Do you know how Delhi became the center of power?
After Independence, Delhi was accorded the status of a ‘C’ category state with limited legislative powers that ensured that Delhi, as the National Capital, largely remained a chief commissioner’s regime.
It was the Congress Party that formed all the governments in Delhi until the 1990s.
Delhi was made a Union Territory following a Constitutional amendment through States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
The NCT of Delhi came into force in 1993 and following the state elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party formed the government in the city-state under the Chief Ministership of Madanlal Khurana that year.
CM Khurana had faced corruption charges and had to be replaced by Sahib Singh Verma in 1996. However, within two and a half years, soaring onion prices cost dearly to Verma who was replaced by Sushma Swaraj as CM. She was the first woman Chief Minister.
It was during BJP's downfall that Sheila Dixit came to power and ruled for the next 3 decades (1998-2013)
Over the years, Dikshit proved to be a pillar for Sonia Gandhi. The Congress ruled only a few states in the country, Delhi being one of them.
AAP came to power in 2013 and Arvind Kejriwal became a middle-class hero.
His government lasted only for 49 days and the party had a disastrous debut in the 2014 general elections where it could not win a single seat from Delhi.
The emergence of the AAP gave hope to the common man.. that even they can be a part of politics and aim for something big.
In 2015, AAP scored a landslide victory by winning 67 of the 70 seats, wiping out Congress and reducing BJP to three seats in the process.
From years of being under Congress to Lotus coming to power. And then the rise of a common man, Delhi has seen it all.
A hot seat of politics, let's see who Delhi votes for this time.
