Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a students’ wing of his party — Association of Students For Alternative Politics (ASAP) — in New Delhi.
The ASAP was launched with an aim to connect students from colleges and higher educational institutions from across the country and motivate them to push for political reforms.
Announcing the launch, AAP national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed students and party members, asserting that the challenges India faces today stem from decades of failed governance by traditional political forces like the Congress and the BJP.
Earlier, the youth wing of AAP — Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti — was the default students’ wing, and it also contested elections in Delhi University.
The ASAP will exit in parallel to CYSS. In over 12 years of its existence, the AAP didn’t have a separate students’ wing.
“The problems we are facing today are rooted in the politics of today—mainstream politics that has dominated for 75 years,” Kejriwal said.
He said, “What we’ve done in Delhi is alternative politics. We have ensured electricity supply round the clock for ten years. But now, just within three months of the BJP government’s control, there are power cuts again.”
The newly formed student association aims to mobilize young voices around issues of education, clean politics, and public welfare.
The wing is likely to work across university campuses to encourage political participation rooted in transparency, accountability, and service delivery.
