AAP faced electoral setbacks due to various factors such as middle-class voter dissatisfaction, anti-incumbency, and poor water quality in residential areas. Their conflicts with the lieutenant governor and the lack of an alliance with Congress also contributed to their defeat, as did BJP's misuse of state machinery.
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