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Timeline of Yadav-Bhushan association with AAP

Seeds of the association were sown when India Against Corruption filed a series of RTIs probing graft in the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Kavita Chowdhury New Delhi
2007–2011: The India Against Corruption movement files a series of RTIs probing corruption in the 2010 Commonwealth Games; it had started off as the Public Cause Research Foundation with Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan as members  

2011: The India Against Corruption movement gained prominence in its fight for the Jan Lokpal bill with Kejriwal and Bhushan as prominent faces   

June 2011: Psephologist and political commentator Yogendra Yadav comes on board inspired by Kejriwal

Nov 24, 2012: Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan are among the founding fathers of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP with Arvind Kejriwal as leader; Split in IAC after Anna Hazare disapproves of move to form political party
 

Dec 2013: Yogendra Yadav the ideologue of the party who framed the party’s constitution, is the brains behind the party’s manifesto in the Delhi polls of 2013. The AAP contests Delhi elections and forms government with Congress support

Feb 2014 : AAP quits after 49 days of rule

May 2014: AAP contests elections allegedly countrywide, allegedly at the behest of Yogendra Yadav despite Kejriwal being against it; AAP is routed, bagging only 4 seats

February 10, 2015 : AAP wins Delhi polls with 67 out of 70 seats on the chants of "paanch saal Kejriwal"

March 4 , 2015: Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan ousted from the Political Affairs Committee

March 17, 2015 : Yadav and Bhushan issue a public letter putting across their demands for transparency and internal democracy within the party

March 28 : Reconciliation talks break down between Kejriwal camp and Yadav-Bhushan camp

March 29 : Yadav- Bhushan ousted from National Executive of AAP

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First Published: Mar 28 2015 | 8:00 PM IST

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