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    Swept Away

    Mar 09, 2020 5 minutes
    VAIBHAV VATS

    In the aftermath of the sweeping electoral triumph of Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, liberals throughout the country hailed the result. Prominent commentators across the board, whether journalists or celebrities from other spheres such as Bollywood, interpreted it as a rejection of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s hate-filled campaign in the capital. Reacting to exit polls on 8 February, all of which showed a decisive victory for the AAP, Shekhar Gupta, the former editor of the Indian Express, tweeted that the verdict “will be a stunning repudiation of the politics of polarization in Delhi.” Nothing could be further from the truth.

    The liberal reaction is part of a familiar pattern. Ever since the AAP appeared on the Indian political landscape, liberals have not just misunderstood the nature of its appeal, but also largely chosen to overlook the

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