Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal is back in news after launching a scathing attack on the Congress party, particularly on the Gandhi family—the brand of the Grand Old Party. Addressing party MLAs and councillors on August 28 at Delhi’s Constitution Club, the former chief minister of Delhi alleged a nexus between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress. According to him, if that weren’t the case, the Gandhi family would have been arrested in the National Herald case.

Impact Of Delhi Elections?

In this year’s assembly elections, both AAP and Congress, though part of the Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, fought separately, with the AAP alleging that Congress hurt its prospects. During the campaign, bitterness rose after Congress’s top leader Rahul Gandhi equated Arvind Kejriwal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also questioned Kejriwal’s “common man" image—his core political USP. Later, AAP included Rahul Gandhi in a social media post about dishonest politicians, which invited sharp criticisms from the Congress.

This anti-Congress stance has only hardened as the AAP now faces the challenge of retaining Punjab after losing Delhi to the BJP this year. In Punjab, BJP isn’t a strong force, and Congress, the main opposition party, remains AAP’s key challenger.

Attempt To Reassert Itself

With the Punjab state elections still two years away, a pertinent........

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