The policy was supposed to curb corruption in the market and raise tax revenue for the government. It quickly became a flashpoint between the AAP and the Bharati Adyanata Party or BJP, which is the party that runs India at the national level. But from what you said earlier, it sounded like the policy change was successful. Why did the BJP want to get rid of it?
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