Q. What motivated you to write the book?
GC: To explore what gripped the nation in terms of political ideas, disproportionately high media presence and its disruptive approach. Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) promised that things will change for the better and people will be empowered. Sadly, the phenomenon lost its shine once in power.

SB: For us, the book tries to tell you what the phenomenon — the rise of the aam aadmi is all about. So the party is more of a vehicle. It’s a book that tells you about how people who were happy being cynics, and watching primetime shows decided to actually come out and vote.