Sheila Dikshit: Curtains for the matriarch

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 16:22

She started off as a reluctant politician but never looked like one, brushing aside challenges within the Congress and beyond.

Are we foolish! Says Sheila Dikshit after Delhi poll defeat

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 12:16

As early Delhi Assembly polls results poured in predicting a drubbing for the Congress, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit sent her resignation to the Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Sunday morning.

Prayers outside Sheila Dikshit`s house

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 11:45

Some hopeful workers were also holding boxes of sweets to distribute in case of good results.

Delhi polls: Sheila Dikshit trails to Arvind Kejriwal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 10:55

In Delhi`s most keenly watched contest, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) founder Arvind Kejriwal Sunday edged past Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in New Delhi assembly constituency, officials said.

Delhi election results 2013: As it happened

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 07:33

In one of the most exciting outcome among the five states that went to polls in November and December, the results in Delhi Assembly Elections has surprised many with the first time entrant into the electoral arena, the Aam Aamdi Party putting up a good show.

23 paid news cases in Delhi

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 00:37

Delhi`s Election Commission has detected 23 cases of paid news against 16 candidates, including Revenue Minister Arvinder Singh and Mukesh Sharma, Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, and added the expenditures in this regard in their poll expenses.

Assembly Elections 2013: Why exit polls can`t predict the next Delhi chief minister

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 18:34

Who will win theDelhi Assembly elections` 3-pronged contest—BJP that is riding on NaMo wave, AAP with its fresh alternative, or Congress that has been trusted by Delhi voters for last three terms.

Don`t believe in surveys: Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 13:24

A day before the declaration of Assembly Election results, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that she did not believe in exit polls and surveys.

Nelson Mandela, a true Gandhian, will continue to inspire: Sheila Dikshit

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 23:03

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit condoled the death of Nelson Mandela on Friday while describing him as a true Gandhian, an outstanding hero and a crusader against apartheid.

BJP to gain victory in Delhi polls, Arvind Kejriwal choice for CM: Survey

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 21:36

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form the government in the national capital, a post poll survey conducted by CNN-IBN, The Week and CSDS said on Friday.

Don`t believe in exit polls: Sheila Dikshit

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 00:31

A day after opinion polls showed Congress faring poorly in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said she neither believes in exit polls nor agrees with projections made about her losing power.

Record 65.86 percent turnout in Delhi polls

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 18:43

The national capital registered its highest-ever voter turnout of 65.86 percent in the keenly contested Assembly polls with men and women coming out in almost equal numbers to vote.