Is The Threat To Survival Deepened For AAP?
Is the aam aadmi party (AAP) facing a battle to save its existence? This question has started arising when it was being praised as India's fastest growing political start-up and it had won a landslide victory in the last two elections of delhi assembly, but its victory chariot was stopped by bjp in 2025. The top leaders of the party were defeated by bjp candidates, even the AAP convener lost.
If we look at the figures, bjp won 48 out of 70 seats in the delhi assembly elections on Saturday, but Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has won only 22 seats.
It is believed that with this defeat, 'AAP' not only lost its political strength, but also lost its reputation of being unbeatable in the last decade. 'AAP' had emerged in delhi itself, where it had written the story of its success. It was here that it first formed its government. It then won seats in gujarat and Goa. Then it formed a full majority government in Punjab. It even opened its account in kashmir in the 2024 assembly elections but it lost Delhi.
Attempts to build an image of soft Hindutva did not pay off
Kejriwal lost the New delhi seat and party heavyweights like manish Sisodia, Satyendra Jain, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Durgesh Pathak also lost. The party's governance model, which focused on free electricity, water and education reforms, clearly failed to strike a chord with the city's residents. Kejriwal's soft Hindutva, with him promising to give a monthly allowance to temple priests, also did not go down well with voters.
AAP has to deal with these challenges
The party will now be forced to redefine its strategy. It also needs to restore trust among voters, deal with corruption allegations and strengthen its governance model. There will also be immense pressure on the party to make inroads in other states to prove that the victory in punjab was no coincidence.
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