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Delhi Elections: How Congress Went From Numero Uno To Third Wheel
The better the Congress does, the worse it is for AAP, as their vote blocks overlap, writes Amitabh Tiwari.
04 Feb 2020, 02:05 PM IST
The first legislative assembly in Delhi was convened in 1952, following the first general and state elections held in independent India. In that 48-seat assembly, the Congress held 39 seats with 52 percent of the votes cast, and the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (which later became the BJP) in second place with 21 percent, yielding five seats. However, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a union territory a...
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