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Former AAPians Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan launch new political party ‘Swaraj India’

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Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav on Sunday announced the formation of a new political party called Swaraj India.

“Forming a new party for alternative politics is a sacred duty,” tweeted out Yadav, attributing the quote to Bhushan.

They said that it would be a “yardstick for alternative politics” and that Swaraj Abhiyan, headed by Bhushan, would continue as campaign organisation after the formation of the political party.

Earlier, on 31 July, addressing the concluding session of a two-day Abhiyan national convention here, Yadav had announced the launching of the new political party by 2 October to provide an “alternative political vehicle”.

After the ouster of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the Aam Aadmi Party for alleged anti-party activities last year, the duo had co-founded Swaraj Abhiyan, socio-political body, to ‘take forward the anti-corruption movement’.

Senior leaders of the body have earlier hinted that it is set to contest the municipal polls in Delhi next year, for which it has already started its groundwork.

Ahead of the launch, Yadav had said, “We were never secretive about going political. A decision to launch a political party was taken with nearly 93 per cent of the delegates at the convention overwhelmingly supporting it.

Yadav, however, had clarified that Swaraj Abhiyan will continue to exist even after the new political party is launched and the two will function independently.

It had parried questions on whether the new party will contest the Assembly elections in five states, including Punjab, which are going to polls next year.

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