Cover story by Priya Sahgal: Battle for the capital
- 5 years ago
The 2013 Assembly elections saw a historical victory of the newborn Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The Congress which was in power in the capital for the last 15 years faced a major defeat winning only 8 out of the 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi.
BJP won 31 seats, falling short by 4 seats to reach the half-way mark.
The nascent AAP debuted in the Delhi elections winning as many as 28 seats. Other political parties bagged 2 seats.
AAP President Arvind Kejriwal defeated Sheila Dikshit in the New Delhi constituency with a huge margin of over 25,000 votes.
AAP’s success took most political rivals by surprise.
But the resignation by Arvind Kejriwal from the Chief Minister’s post led to President's rule in the state.
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The Congress which was in power in the capital for the last 15 years faced a major defeat winning only 8 out of the 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi.
BJP won 31 seats, falling short by 4 seats to reach the half-way mark.
The nascent AAP debuted in the Delhi elections winning as many as 28 seats. Other political parties bagged 2 seats.
AAP President Arvind Kejriwal defeated Sheila Dikshit in the New Delhi constituency with a huge margin of over 25,000 votes.
AAP’s success took most political rivals by surprise.
But the resignation by Arvind Kejriwal from the Chief Minister’s post led to President's rule in the state.
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