Elections in Delhi
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Contents
Main Political Parties
The National Parties:
INC: Indian National Congress
BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party
The Regional Parties:
AAP: Aam Aadmi Party
Lok Sabha elections
| Election Year | Lok Sabha Election | Party-wise Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1951-1952 | 1st Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress: 3/4 (3 out of 4), KMPP: 1 [1] |
| 1957 | 2nd Lok Sabha | Congress: 5 out of 5 [2] |
| 1962 | 3rd Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | 4th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Jana Sangh: 6/7, Cong: 1 |
| 1971 | 5th Lok Sabha | Congress: 7/7 |
| 1977 | 6th Lok Sabha | Janata Party a.k.a. Bharatiya Lok Dal: 7/7 |
| 1980 | 7th Lok Sabha | Congress (I): 6/7, Janata Party: 1 |
| 1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress: 7/7 |
| 1989 | 9th Lok Sabha | BJP+Janata: 4+1, Congress: 2 |
| 1991 | 10th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata Party: 5/7, Cong: 2 |
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | BJP: 5, Congress: 2 |
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | National Democratic Alliance (BJP): 6/7, Cong: 1 |
| 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | BJP: 7/7 |
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | United Progressive Alliance (INC): 6/7, BJP: 1 |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | United Progressive Alliance (INC): 7/7 |
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | National Democratic Alliance (BJP): 7/7 |
Vidhan Sabha elections
| Election Year | Chief Minister | Party-wise break-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1951-1952 | Pre Assembly | Total: 48. Indian National Congress: 39, Jana Sangh: 5 |
| 1993: 1st Assembly | Madan Lal Khurana Sahib Singh Verma Sushma Swaraj |
Total: 70. Bharatiya Janata Party: 49/70, INC: 14 |
| 1998: 2nd Assembly | Sheila Dixit | Indian National Congress; 52/70, BJP: 15 |
| 2003: 3rd Assembly | Sheila Dixit | Indian National Congress: 47, BJP: 20 |
| 2008: 4th Assembly | Sheila Dixit | Indian National Congress: 43, BJP: 23 |
| 2013: 5th Assembly | Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) | BJP-31, AAP-28 and INC-08 [3] |
| 2015: 6th Assembly | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP-67, BJP-3 and INC-00 |
Metropolitan Council elections
| Election Year | Council Minister | Party-wise break-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Indian National Congress: 44/56, Jana Sangh: 5 | |
| 1977 | Kedar Nath Sahani (JP) | Janata Party: 46/56, Congress: 10 |
| 1983 | Indian National Congress: 34/56, BJP: 19 |
References
4. ^ "Delhi Assembly Election Results 2015: AAP leads with 66 seats, BJP stuck at 3"
