Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party

Arvind Kejriwal launches the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday, vows to send “corrupt” ministers to jail within six months and ensure passage of the Lokpal Bill in Parliament.

Arvind Kejriwal makes a gesture while addressing a rally on Monday after launching the Aam Aadmi Party in New Delhi. Photos: Ramesh Pathania/Mint.
Thousands came to support Arvind Kejriwal and his newly formed party at Parliament Street in New Delhi.
Key players: Manish Sisodia has been associated with Kejriwal since he started the campaign for a stronger Right to Information Act. He’s also been a part of Kejriwal’s Public Cause Research Foundation and the Jan Lokpal movement.
Prashant Bhushan is a senior Supreme Court lawyer and has been at the forefront of recent campaigns against politicians and industrialists. (Bhushan and Kejriwal were both part of Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal movement)
Sanjay Singh, president of the Azad Samaaj Sewa Samiti, has been involved with Kejriwal’s Jan Lokpal movement.
Kumar Vishvas, a poet, has been associated with Kejriwal since the time of the Lokpal campaign.
Yogendra Yadav, a senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi, has also played an active role in Kejriwal’s Jan Lokpal movement.
Shazia Ilmi, a former journalist with television channel Star News, has been the spokesperson for Kejriwal in television debates.

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Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party

Arvind Kejriwal makes a gesture while addressing a rally on Monday after launching the Aam Aadmi Party in New Delhi. Photos: Ramesh Pathania/Mint.

Thousands came to support Arvind Kejriwal and his newly formed party at Parliament Street in New Delhi.

Key players: Manish Sisodia has been associated with Kejriwal since he started the campaign for a stronger Right to Information Act. He’s also been a part of Kejriwal’s Public Cause Research Foundation and the Jan Lokpal movement.

Prashant Bhushan is a senior Supreme Court lawyer and has been at the forefront of recent campaigns against politicians and industrialists. (Bhushan and Kejriwal were both part of Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal movement)

Sanjay Singh, president of the Azad Samaaj Sewa Samiti, has been involved with Kejriwal’s Jan Lokpal movement.

Kumar Vishvas, a poet, has been associated with Kejriwal since the time of the Lokpal campaign.

Yogendra Yadav, a senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi, has also played an active role in Kejriwal’s Jan Lokpal movement.