Opinion | With Raghav Chadha, AAP Is Facing A Kind Of Crisis Nobody Expected It To Face

Updated: Apr 28, 2026 13:23 pm IST Published On Apr 28, 2026 13:22 pm IST Last Updated On Apr 28, 2026 13:23 pm IST

Published On Apr 28, 2026 13:22 pm IST

Last Updated On Apr 28, 2026 13:23 pm IST

India's regional political landscape has long been a family business. The National Conference belongs to the Abdullahs, the Samajwadi Party to the Yadavs, the RJD to the Lalus, the DMK to the Karunanidhis and Stalins, the Akali Dal to the Badals, and Shiv Sena - well, the Thackerays kept it until they couldn't. The pattern is unmistakable: charismatic founders, dynastic succession, and an iron grip on party machinery that leaves little room for internal democracy.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was supposed to be different. Born out of the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement of 2011, it carried the promise of a new kind of politics - transparent, participatory, and accountable. More than a decade later, AAP is beginning to look uncomfortably familiar.

The exodus from AAP did not begin yesterday. Founding members - Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan, Ashutosh - walked out years ago, each citing variations of........

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