New Delhi: Sheila Dikshit, Delhi’s chief minister for 15 years, resigned after the Congress was routed in assembly elections, with she herself set to lose to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal. Sheila Dikshit submitted her resignation to Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung as vote count showed that the Congress may not win even a dozen seats in the 70-member assembly.
Not surprisingly, the wave of change has started with Delhi witnessing a Congress rout after 15 long years. BJP became the biggest party with most number of seats, with Congress pushed from first to third place by an impressive debut from the anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party.
BJP won 31 seats with AAP close behind at 28 seats. Congress managed to grab only 8 seats. The fate of 810 candidates for the 70-member Assembly will be decided today. Delhi Assembly election result is being seen as an indicator of the mood of the urban electorate ahead of the general election.
Bureau Report
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