India's 'common man party' set to take power in Delhi


Supporters of Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the newly formed Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party, attend the first party workers' meeting after their party won 28 constituencies in the state assembly elections, in New Delhi December 11, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The leader of India's new "common man party" has struck a deal to become Delhi's chief minister, promising to clean up politics after a stunning electoral debut that has shaken up the country's two main parties.

Arvind Kejriwal, the mild-mannered former tax official who leads the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), announced on Monday that it would form a minority government having secured "outside support" from the Congress party that leads India's national coalition.

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