital over inflated power bills
December 4, 2013: Delhi goes to elections
December 8, 2013: Kejriwal's AAP makes a stunning debut and emerges as the second largest party after the BJP in the Delhi elections
December 122013: Delhi BJP meets then Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung. Refuses to form the government saying they do not have the numbers
December 13, 2013: The Congress, which won 8 seats in the Delhi election, submits a letter of unconditional support for the AAP to the L-G
December 14, 2013:  AAP lays down 18 conditions for the Congress and the BJP for working together. Kejriwal seeks 10 days' time from the L-G to decide whether he will form the government in Delhi
December 18, 2013:  AAP announces public referendum to decide whether it should form the government in Delhi with Congress support
December 21, 2013: Congress says support to AAP is 'issue-based' and not unconditional.
December 22, 2013: AAP decides to form the government in Delhi
December 30, 2013:  AAP announces 20,000 litres free water for households with meters
December 31, 2013: Power rates halved for those consuming up to 400 units of electricity. CAG ordered to audit power companies
February 14, 2014: Kejriwal resigns over inability to pass the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill. Claims it is difficult to take decisions with the Congress
February 15, 2015: Forms government in Delhi by winning a whopping majority of 67 of 70 seats
March 28, 2015: Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan are expelled from the party
January 2016: AAP announces that it will expand beyond Delhi and contest elections in Punjab and Goa
March 11, 2017: Party wins 20 seats in Punjab but fails to open account in Goa
April 13, 2017:  AAP loses badly to the BJP-Akali candidate in the Rajouri Garden by-polls in Delhi
April 26, 2017: AAP fares second after the BJP in the municipal elections
August 28, 2017: After a string of losses, the AAP finally reclaims the Bawana seat 

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