Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab

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Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab
AbbreviationAAP
Leader Bhagwant Mann
(CM of Punjab)
Headquarters Chandigarh
Student wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS)
Youth wing AAP Youth Wing (AYW) [1]
Women's wing AAP Mahila Shakti (AMS) [2]
Labour wing Shramik Vikas Sangathan (SVS)
Ideology Punjabiyat
Secularism
Socialism
Developmentalism
Colours  Blue
ECI Status National Party [3]
Seats in  Lok Sabha
3 / 13
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
7 / 7
Seats in  Punjab Legislative Assembly
91 / 117
Election symbol
Broom
AAP Symbol.png
Website
aamaadmiparty.org

The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab or AAP Punjab is the Punjab state wing of Aam Aadmi Party and a recognised State party in Punjab. Currently, it is the governing party in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha.

Contents

The AAP fielded 434 candidates in the 2014 Indian general election. In its debut in Punjab, four AAP candidates from Punjab won the election out of 13. Consequently, the AAP became a recognised state party in Punjab. [4] [5]

In the 2017 Punjab assembly election, the party formed an alliance with the Lok Insaaf Party giving it five seats. [6] No CM candidate was declared before the elections. [7] This AAP Alliance won 22 seats in total, two of which were won by the Lok Insaaf Party. [8] AAP won 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in its debut in the 2017 Punjab elections.

The AAP contested on all 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and won 92 seats, giving it a large majority. AAP MP Bhagwant Mann became the Chief Minister of Punjab.

2022 Rajya Sabha election

Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, IIT professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal, industrialist Sanjeev Arora and Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha were nominated by AAP for a six year term in Rajya Sabha starting 2022. [9] [10] All five of them were elected unopposed. [11]

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

In January 2021 Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. [12] Raghav Chadha was appointed AAP Punjab co-in-charge for the Punjab election. [13] On 18 January 2022 Bhagwant Mann was chosen as AAP's candidate for the post of Chief Minister of Punjab for the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. The selection was done by polling from the public. [14] AAP did not have any alliance partner in this election.

In March 2021, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal held a Kisaan Mahapanchayat at Bagha Purana in Moga district and began campaigning for elections. [15] On 28 June 2021, Kejriwal announced in a speech in Chandigarh that 300 units of free electricity would be provided to all Punjabis if the party wins the election. [16] On 30 September 2021, Kejriwal also announced that if AAP wins the election, his government would build Mohalla Clinics in Punjab that would provide free healthcare facilities. [17] On 22 November 2021, Arvind Kejriwal announced that if AAP wins Punjab then 1,000 rupees will be given to every women above 18 years of age. [18] In the 2022 elections AAP registered a landslide victory. [19] AAP contested on all 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and won 92 seats, giving it a large majority. AAP MP Bhagwant Mann became the CM of Punjab. [20]

Candidates

CM candidate Bhagwant Mann contested from the Dhuri Assembly Constituency. [21] Below is the full list of AAP candidates with the successful candidates marked in blue. [21]

Leader in Legislative Houses

HouseLeaderPortraitElected constituency
ConstituencyState
Punjab Legislative Assembly Bhagwant Mann Dhuri Punjab

2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

In December 2015, Aam Aadmi Party declared that it would contest the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. [22] AAP which did not participate in the 2012 assembly election, but had fought 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Their 2014 General election performance translates to 33 assembly seats out of 117. [23]

Alliance Partners

In the 2017 Punjab assembly election, the party formed a coalition with the Lok Insaaf Party and gave it five seats to contest. [6] No CM candidate was declared before the elections. [7] This alliance was called the AAP Alliance and was represented on news channels as AAP+. The alliance won 22 seats in total, two of which were won by the Lok Insaaf Party. [8] AAP won 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in its debut in the 2017 Punjab elections. In March 2018, the Lok Insaaf Party broke the coalition due to differences. [24]

List of winning candidates and runner up candidates

Leader in Legislative House (2017-2022)

HouseLeaderPortraitElected constituency
ConstituencyState
Punjab Legislative Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema Dirba Punjab

General election, 2014

The AAP fielded 434 candidates in the 2014 Indian general election, in which it did not expect to do well. It recognised that its support was based primarily in urban areas and that different strategies might be required for different regions of the country. The party pointed out that its funding was limited and that there were too many demands for local visits from Kejriwal. The intention was to field candidates in large numbers to maximise the likelihood of recognition as a national party by the Election Commission. [26] [27] The outcome was that four AAP candidates won, all from Punjab. [28] Consequently, the AAP became a recognised state party in Punjab. [29]

Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyTurnout%Name of elected M.P.Party affiliationMargin
8 Fatehgarh Sahib(SC)73.81 Increase2.svg Harinder Singh Khalsa Aam Aadmi Party 54,144
9 Faridkot(SC)70.95 Decrease2.svg Sadhu Singh 1,72,516
12 Sangrur 77.21 Increase2.svg Bhagwant Mann 2,11,721
13 Patiala 70.94 Increase2.svg Dharam Vira Gandhi 20,942

Organisation

Convener

Convener (or chief/president) is a highest political post in the Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party, holds responsibilities for the success of Party in Punjab.

After 2014 Indian general election in Punjab on 29 August 2014, Sucha Singh Chhotepur was appointed as first convener [30] of Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit. He served till 24 August 2016. [31] After him Gurpreet Singh Waraich appointed the new convener. [32]

In 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election party performed less than the expectations and got 20 seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly. [33] Due to this he was removed from the post and Bhagwant Mann appointed as new convener along with Aman Arora. [34] [35] They resigned from the post on 17 March 2018 due to the apology by Arvind Kejriwal to Bikram Singh Majithia. [36] After Maan and Arora's resignation Balbir Singh was appointed co-convener (caretaker) of Punjab's unit on 21 March 2018. [37]

On 31 January 2019 before General election Maan was appointed as the Punjab conveneger. [38]

List of Conveners

S. No.NamePortraitTenureCo-convenerNational Convener
1 Sucha Singh Chhotepur Sucha Singh Chhotepur.jpg 29 August 201424 August 2016None Arvind Kejriwal (2012-present)
2 Gurpreet Singh Waraich Gurpreet Ghuggi 2019 Interview.jpg 4 September 20168 May 2017
3 Bhagwant Singh Mann Bhagwant Mann.png 10 May 201717 March 2018 Aman Arora
- Balbir Singh (caretaker) Noimage.png 21 March 201831 January 2019Himself
(3) Bhagwant Singh Mann Bhagwant Mann.png 31 January 2019Incumbent Aman Arora

Legislative Party leader

Legislative Party leader is a person who leads the elected members of the party in Punjab Legislative Assembly. On 11 March 2022, Bhagwant Mann was elected as the leader of the AAP legislative party. [39]

No.Name
(constituency)		PortraitTenureOther designationAssembly
1 Harvinder Singh Phoolka
(Dakha)		 H. S. Phoolka.jpg 16 March 20179 July 2017 Leader of Opposition 15th
2 Sukhpal Singh Khaira
(Bholath)		 Sukhpalsingh.jpeg 9 July 201726 July 2018
3 Harpal Singh Cheema
(Dirba)		 H. S. Cheema.png 27 July 201811 March 2022
4 Bhagwant Mann
(Dhuri)		 A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party leaders, - MP (Lok Sabha), Shri Bhagwant Mann, Shri Sanjay Singh and Shri Ashutosh, calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 22, 2015 (cropped).jpg 11 March 2022Incumbent Chief Minister 16th

Deputy leader

No.Name
(constituency)		PortraitTenureOther designationAssembly
1 Saravjit Kaur Manuke
(Jagraon)		16 March 201711 March 2022None15th
2 Harpal Singh Cheema
(Dirba)		19 March 2022IncumbentMinister of Finance16th

List of Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab

Seat No.Elected MPM.P.s Portrait
1 Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh's Pepsi promotional event 'Change The Game'.jpg
2 Raghav Chadha Raghav Chadha.jpg
3 Sandeep Pathak Sandeep Kumar Pathak Profile.jpg
4 Ashok Mittal
5 Sanjeev Arora Arora Sanjeev.jpg
6 Balbir Singh Seechewal Balbir Singh Seechewal.jpeg
7 Vikramjit Singh Sahney

Activities

In June 2021, MLA and deputy leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly, Saravjit Kaur Manuke held hunger strike along with AAP activists to protest against the inaction of the Punjab government in the payment of post-matric scholarship amount of Dalit students. AAP convener Bhagwant Mann said that the protest by AAP members had forced the Punjab government then led by CM Amarinder Singh to release the funds amounting to 200 crore as 40% share of the amount that Punjab government had to pay. [40]

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