Indian news that made headlines 2013

Amid accusations of hijacking activist Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement, his once-upon-a-time sidekick Arvind Kejriwal launched the Aam Aadmi Party last November.

A mere toddler in terms of political years, Kejriwal’s AAP not only took on the veterans -- the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party -- but gave them quite a scare.

The two national parties, which had pooh-poohed Kejriwal’s daring attempts earlier, had to grudgingly admit that he could turn out to be the spoilsport.