Citing financial and legal turmoil surrounding a major coaching institute chain preparing students for competitive exams, Kanhaiya Kumar raised concerns over rising student suicides and the abrupt closure of coaching institutes demanding government accountability.
The move triggered speculation about unrest in the party following the embarrassing defeat in the recently concluded Delhi assembly elections and growing tensions between Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, the party’s star campaigner, but AAP termed it as an "organizational meeting" for feedback, and to acknowledge work done by Mann and Punjab MLAs.
The AAP secured only 22 seats, with top leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia suffering defeats. The Congress drew a blank in the national capital for the third time in a row.
On Feb 8, Singh convened a meeting with BJP-led ruling alliance MLAs at the CM Secretariat. The meeting was held in the wake of the opposition Congress seeking to move a no-confidence motion against the government led by Singh during the Assembly session starting Feb 10.
The BJP returned to power in Delhi after more than 26 years, winning 48 of the 70 assembly seats. The AAP won 22 seats while the Congress drew a blank in the polls held on Feb 5.
BJP’s Pravesh Verma has emerged as a key contender for Delhi’s chief ministerial post as he defeated Arvind Kejriwal by 4,089. Other frontrunners include Ashish Sood, who won from Janakpuri, Pawan Sharma, who secured Uttam Nagar with a 29,740-vote margin, with former Delhi BJP presidents Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay also being in the race.
In a video message, AAP supremo said “his party accepts people’s mandate with humility” and that the party will “play the role of a constructive opposition.”
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