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Who is Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal

About Arvind Kejriwal

Who is Arvind Kejriwal

Who is Arvind Kejriwal?
Arvind Kejriwal is a former bureaucrat turned politician and the current Chief Minister (CM) of Delhi. Known for his grassroots activism, the Right to Information (RTI) movement, and governance reforms, Kejriwal is the founder and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a political party established in 2012 focusing on anti-corruption and government transparency. He came into the limelight after receiving the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006.
 
Education
Arvind Kejriwal was born on August 16, 1968, in Siwani, Haryana. He completed his schooling from Campus School in Hisar and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the
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Kailash Gahlot withdraws plea against govt's clearance for foreign visits

The petition was filed in 2022 in the backdrop of then Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being denied permission for his visit to Singapore for the 8th World Cities' Summit that year

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2025 | 2:08 PM IST

Kejriwal finding ways to become Punjab CM, says BJP's Manjinder Sirsa

Sirsa was replying to the dissent rumours of AAP Punjab MLAs and alleged that Kejriwal's real aim is to target the leadership of Punjab's Chief Minister

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2025 | 6:40 AM IST

Bhagwant Mann rejects exodus claims by Cong, says AAP is united in Punjab

Mann's remarks came after a crucial meeting with AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal at Kapurthala House in Delhi, attended by all 91 Punjab AAP MLAs and senior party leaders

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2025 | 4:58 PM IST

ACB to take legal action against Kejriwal, AAP leaders on poaching claims

ACB had also issued a notice to AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, requesting his presence for an investigation into the allegations of bribes being offered to party MLAs

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2025 | 12:28 PM IST

Will AAP survive in Punjab? BJP and Congress claim party in crisis

AAP's Punjab government faces turbulence as BJP sees its fall coming and Congress accuses Kejriwal of consolidating power amid widening internal rifts

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2025 | 11:09 AM IST

Punjab govt can fall anytime, Kejriwal will never win again: Brij Bhushan

AAP national convener Kejriwal will never win any election again, he predicted, after AAP's rout in the Delhi Assembly elections and growing speculation about internal dissent in party's Punjab unit

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2025 | 7:28 AM IST

Kejriwal to meet Punjab leaders on Feb 11 after setback in Delhi polls

Earlier, Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa claimed that over 30 AAP legislators in Punjab are in touch with the Congress and ready to switch sides

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 11:00 AM IST

Will support BJP's Yamuna cleanup so they can take a dip: AAP's Anil Jha

Earlier, on Sunday, BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal noted that the primary responsibility of the BJP government, once formed in Delhi, would be to clean the Yamuna River

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 7:09 AM IST

Kejriwal meets new AAP MLAs, urges them to continue working for Delhi

Speaking about their meeting with Kejriwal, AAP leader Mukesh Ahlawat said that the national convenor had asked the elected leaders to play the role of the Opposition strongly

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 8:31 PM IST

Delhi elections: Will new BJP govt scrap AAP's free water & power schemes?

Delhi elections results 2025: BJP is set to return to power in the capital after more than 26 years, achieving an impressive victory with 48 out of 70 seats

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 4:51 PM IST

Delhi polls: Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav blame Kejriwal for AAP's loss

Delhi elections results 2025: The former AAP leaders said Kejriwal's controversial "Rs 45 crore Sheesh Mahal" and the party's departure from its original vision of alternative politics led to the part

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 2:58 PM IST

Kejriwal's no-ideology politics over as his 'cynical image' cost him Delhi

Kejriwal and the AAP are devastated, but not finished. They still have a big state in Punjab, the municipal corporation in Delhi and 43 percent of the vote, even in defeat

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 12:26 PM IST

News Highlights: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh tenders resignation to governor

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 11:02 PM IST

PM Modi slams AAP over Yamuna pollution, vows to restore river's identity

The people of Delhi have been crying after seeing the condition of Yamuna as the AAP-DA in Delhi has insulted this faith, said PM Modi

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 6:30 AM IST

Delhi polls: BJP's Karnail Singh richest winner, Umang Bajaj youngest

Karnail Singh, who won from Shakur Basti, was followed by Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Garden with Rs 248 crore and Parvesh Sahib Singh from New Delhi with Rs 115 crore

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 10:10 PM IST

Delhi election results: AAP voters shifted more to BJP than Congress

A brief history of Delhi Assembly polls since 2008 illustrates why credit for AAP's loss should go to BJP's groundwork and outreach, and blame to AAP's failure to retain its base, rather than Congress

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 10:04 PM IST

Delhi poll results not vindication of PM, but referendum on Kejriwal: Cong

The Congress also asserted that it would form a government in the national capital in 2030

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 9:24 PM IST

Kejriwal's ex-allies blame his shift from alternative politics for defeat

Poet-politician Kumar Vishwas, who was with the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement and one of the founding members of AAP, said he was happy and at the same time sad over the party's loss

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 8:59 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi's muffler 'aam aadmi' who penned a political dream

After quitting his career as an income tax officer job in 2000, Kejriwal worked as an RTI activist and lived in slums of Delhi, apparently to understand the problems faced by people living there

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 7:18 PM IST

Exit polls proven right in Delhi as AAP witnesses an unprecedented rout

According to the Election Commission trends, by 3 pm, of the 70 Assembly seats, BJP had won 20 and was leading on another 27, while the AAP won 11, and was leading on 12

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 6:32 PM IST