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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Does AAP’s loss in Delhi signal the end of ‘alternative politics’ in India?
Description: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made a spectacular entry into Delhi politics in 2013. It rode the wave of an anti-corruption movement, and connected with Delhi’s middle classes by positioning itself as an anti-political force. It cashed in on a general disgust with self-serving career politicians. Once in power, it built a formidable support base on the back of welfare initiatives in school education, health, electricity, water supply, and free bus rides for women.Now, after nearly a decade in power, it has been voted out. The BJP is back in power at the assembly level in De...