Arvind Kejriwal filed his nomination for the Delhi assembly polls today
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of the Aam Aadmi Party, is poorer by nearly two lakh rupees since last year's national election but he has gained more lawsuits.
Mr Kejriwal today declared assets worth a little over two crores while filing his nomination papers to contest next month's Delhi election. The amount is less than the Rs 2.14 crore he had declared seven months ago, when he challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi and lost the election.
True to his "aam aadmi" or common man image, Mr Kejriwal reported that his bank account has dropped from four lakh rupees last year to Rs 2.28 lakh now.
Mr Kejriwal also declared that he has 10 FIRs or First Information Reports against him, compared to eight during the Lok Sabha polls.
The only appreciation has been in the wealth of his wife Sunita, who has Rs 15 lakh and owns a flat near Delhi bought for Rs 60 lakh but now worth Rs 1 crore.
The Kejriwals also have gold worth nine lakh rupees and silver worth Rs 50,000.
The AAP chief has also listed a 41 lakh rupee loan in his wife's name.
After the "decline" in his wealth, it is almost the same as it was in November, 2013, when he filed his nomination for the previous Delhi assembly election.