India's top court grants bail to opposition leader Kejriwal in graft case

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks as he takes part in a protest along with other party leaders and asks Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to arrest them after Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested by Delhi police in an assault case filed by Swati Maliwal, an AAP Rajya Sabha MP, near BJP headquarters, in New Delhi, India, May 19, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/ File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's Supreme Court granted bail on Friday to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, paving the way for his release almost six months after he was arrested.

Kejriwal's release is expected to boost the morale of his decade-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as it will allow him to campaign in regional elections next month in the northern state of Haryana, where AAP is trying to make inroads, and in Delhi early next year.