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Arvind Kejriwal

AAP

AAP's founder and Delhi's long-serving chief: free electricity, mohalla clinics and government-school spending, sold with deliberate quiet on most identity questions and a centralised grip on his own party.

Furthest from the middle on Welfare, toward Expansive state provision.

Where they stand

Arvind Kejriwal on each of the seven scales, from one pole to the other.

  • Welfare

    −7.5
    Expansive state provisionMinimal/targeted provision

  • Markets

    +1.0
    State-led developmentMarket-led development

  • Recognition

    +1.0
    Formal equalityGroup remedies

  • Nation

    +2.5
    PluralistMajoritarian

  • Authority

    0.0
    Civil libertiesStrong state

  • Culture

    −1.0
    Personal autonomyTraditional norms

  • Federalism

    +6.5
    CentreStates

The record, axis by axis

Every placement is scored on what was said and done — manifestos, legislation, the governing record — and calibrated against the same trade-offs the quiz asks about.

  1. Welfare

    −7.5
    Expansive state provisionMinimal/targeted provision

    Placement confidencehigh

    200 free electricity units, 20kl free water, free bus travel for women, mohalla clinics, ~25% of Delhi's budget on education; defends 'freebies' by name rather than apologising for them

  2. Markets

    +1.0
    State-led developmentMarket-led development

    Placement confidencemedium

    Free provision funded by a low-tax, surplus-budget, trader-courting state: no nationalisation agenda, no new taxes, and the 2021 excise policy liberalised liquor retail

  3. Recognition

    +1.0
    Formal equalityGroup remedies

    Placement confidencelow

    Endorsed a caste census from 2023 and runs Punjab SC scholarships, but has no quota-expansion programme and built his coalition on bijli-pani rather than caste

  4. Nation

    +2.5
    PluralistMajoritarian

    Placement confidencelow

    AAP MPs voted for the Article 370 abrogation in the Rajya Sabha; Hanuman Chalisa recitals and state-funded Ayodhya pilgrimages — while opposing CAA and contesting Muslim-majority seats

  5. Authority

    0.0
    Civil libertiesStrong state

    Placement confidencelow

    Anti-corruption movement origin, maximalist Lokpal demand, target of ED and CBI cases — against which he has demanded death penalty for rapists and tougher policing

  6. Culture

    −1.0
    Personal autonomyTraditional norms

    Placement confidencelow

    Took no position on same-sex marriage; liberalised Delhi's alcohol retail; pushed non-denominational 'happiness' curriculum in schools

  7. Federalism

    +6.5
    CentreStates

    Placement confidencehigh

    Full statehood demand for Delhi, Supreme Court fight over the 2023 Services Ordinance and the GNCTD Act

And where do you stand?

Answer the same trade-offs yourself and get your seven readings, on the scales you just read.

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