AAP government: 49 days, 49 steps

In the 49 days they ruled in 2013-14, they were walking a tightrope, and walking it fast. The AAP government was in a minority, existing because of the tenuous support of a unwilling partner.

There was this constant sense that Arvind Kejriwal and his 28-MLA show was living on borrowed time. So they tried to make the most of it. At a frenetic pace, one decision followed another. Power and water were subsidised, with much controversy surrounding the decisions.

And soon, residents of Delhi were armed with sting operations and an-anti corruption helpline. There were other decisions as well, but with strong disagreements on the Lokpal Bill with the Congress, Kejriwal chose to resign. The end, tumultuous as it was, was only symbolic of the tenure.

A little over a year later, Kejriwal has returned, and with an unprecedented number in the House. The decisions have largely been the same. Cheaper power and water and now the anti-corruption helpline. But the pace, backed by the knowledge that they are here to stay for five years, has been more measured.

Things have been considerably easier in the Delhi Assembly, with an opposition in name only. With the opposition coming from within the party itself, governance has become of utmost importance. The AAP and Kejriwal will be acutely aware that with many questioning the credentials of transparency they once bore, there is no room for error in governance.

49 things/areas that the second AAP government has done or is trying to do majorly include: Electricity, Water, Unauthorised colonies, Resettlement colonies, Controlling price rise, Anti-corruption helpline, Free WiFi, Parliamentary secretaries, Women’s safety, Education, Sewage, Old-age pension, Aanganwadi, Forensic lab and a prison.

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Source:Indianexpress

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