At least how much vote share is necessary to form a government in Delhi, know how the record has been so far

The election of Delhi Assembly will be held on February 5. This is the eighth election of the assembly in Delhi. The main contest of this time is believed to be between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress. Let’s see how the voters of Delhi were in the election and which party formed the government.

When did BJP government become Delhi

The first assembly election in Delhi was held in 1993. A total of 61.57 percent polling was done in this election. After this election, the first government in Delhi was formed by the BJP. In this election, BJP won 49 seats with 42.82 percent votes. The main opposition party Congress got 34.48 percent votes and 14 seats. The remaining seats were won by other parties and independents. Janata Dal got the maximum four seats.

Congress’s first government in Delhi

The second assembly election held in Delhi in 1998 was 48.99 percent polling. In this election, BJP had to face defeat to the Congress. It is said that BJP lost its government due to rising onion prices. In the 1998 election, the Congress won 52 seats with 47.76 percent of the votes. BJP’s share had 34.02 percent votes and 15 seats.

After this, the Congress has no problem in forming the government in the third assembly elections of Delhi in 2003. It is said that the people of Delhi had once again handed over the throne of Delhi to the Congress, staming the development works which were seen in the government of Chief Minister Sheila Dixit. In the 2003 elections, there was 53.42 percent turnout. In this, the Congress got 48.13 percent votes and 47 seats. The BJP also emerged as the main opposition party in this election. It got 45.22 percent votes and 20 seats.

Allegations of corruption on Congress

The Congress had won the final victory in the 2008 elections in the Delhi Assembly elections so far. 57.58 percent polling was done. In this election, Congress got 40.31 percent votes and 43 seats. At the same time, BJP’s account had 36.34 percent votes and 23 seats. Delhi hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010. For this, Sheila Dixit’s government decorated Delhi fiercely. But later there were allegations of corruption in organizing Commonwealth Games. The situation even came to a state that Suresh Kalmadi, the head of the event and senior Congress leader, had to be arrested. During this time, both the Manmohan government of the Center and the Sheila Dixit government faced allegations of corruption.

Aam Aadmi Party Rise

The agitation against corruption started in Delhi in the early 21st century. At that time there was a Congress government at the center. He was charged with serious allegations of corruption. The Aam Aadmi Party was born with this movement. This party, formed in 2012, contested its first election in Delhi in 2013. The public support you got shocked the pundits of politics. The Aam Aadmi Party, which is contesting the first election, got the benefit of the fight against corruption. He got 29.49 percent votes and 28 seats in the first election. At the same time, the Congress had to bear the brunt of the fight against corruption. He got only 24.55 percent of the votes and only eight seats. At the same time, BJP got the most seats in this election. But the AAP formed the government with the support of the Congress, but this government could not run much. A total of 65.63 percent polling was held in this election.

Will anyone be able to break the record of Aam Aadmi Party

After the 2013 elections, the Aam Aadmi Party did not have to put much emphasis to win the next two elections. In the 2015 assembly elections, there was 67.12 percent polling. In this election, AAP got 67 seats with 54.34 percent votes. BJP got only 32.19 percent votes and three seats. After this, in the 2020 assembly elections, you did not suffer a lot of damage. A total of 62.55 percent polling was held in this election. In this, you got 53.57 percent votes and 62 seats. At the same time, BJP was able to increase the number of its seats compared to the previous time. He got eight seats and 38.51 percent votes. At the same time, the hands of the Congress remained vacant in the 2015 and 2020 elections. He did not get any seat and his vote share also fell in one issue.

Now, to know which party performs in the 2025 election, we will have to wait till February 8, when the results of the election will come.

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