The AAP is a relatively new political force. It is not clear if the AAP actually conforms to the structure of a traditional political party and can therefore be seen as a formation equivalent to a BJP or a Congress.
The 2020 Delhi elections consist of two political imaginaries locked in battle. One, spearheaded by the BJP, is a political imaginary driven by ideology. The other, spearheaded by the AAP, is decidedly post-ideological. The former grounds itself in identity — Hindu, Muslim, Indian, Pakistani. The latter simply side steps the identity question. The former talks of citizenship, nationalism, terror, sacrifice. The latter talks of water, electricity and parent-teachers’ meetings!