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Hope India Hope

When the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) led by Kejriwal first came into the limelight, I never took them too seriously. Saying that let me clarify that I am quite apolitical and the closest I get to talking politics is on the phone with my dad (who by the way is quite the lay politician) or husband a few times every week. We lightly discuss and laugh about the political news trending that day, vent our anguish at the theatrics of some idiot politician or the other and that's enough politics for me. And then the AAP did surprisingly well in the Delhi elections and I began to take more notice. What if there really was something about this bunch of people? What if their ideologies which were refreshingly pure could be made reality? What if their spirit spread, allowing India to face their toughest demon, namely corruption? Though I thought their caps made a really bad fashion statement I began to like them and pay them more notice. Well they managed to form the government in Delhi but sadl...