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The article argues that the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) defeat in the 2025 Delhi elections should not be misdiagnosed as a result of its own shortcomings, but rather as a consequence of the BJP's authoritarian tactics. It emphasizes that the political landscape is influenced by external factors beyond AAP's control. The author suggests that recognizing this context is crucial for the health of democracy.

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The article argues that the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) defeat in the 2025 Delhi elections should not be misdiagnosed as a result of its own shortcomings, but rather as a consequence of the BJP's authoritarian tactics. It emphasizes that the political landscape is influenced by external factors beyond AAP's control. The author suggests that recognizing this context is crucial for the health of democracy.

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Don’t misdiagnose AAP defeat in Delhi election results. It will be fatal to democracy
Without the BJP’s power grab, none of AAP’s shortcomings would have cost it its majority in
Delhi.

Akshay Marathe AKSHAY MARATHE 09 February, 2025 11:20 am IST

AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, along with his family, casts his vote in the Delhi
Assembly election in New Delhi on Wednesday | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, along with his family, casts his vote in the Delhi
Assembly election in New Delhi on Wednesday | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

On the morning of the Delhi elections 2025 results, I was on a debate show with senior
journalist Prannoy Roy and his colleagues on his YouTube platform, DeKoder. AAP was trailing
the BJP, and the panellists were analysing what the party had done wrong to be losing in its
bastion. When my turn came, I asked Roy, “When you lost NDTV, could it be attributed to
anything you did wrong? I don’t think so. We are living in a time where an authoritarian regime
can go to any lengths to seize control. If we want to be honest about it, then we must be able to
say that clearly.”

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has made several mistakes, both as a political party and in running
the administration in Delhi and Punjab. But can its defeat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections
be attributed to any one of those mistakes? Most certainly not.

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