But to really understand a political movement or party, one has to come to grips with its core ideology. In the case of AAP, the place to look is in the writings of its ideologue and chief intellectual heavyweight, Yogendra Yadav. Yadav’s affiliation with the radical left in India is not a secret, although it’s not exactly being shouted from the rooftops by the AAP nor for that matter being scrutinised by members of the media and other observers who may have an agenda of normalising AAP.