Claiming to be a platform for the ‘anjaan (unknown), the unrepresented and the suppressed’, the Anjaan Aadmi Party has fielded 31-year-old Upendra Mishra from this high-profile constituency, where BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi, AAP’s Brijesh Goyal and Congress’ Ajay Maken are locked in a fierce fight. Formed in 2015, the Anjaan Aadmi Party credits its inception to the ’49-day government’ of the Aam Aadmi Party in 2013. When asked about their promises to voters, Mishra said he will talk about failures of the Aam Aadmi Party. About the name of the party which sounds similar to Aam Aadmi Party, Ashutosh said, “Party is there in every name, the only common word here is ‘Aadmi’. Besides, unlike AAP, we don’t call our party by the acronym.”But the disillusionment with his former inspiration is all too evident.

Source: Indian Express May 09, 2019 09:23 UTC