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For those unfamiliar with the Indian political scene: Arvind Kejriwal is a rookie politician who defeated (three-time Chief Minister of Delhi) Sheila Dikshit i

by sgpl 13y ago

For those unfamiliar with the Indian political scene: Arvind Kejriwal is a rookie politician who defeated (three-time Chief Minister of Delhi) Sheila Dikshit in the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections (held today). He co-founded a political organization named Aam Aadmi Party (Translation: Common Man's Party) that won 28 of Delhi's 70 seats in its electoral debut, just 3 shy of BJP (an established National Party), and more than three times the no. of seats won by Indian National Congress (the incumbent party in Delhi). Relevant background information on Arvind Kejriwal [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_Kejriwal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_Kejriwal [Edit: corrected figures based on child comment]

denzil_correa 13y ago
> He co-founded a political organization named Aam Aadmi Party (Translation: Common Man Party) that won 27 of Delhi's 70 seats in its electoral debut, just 6 shy of BJP (an established National Party), and almost three times the no. of seats won by Indian National Congress (the incumbent party in Delhi). AAP won 38 seats and BJP won 30 [0] [0] http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm
- CGudapati 13y ago
  I think you meant 28 and 31
  - vellasib 13y ago
    It more like 32 for BJP. There party is a close ally with Shiromani Akali Dal (which got 1 Rajouri seat). So close that two of Shiromani Akali Dal candidates contested with BJP's symbol.
adharmad 13y ago
AAP (Aam aadmi party)'s performance is unprecedented for a 1-year old party taking on national parties that were 50-year old with far more money and resources. Its a stunning debut for the AAP!
hrjet 13y ago
Perhaps more relevant to HN, Arvind Kejriwal graduated from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) which is somewhat analogous to MIT in the Indian context. He then joined the administrative services. So he is a techy turned bureaucrat, turned activist, turned politician.

by sgpl 13y ago

denzil_correa 13y ago

> He co-founded a political organization named Aam Aadmi Party (Translation: Common Man Party) that won 27 of Delhi's 70 seats in its electoral debut, just 6 shy of BJP (an established National Party), and almost three times the no. of seats won by Indian National Congress (the incumbent party in Delhi). AAP won 38 seats and BJP won 30 [0] [0] http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm

CGudapati 13y ago
I think you meant 28 and 31
- vellasib 13y ago
  It more like 32 for BJP. There party is a close ally with Shiromani Akali Dal (which got 1 Rajouri seat). So close that two of Shiromani Akali Dal candidates contested with BJP's symbol.

adharmad 13y ago

AAP (Aam aadmi party)'s performance is unprecedented for a 1-year old party taking on national parties that were 50-year old with far more money and resources. Its a stunning debut for the AAP!

hrjet 13y ago

Perhaps more relevant to HN, Arvind Kejriwal graduated from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) which is somewhat analogous to MIT in the Indian context. He then joined the administrative services. So he is a techy turned bureaucrat, turned activist, turned politician.