Aam Aadmi Party
National Political Party in India
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP; lit. 'Common Man Party') is a political party in India founded by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-allies on 26 November 2012. The AAP is currently the governing party in the Indian state of Punjab, has representation in both houses of the Parliament of India, and forms the official opposition in Delhi. On 10 April 2023, the AAP was officially granted national party status by the Election Commission of India. Its election symbol is a broom.
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. 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.
Making its electoral debut in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, the AAP emerged as the second-largest party. It formed the government with support from members of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the assembly; the AAP had previously opposed Manmohan Singh's INC government during the protests. Kejriwal became the Chief Minister of Delhi, 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. 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 On 3 December 2015, the Jan Lokpal Bill was passed by the AAP government with a majority in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. In the subsequent 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, AAP was re-elected as the governing party after winning 62 seats out of 70.
The public source identifies “Aam Aadmi Party” as national Political Party in India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Aadmi, Party and National.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Aam Aadmi Party”, the useful work is to connect “national Political Party in India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q129844. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2012, 2023, 2011 and 2013.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Aam Aadmi Party”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Aam Aadmi Party primary sources, Aam Aadmi Party archive and Aadmi research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Aam Aadmi Party”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Aam Aadmi Party” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.