An uncommon man behind bars: Fallout of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

The arrest and the trial of Kejriwal will have a profound impact on his governments in Delhi and Punjab as well as on the party itself

Ironically, had the Aam Adami Party (AAP) chosen to receive the alleged 'bribes' in the Delhi excise policy in electoral bonds, its leader and Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, would not have been in jail today.

The party was eligible to receive electoral bonds in November 2021, having received more than one per cent of the vote in the previous general election. Why the alleged bribes were preferred in cash is best known to the parties involved.

Despite the Centre targeting him for a long time, it was never going to be easy to arrest Kejriwal. As chief minister, he kept no