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Kejriwal's no-ideology politics over as his 'cynical image' cost him Delhi

Kejriwal and the AAP are devastated, but not finished. They still have a big state in Punjab, the municipal corporation in Delhi and 43 percent of the vote, even in defeat

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AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal (Photo: PTI)

Shekhar Gupta

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Much is being written and said about why Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party suffered such a crushing defeat. You’ve seen a lot of wisdom about it: lack of a new story and fatigued politics, attrition from central agencies’ assault and lawfare, unidimensional giveaway proposition and lack of leadership depth, and so on. Most of this is correct.
 
We are, therefore, moving forward and exploring the larger political consequences of what is, quite certainly, among the most significant turns in national politics—not confined to Delhi, the state—of the past decade.
 
The most important outcome is that the era of
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