Ahmedabad: Apart from their bright yellow colour, there are striking similarities between political consultant‑turned‑politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party in Bihar and Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which contested the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections.

Like Kishor’s party, the AAP generated a buzz both on the ground and in the media. Its rallies across the state drew large crowds, similar to Kishor’s. Kejriwal’s aggressive campaign on better education, free electricity and the slogan of a “new Gujarat” shifted the spotlight away from the Opposition Congress and even the BJP.

In the end, however, the ruling BJP secured a historic 156 seats in the 182‑member House, its highest‑ever tally. The AAP, which won only five seats, played a significant role by splitting Congress

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