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| Aam Aadmi 'Common Man' party to form government in Delhi | |
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| A new political party pledging to uproot corruption from Indian politics has announced it will form a government in the capital city. | |
| The Aam Aadmi, or Common Man party, won 28 of Delhi's 70 assembly seats, short of a majority, in polls held earlier this month. It initially said it would not form a minority government. | The Aam Aadmi, or Common Man party, won 28 of Delhi's 70 assembly seats, short of a majority, in polls held earlier this month. It initially said it would not form a minority government. |
| The party's leader, Arvind Kejriwal, a former civil servant and new chief minister of Delhi, said on Monday that the Congress party, which lost many seats in the elections in Delhi and three major states, had decided to support Aam Aadmi's minority government with its eight seats in the assembly. | The party's leader, Arvind Kejriwal, a former civil servant and new chief minister of Delhi, said on Monday that the Congress party, which lost many seats in the elections in Delhi and three major states, had decided to support Aam Aadmi's minority government with its eight seats in the assembly. |
| His announcement ended two weeks of speculation and fears of a hung assembly in Delhi. | His announcement ended two weeks of speculation and fears of a hung assembly in Delhi. |
| The main opposition Bharatiya Janata party won 32 seats but no other political group was willing to offer it support. | The main opposition Bharatiya Janata party won 32 seats but no other political group was willing to offer it support. |
| Kejriwal said his party received an overwhelming response in an online poll asking people whether it should take office, with more than 750,000 saying yes. | Kejriwal said his party received an overwhelming response in an online poll asking people whether it should take office, with more than 750,000 saying yes. |
| The fledgling party's success stems from its singular focus on eliminating corruption that plagues all levels of India's government, from top officials and government ministers to minor bureaucrats demanding bribes for basic services. | The fledgling party's success stems from its singular focus on eliminating corruption that plagues all levels of India's government, from top officials and government ministers to minor bureaucrats demanding bribes for basic services. |
| The party symbol – a broom – and its promise to sweep the administration of graft went down well with the capital's population fed up of venal politicians, runaway inflation and slowing economic growth. The Congress party has been blamed for widespread corruption. | The party symbol – a broom – and its promise to sweep the administration of graft went down well with the capital's population fed up of venal politicians, runaway inflation and slowing economic growth. The Congress party has been blamed for widespread corruption. |
| The new government will be sworn in on Thursday. | The new government will be sworn in on Thursday. |
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