Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay is a politician and lawyer at the Supreme Court of India and a leader of the Bharatiya Janta Party Delhi unit.

In June 2018, he helped Delhi MLA Kapil Mishra file a PIL against CM Arvind Kejriwal for his low attendance in the assembly and functioning of the house.

[6] Through his PIL in August 2021, he has been instrumental in ensuring no criminal cases against MPs and MLAs are withdrawn without the permission of the High Court of the concerned state.

Further in another PIL by Upadhyay prepared in collaboration with Advocate Vijay Hansaria, he seeks the appointment of special courts to prosecute corrupt political leaders.

[17] Challenging the RTE act, Upadhyay also filed petition demanding a common curriculum for madarssas and vedic schools.

[20][21] In February 2022, following the suicide of a school girl in Tamil Nadu alleging pressure to convert to Christianity, Upadhyay filed a PIL to regulate deceptive religious conversions.

In March 2014, he sent a list of questions to party chief Arvind Kejriwal seeking clarity on several issues of concern including ticket distribution and funding from Ford foundation.

[25][26] In April 2014, he accused Kejriwal of diverting from the 'real issues' and forming a secret alliance with the Congress party while positing to be rival to them publicly.

[34] He denied any connection to the slogans, and was released on bail the next day, with the court citing insufficient evidence against him and his lack of flight risk.