Lutyens' Delhi.

It is not as if questions are not being asked about Kumar. It seems that in Kejriwal's 49-day government in early 2013, a newly elected MLA told him in front of several witnesses that his decision to name Kumar as his principal secretary was a terrible mistake. The MLA cited so-called "proof of corruption" during Kumar's stints in the education and IT portfolios. But Kejriwal rubbished the allegations.

An old associate of Kejriwal recalls his penchant for high drama at the cost of governance. This associate believes that Kejriwal doesn't have the discipline or the methodical mind that is needed to govern a large and complex city such as Delhi. That is why when a baby died in the Railways clearance of illegal slums in Delhi, Kejriwal blamedit of disproportionate negligence. Until it came to pass that the baby had died even before the clearance drive had started.

Similarly, in the matter of AAP MLA Jitendra Tomar and his "fake degrees", Kejriwal's fury against any criticism of Tomar knew no bounds, but in the end he had to agree that his former colleague was guilty.

Kejriwal's critics also believe that the Delhi chief minister will keep himself in the limelight until the General Elections are held in 2019, when he wants to position himself as the chief challenger to Modi. These critics say that Kejriwal was not particularly happy that Nitish Kumar unseated him from that position by keeping Bihar.

Kejriwal's supporters insist that the prime minister has not been fond of the Delhi chief minister since the