Business Case Studies, Leadership Case Study, Tata Group,Ratan Tata

Code : LDS0046

Year : 2014

Industry : Politics

Region : India

Teaching Note: Available

Structured Assignment : Not Available

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Introduction: Arvind Kerjiwal (Kejriwal), a common man, created history in Indian politics by becoming the youngest Chief Minister of New Delhi (Delhi). Kejriwal’s fledgling Aam Admi Party (AAP) had contested the Delhi elections against well-entrenched political parties like the Indian National Congress (Congress) , the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) , and other regional parties. But none of these parties were able to stop the year-old AAP from succeeding. Kejriwal and AAP had caught the attention of not only the Delhiites but also of many expatriate Indians who made donations to the party. AAP won a considerable number of seats and was the second largest party in terms of seat share in Delhi. However none of the parties was able to cross the crucial 35-seat mark required to form the government. (Refer to Exhibit-I for Results of Delhi Assembly Elections, December 2013).

Though the Congress and BJP were willing to support the AAP to form the government, Kejriwal was initially reluctant to accept either their support. But the prevailing circumstances forced him to rethink his decision. He said he was not interested in forming an alliance government with either the Congress (or) the BJP as he did not want to compromise on the AAP’s objectives. To know their actual intentions, Kejriwal wrote to the chiefs of both parties asking them to express their stand openly on his party’s agenda (Refer to Exhibit-II for AAP Agenda). He stated that their feedback would be placed in the public domain for consideration. In response to his letter, the Congress came forward to support his agenda, while the BJP stated that it could provide only situational support in implementing his agenda....