2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

2013 Delhi state assembly election

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All 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi 36 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	66.02% (8.42%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Harsh Vardhan Arvind Kejriwal Sheila Dikshit Party BJP AAP INC Leader since 2012 2012 1998 Leader's seat Krishna Nagar New Delhi New Delhi (lost) Seats before 23 New 43 Seats after 32 28 8 Seat change 9 New 35 Popular vote 2,604,100 2,322,330 1,932,933 Percentage 33% 29.5% 24.6% Swing 3.4% New 15.7%   Fourth party   Leader Mayawati Party BSP Leader's seat Not Contested Seats before 2 Seats after 0 Seat change 2 Popular vote 420,926 Percentage 5.35% Swing 8.69%
Map of Delhi showing results of the 2013 Vidhan Sabha election
Chief Minister before election Sheila Dikshit INC Elected Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal AAP

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The Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 4 December 2013, with the result announced on 8 December resulting in formation of the Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.^[1][2]

The Bharatiya Janata Party won a plurality, closely followed by Aam Aadmi Party, in its first election; this resulted in a hung assembly. After the BJP refused to form a government in the hung assembly, the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal became chief minister with external support from the Indian National Congress (INC).^[3]