Kumar Vishwas, the former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and poet, has once again sharpened his criticism of Arvind Kejriwal, delivering a stinging attack on the AAP chief in the wake of the party’s crushing defeat in the Delhi elections. Known for his wit and eloquence, Vishwas used sarcasm and poetic references to drive home his point, making it abundantly clear that he felt no sympathy for Kejriwal. According to Vishwas, the loss was not just political but karmic, a consequence of Kejriwal’s betrayal of the very ideals on which AAP was founded.
In a pointed remark, Vishwas declared, “I have no sympathy for a man who crushed the dreams of AAP party workers. Delhi is now free from him… He used those dreams for his personal ambitions. Today, justice has been delivered.” His words carried the weight of years of disillusionment, as he accused Kejriwal of transforming AAP from a people’s movement into a vehicle for personal gain.
The fall of AAP in the Delhi Assembly elections has been nothing short of dramatic. The party, which once boasted of its anti-corruption roots and governance model, saw its credibility take a massive hit due to a series of corruption scandals and internal conflicts. Founded during the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare, AAP had catapulted to power with a landslide victory in 2015, securing 67 out of 70 seats, followed by another commanding win in 2020 with 62 seats. However, this time, the party managed only 22 seats, paving the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to reclaim power in the national capital after nearly three decades.
Kejriwal’s personal defeat in the New Delhi constituency was particularly symbolic. Having first won the seat in 2013 by defeating Congress stalwart Sheila Dikshit, he had turned the constituency into his stronghold over the years. Yet, in 2025, that fortress crumbled as BJP’s Parvesh Verma defeated him by over 4,000 votes. The loss marked the biggest political setback of his career, raising questions about his leadership and future within AAP.
Vishwas did not stop at Kejriwal; he also took a sharp swipe at Manish Sisodia, the former Deputy Chief Minister and once considered Kejriwal’s right-hand man. Reacting to Sisodia’s defeat from the Jangpura constituency, where he lost to BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah by a narrow margin of 675 votes, Vishwas remarked, “When we got the news of Manish Sisodia losing from Jangpura, my wife, who is apolitical, cried.” The comment, dripping with irony, highlighted Sisodia’s fall from power—a leader who once shaped Delhi’s education policies now struggling to hold on to even a single constituency.
Sisodia’s downfall, much like Kejriwal’s, was tied to the Delhi liquor policy scandal, which saw him arrested and accused of corruption. The scandal, along with other corruption allegations, became a major weapon in the BJP’s campaign against AAP, allowing them to paint Kejriwal’s government as deeply compromised. This narrative, combined with AAP’s own internal fractures, played a key role in the party’s devastating electoral loss.
Vishwas’s criticism of Kejriwal is not new. Once among the key founding members of AAP, he was instrumental in building the party during its early days but had a falling out with Kejriwal over ideological differences. Since leaving AAP in 2018, he has been one of its most outspoken critics, often accusing Kejriwal of abandoning the movement’s original vision. He has also alleged that Kejriwal harbored national ambitions, prioritizing power over principles.
AAP’s loss in Delhi is being seen as a turning point in the city’s political history. With Kejriwal’s credibility in tatters, the party faces an uncertain future. Meanwhile, the BJP’s return to power signifies a major shift in Delhi’s governance, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity playing a decisive role in shaping voter sentiment.
As AAP struggles to regroup, Vishwas’s words serve as a reminder of the party’s lost potential. For those who once believed in the ideals of the anti-corruption movement, AAP’s downfall is more than just a political defeat—it is the collapse of a dream. Whether AAP can recover from this setback or continues to fade into political irrelevance remains to be seen. For now, however, Vishwas and other former AAP loyalists see this moment as poetic justice—an inevitable reckoning for the choices made by Kejriwal and his allies.
