Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab Explained

Party Name:Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab
Party Logo:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg
Abbreviation:AAP
Leader:Bhagwant Mann
Headquarters:Chandigarh
Ideology:Punjabiyat
Secularism
Socialism
Developmentalism
Eci:National Party[1]
National Convener:Arvind Kejriwal
Youth:AAP Youth Wing (AYW)[2]
Students:Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS)
Women:AAP Mahila Shakti (AMS)[3]
Labour:Shramik Vikas Sangathan (SVS)
Symbol:Broom
State Seats Name:Punjab Legislative Assembly
Colours: Blue

The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab or AAP Punjab is the Punjab state wing of Aam Aadmi Party and a recognised State party in Punjab. Currently, it is the governing party in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha.

The AAP fielded 434 candidates in the 2014 Indian general election. In its debut in Punjab, four AAP candidates from Punjab won the election out of 13. Consequently, the AAP became a recognised state party in Punjab.[4] [5]

In the 2017 Punjab assembly election, the party formed an alliance with the Lok Insaaf Party giving it five seats.[6] No CM candidate was declared before the elections.[7] This AAP Alliance won 22 seats in total, two of which were won by the Lok Insaaf Party. AAP won 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in its debut in the 2017 Punjab elections.

The AAP contested on all 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and won 92 seats, giving it a large majority. AAP MP Bhagwant Mann became the Chief Minister of Punjab.

2022 Rajya Sabha election

See also: List of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab. Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, IIT professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal, industrialist Sanjeev Arora and Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha were nominated by AAP for a six year term in Rajya Sabha starting 2022.[8] [9] All five of them were elected unopposed.[10]

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

In January 2021 Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[11] Raghav Chadha was appointed AAP Punjab co-in-charge for the Punjab election.[12] On 18 January 2022 Bhagwant Mann was chosen as AAP's candidate for the post of Chief Minister of Punjab for the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. The selection was done by polling from the public.[13] AAP did not have any alliance partner in this election.

In March 2021, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal held a Kisaan Mahapanchayat at Bagha Purana in Moga district and began campaigning for elections.[14] On 28 June 2021, Kejriwal announced in a speech in Chandigarh that 300 units of free electricity would be provided to all Punjabis if the party wins the election.[15] On 30 September 2021, Kejriwal also announced that if AAP wins the election, his government would build Mohalla Clinics in Punjab that would provide free healthcare facilities.[16] On 22 November 2021, Arvind Kejriwal announced that if AAP wins Punjab then 1,000 rupees will be given to every women above 18 years of age.[17] In the 2022 elections AAP registered a landslide victory.[18] AAP contested on all 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and won 92 seats, giving it a large majority. AAP MP Bhagwant Mann became the CM of Punjab.[19]

Candidates

CM candidate Bhagwant Mann contested from the Dhuri Assembly Constituency. Below is the full list of AAP candidates with the successful candidates marked in blue. [20]

Leader in Legislative Houses

2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

In December 2015, Aam Aadmi Party declared that it would contest the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[21] AAP which did not participate in the 2012 assembly election, but had fought 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Their 2014 General election performance translates to 33 assembly seats out of 117.[22]

Alliance Partners

In the 2017 Punjab assembly election, the party formed a coalition with the Lok Insaaf Party and gave it five seats to contest.[6] No CM candidate was declared before the elections.[7] This alliance was called the AAP Alliance and was represented on news channels as AAP+. The alliance won 22 seats in total, two of which were won by the Lok Insaaf Party. AAP won 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in its debut in the 2017 Punjab elections. In March 2018, the Lok Insaaf Party broke the coalition due to differences.[23]

List of winning candidates and runner up candidates

Leader in Legislative House (2017-2022)

General election, 2014

See main article: 2014 Indian general election and 2014 Indian general election in Punjab. The AAP fielded 434 candidates in the 2014 Indian general election, in which it did not expect to do well. It recognised that its support was based primarily in urban areas and that different strategies might be required for different regions of the country. The party pointed out that its funding was limited and that there were too many demands for local visits from Kejriwal. The intention was to field candidates in large numbers to maximise the likelihood of recognition as a national party by the Election Commission.[25] [26] The outcome was that four AAP candidates won, all from Punjab.[27] Consequently, the AAP became a recognised state party in Punjab.[28]

Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyTurnout%Name of elected M.P.Party affiliationMargin
8 Fatehgarh Sahib(SC)73.81 Aam Aadmi Party54,144
9 Faridkot(SC) 70.95 1,72,516
12 77.21 Bhagwant Mann2,11,721
13 70.94 20,942

Organisation

Convener

Convener (or chief/president) is a highest political post in the Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party, holds responsibilities for the success of Party in Punjab.

After 2014 Indian general election in Punjab on 29 August 2014, Sucha Singh Chhotepur was appointed as first convener[29] of Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit. He served till 24 August 2016.[30] After him Gurpreet Singh Waraich appointed the new convener.[31]

In 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election party performed less than the expectations and got 20 seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly.[32] Due to this he was removed from the post and Bhagwant Mann appointed as new convener along with Aman Arora.[33] [34] They resigned from the post on 17 March 2018 due to the apology by Arvind Kejriwal to Bikram Singh Majithia.[35] After Maan and Arora's resignation Balbir Singh was appointed co-convener (caretaker) of Punjab's unit on 21 March 2018.[36]

On 31 January 2019 before General election Maan was appointed as the Punjab conveneger.[37]

List of Conveners

S. No.NamePortrait Tenure Co-convenerNational Convener
1Sucha Singh Chhotepur29 August 201424 August 2016None
2Gurpreet Singh Waraich4 September 20168 May 2017
3Bhagwant Singh Mann10 May 201717 March 2018Aman Arora
-21 March 201831 January 2019Himself
(3)Bhagwant Singh Mann31 January 2019Incumbent Aman Arora

Legislative Party leader

Legislative Party leader is a person who leads the elected members of the party in Punjab Legislative Assembly. On 11 March 2022, Bhagwant Mann was elected as the leader of the AAP legislative party.[38]

Name
PortraitTenureOther designation Assembly
1Harvinder Singh Phoolka
16 March 2017 9 July 2017Leader of Opposition15th
2Sukhpal Singh Khaira
9 July 2017 26 July 2018
3Harpal Singh Cheema
27 July 2018 11 March 2022
4Bhagwant Mann
11 March 2022 IncumbentChief Minister16th
Deputy leader
Name
PortraitTenureOther designation Assembly
1Saravjit Kaur Manuke
16 March 201711 March 2022None15th
2Harpal Singh Cheema
19 March 2022IncumbentMinister of Finance 16th

List of Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab

Seat No.Elected MPM.P.s Portrait
1Harbhajan Singh
2Raghav Chadha
3Sandeep Pathak
4Ashok Mittal
5Sanjeev Arora
6Balbir Singh Seechewal
7Vikramjit Singh Sahney

Activities

In June 2021, MLA and deputy leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly, Saravjit Kaur Manuke held hunger strike along with AAP activists to protest against the inaction of the Punjab government in the payment of post-matric scholarship amount of Dalit students. AAP convener Bhagwant Mann said that the protest by AAP members had forced the Punjab government then led by CM Amarinder Singh to release the funds amounting to 200 crore as 40% share of the amount that Punjab government had to pay.[39]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: AAP to launch youth wing on Sept 27. Our Bureau. Business Line.
  3. Web site: Richa Pandey Mishra, President, AAP Mahila Shakti. 25 January 2022. 5 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805052455/http://aamaadmiparty.org/teams/richa-pandey-mishra/. dead.
  4. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/elections-2014-aap-eats-into-sad-congress-vote-share-in-punjab/articleshow/35220150.cms AAP eats into SAD and INC vote share in Punjab
  5. News: Aam Aadmi Party recognised as state party in Punjab. 3 June 2014. Deccan Chronicle. 30 July 2018. en.
  6. Web site: Bains brothers forge alliance with AAP. 21 November 2016. oneindia.com.
  7. News: Punjab poll results: No CM face, 'radical link' did AAP in . 19 January 2022 . Hindustan Times . 12 March 2017 . en.
  8. News: AAP's Rajya Sabha List: Ex Cricketer, IIT Professor, Raghav Chadha . NDTV.com . 21 March 2022.
  9. News: Ludhiana businessman-philanthropist Sanjeev Arora is AAP's choice for Rajya Sabha . 21 March 2022 . The Indian Express . 21 March 2022 . en.
  10. News: All five nominees of AAP from Punjab elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha . 27 March 2022 . newsonair.gov.in . 24 March 2022.
  11. News: AAP to contest polls in 6 states, including Himachal Pradesh, UP, Gujarat . 30 December 2021 . Hindustan Times . 28 January 2021 . en.
  12. Web site: Punjab: Unhappy over ticket distribution, Raghav Chadha shown black flags. 8 January 2022. India Today. 9 January 2022.
  13. Web site: 19 January 2022. Bhagwant Mann's remarkable journey: From comedian 'Jugnu' to AAP CM face. 19 January 2022. The Indian Express. en.
  14. Web site: Sethi. Chitleen K.. 29 March 2021. AAP sounds poll bugle in Punjab, but dissent, leadership crisis cloud 2022 hopes. 30 March 2021. ThePrint. en-US.
  15. Web site: 28 June 2021. Ashutosh. Mishra. Arvind Kejriwal says free electricity for all in Punjab if AAP wins 2022 assembly election. 30 June 2021. India Today. en.
  16. Web site: 1 October 2021. Free treatment, medicines at govt hospitals if AAP voted to power in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal - Times of India. live. 2 October 2021. The Times of India. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001050125/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/free-treatment-medicines-at-govt-hospitals-if-aap-voted-to-power-in-punjab-arvind-kejriwal/articleshow/86670509.cms . 1 October 2021 .
  17. Web site: 23 November 2021. Punjab polls: Kejriwal promises Rs 1,000 per month to every woman. 21 January 2022. The Indian Express. en.
  18. Web site: Live news coverage from India Today. MSN.
  19. News: In 57 seats, AAP saw victory margins between 20k and 75k . 22 March 2022 . The Indian Express . 13 March 2022 . en.
  20. Web site: Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE. live. 22 January 2022. www.india.com. 21 January 2022. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122030948/https://www.india.com/news/india/punjab-election-2022-complete-list-of-aap-candidates-check-names-announced-5198549/ . 22 January 2022 .
  21. News: AAP to contest in Punjab polls in 2017 . 29 December 2015 . 30 May 2016 . Firstpost.
  22. News: 30 December 2016 . AAP won 33 of 117 assembly seats . 18 May 2014 . hindustantimes.com/.
  23. Web site: After Kejriwal's apology, Punjab's Lok Insaf Party snaps ties with AAP. 17 March 2018. Deccan Chronicle.
  24. Source: Election Commission of India
  25. News: AAP gears for Lok Sabha polls, to contest all seats in Gujarat, Haryana . Indian Express Portal . 28 December 2013 . 4 February 2014 . live . https://archive.today/20140204144711/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/aap-gears-for-lok-sabha-polls-to-contest-all-seats-in-gujarat-haryana/1215513/0 . 4 February 2014 .
  26. News: Aam Aadmi Party seeks national role, names 426 candidates . Brajesh . Kumar . Hindustan Times. 3 April 2014 . 10 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407095621/http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/with-426-names-aap-leads-list-race/article1-1203578.aspx . 7 April 2014 .
  27. Web site: Constituency-wise Detailed Results – General Elections, 2014 – 16th Lok Sabha (page 258 of 492) . 24 August 2016 . Election Commission of India . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161123041546/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf#page=258 . 23 November 2016 .
  28. News: AAP recognised state party in Punjab. 2 February 2015. Daily News and Analysis. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223112756/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-aap-recognised-state-party-in-punjab-1993078. 23 February 2015.
  29. https://youtube.com/watch?v=hheObtnkMYo YouTube video
  30. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aap-removes-its-punjab-convener-sucha-singh-chhotepur-after-bribe-video/articleshow/53876777.cms AAP removes its Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur after bribe video
  31. Web site: Gurpreet Ghuggi appointed as the punjab state convener of the Aam Aadmi Party. 4 September 2016 . 30 January 2020.
  32. https://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/punjab-assembly-election-results-how-kejriwal-lost-aap-s-winning-plot/story-heJhhZBsKODGKoytSocQiL.html How Kejriwal lost AAP's winning plot in Punjab
  33. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bhagwant-mann-appointed-aaps-punjab-unit-chief/articleshow/58581017.cms Bhagwant Mann and Aman Arora appointed convener of Punjab Aam Admi Party
  34. News: Gurpreet Ghuggi quits AAP, questions Mann's appointment as party's Punjab chief . 30 January 2020 . The Economic Times . 10 May 2017.
  35. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bhagwant-mann-resigns-as-aap-punjab-chief/articleshow/63328216.cms Bhagwant Mann resigned from AAP Punjab chief
  36. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/aap-appoints-dr-balbir-singh-as-punjab-units-second-co-president.html AAP appoints Dr. Balbir Singh aa Punjab Units Co-President
  37. News: Lok Sabha Elections 2019: A Year After Exit, Bhagwant Mann Re-Appointed Punjab Aam Aadmi Party Chief . 25 January 2022 . NDTV.com.
  38. News: "Spend Time In Your Constituencies, Not...": AAP's Bhagwant Mann To MLAs . 11 March 2022 . NDTV.com . 11 March 2022.
  39. News: AAP's dharna forced CM to release funds, says Mann . 15 March 2022 . Tribuneindia News Service . en.

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