FROM A PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT TO THE CHIEF MINISTERSHIP OF DELHI:
ARVIND KEJRIWAL’S FIRST YEAR
ON OCTOBER 2, 2012:
On Gandhi Jayanti, Arvind Kejriwal announced the formation of his political party in Delhi
ON NOVEMBER 24, 2012:
He named it ‘Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’ During 2013, Kejriwal held rallies across Delhi, gathering support and attacking the Congress government in Delhi over inflated power bills
ON DECEMBER 4, 2013:
Delhi went to elections
ON DECEMBER 8, 2013:
The AAP made a stunning debut in the Delhi elections, emerging as the second largest party after the BJP
ON DECEMBER 12:
The BJP met Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and said it did not want to form the government, as it did not have the numbers
ON DECEMBER 13:
The Congress, that won eight seats in the Delhi election, submitted a letter of unconditional support for the AAP to the Lt Governor
ON DECEMBER 14:
The AAP laid down 18 conditions for the Congress and the BJP for working with it. Kejriwal also sought 10 days time from the Lt Governor to decide on whether he will form the government in Delhi
ON DECEMBER 18:
The AAP announced a public referendum to decide whether it should form the government in Delhi with Congress’ support
ON DECEMBER 21:
The Congress said the support to the AAP is not unconditional but ‘issue-based’
ON DECEMBER 22:
The AAP decided to form the government in Delhi and staked claim