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			{{Short description\|2013 legislative assembly elections in Delhi}}
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	\| leaders_seat1 = [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)\|Krishna Nagar]]		\| leaders_seat1 = [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)\|Krishna Nagar]]
	\| seats_before1 = 23		\| seats_before1 = 23
	\| seats_after1 = 34		\| seats_after1 = 32
	\| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 11		\| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 9
	\| popular_vote1 = 26,04,100		\| popular_vote1 = 26,04,100
	\| percentage1 = 33%		\| percentage1 = 33%
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	\| leaders_seat2 = [[New Delhi (Delhi Assembly constituency)\|New Delhi]]		\| leaders_seat2 = [[New Delhi (Delhi Assembly constituency)\|New Delhi]]
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	\| seats_after2 = 28		\| seats_after2 = 28
	\| seat_change2 = ~~{{increase}} 28~~		\| seat_change2 = ''New''
	\| popular_vote2 = 23,22,330		\| popular_vote2 = 23,22,330
	\| percentage2 = 29.5%		\| percentage2 = 29.5%
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	\| after_election = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]		\| after_election = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
	\| after_party = Aam Aadmi Party		\| after_party = Aam Aadmi Party
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	==Electoral law change==		==Electoral law change==
	This was one of the first five elections in which the [[Election Commission of India]] implemented a "[[None of the above]]" (NOTA) voting option, allowing the electorate to register a neutral to people any think		This was one of the first five elections in which the [[Election Commission of India]] implemented a "[[None of the above]]" (NOTA) voting option, allowing the electorate to register a neutral to people any think vote but not to outright reject candidates.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Will implement voters' right to reject candidates straight away: Election Commission \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Will-implement-voters-right-to-reject-candidates-straight-away-Election-Commission/articleshow/23169193.cms \|date=27 September 2013\|access-date = 23 December 2013\|work = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In a first, the [[Election Commission of India]] also appointed Central Awareness Observers, whose main task was to oversee voter awareness and facilitation.<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Poll Dates for 2013 Assembly Elections in five states\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/10/list-of-poll-dates-for-2013-assembly-elections-in-five-states/\|access-date=5 October 2013\|website = Biharpraprabha.com}}</ref>
	vote but not to outright reject candidates.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Will implement voters' right to reject candidates straight away: Election Commission \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Will-implement-voters-right-to-reject-candidates-straight-away-Election-Commission/articleshow/23169193.cms \|date=27 September 2013\|access-date = 23 December 2013\|work = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In a first, the [[Election Commission of India]] also appointed Central Awareness Observers, whose main task was to oversee voter awareness and facilitation.<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Poll Dates for 2013 Assembly Elections in five states\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/10/list-of-poll-dates-for-2013-assembly-elections-in-five-states/\|access-date=5 October 2013\|website = Biharpraprabha.com}}</ref>

	==Contesting parties==		==Contesting parties==
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	{{Further\|Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi#List of members}}		{{Further\|Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi#List of members}}
	Notably, the INC's [[Chaudhary Prem Singh]] lost in the Ambedkar Nagar constituency, he held the seat since 1993 and had not lost a single election in 50 years; however, Ashok Kumar of the AAP won the seat.<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/david-and-goliath-rookie-aap-candidate-defeats-cong-leader-who-had-not-lost-in-50-years/sp-article10-1160409.aspx\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131223154942/http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/david-and-goliath-rookie-aap-candidate-defeats-cong-leader-who-had-not-lost-in-50-years/sp-article10-1160409.aspx\| url-status = dead\| archive-date = 23 December 2013\| title = David and Goliath: Rookie AAP candidate defeats Cong leader who had not lost in 50 years \| date = 8 December 2013\| newspaper = [[Hindustan Times]]\|access-date=23 December 2013 }}</ref> Incumbent Chief Minister [[Sheila Dikshit]] lost her New Delhi constituency seat to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal by a margin that was much more than her total votes and winning hardly 500 votes more than the BJP's Vijender Kumar who finished third;<ref>{{cite web\|title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results\|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0540.htm?ac=40\|work=[[Election Commission of India]]\|access-date=23 December 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215042131/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0540.htm?ac=40\|archive-date=15 December 2013\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> she then submitted her resignation to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sheila Dixit loses her seat to Kejriwal, submits resignation to Lt. Governor of Delhi\|url=http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=7967\|work=Bellevision.com\|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>		Notably, the INC's [[Chaudhary Prem Singh]] lost in the Ambedkar Nagar constituency, he held the seat since 1993 and had not lost a single election in 50 years; however, Ashok Kumar of the AAP won the seat.<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/david-and-goliath-rookie-aap-candidate-defeats-cong-leader-who-had-not-lost-in-50-years/sp-article10-1160409.aspx\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131223154942/http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/david-and-goliath-rookie-aap-candidate-defeats-cong-leader-who-had-not-lost-in-50-years/sp-article10-1160409.aspx\| url-status = dead\| archive-date = 23 December 2013\| title = David and Goliath: Rookie AAP candidate defeats Cong leader who had not lost in 50 years \| date = 8 December 2013\| newspaper = [[Hindustan Times]]\|access-date=23 December 2013 }}</ref> Incumbent Chief Minister [[Sheila Dikshit]] lost her New Delhi constituency seat to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal by a margin that was much more than her total votes and winning hardly 500 votes more than the BJP's Vijender Kumar who finished third;<ref>{{cite web\|title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results\|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0540.htm?ac=40\|work=[[Election Commission of India]]\|access-date=23 December 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215042131/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0540.htm?ac=40\|archive-date=15 December 2013\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> she then submitted her resignation to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sheila Dixit loses her seat to Kejriwal, submits resignation to Lt. Governor of Delhi\|url=http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=7967\|work=Bellevision.com\|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
	<section begin=Results />{{election table\|title=Summary of results of the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]<ref name=Del2013>{{cite web \|url= http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm \|title= Assembly Elections December 2013 Results \|publisher= Election Commission of India \|access-date= April 3, 2014}}</ref> \|sortable=yes}}		<section begin=Results />{{election table\|title=Summary of results of the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election<ref name=Del2013>{{cite web \|url= http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm \|title= Assembly Elections December 2013 Results \|publisher= Election Commission of India \|access-date= April 3, 2014}}</ref> \|sortable=yes}}
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	{{~~Party colour~~\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}		\| {{party color cell\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
	\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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	\| 66 \|\| 31 \|\| {{increase}} 8 \|\| 44.29 \|\| 26,04,100 \|\| 33.07 \|\| {{decrease}} 3		\| 66 \|\| 31 \|\| {{increase}} 8 \|\| 44.29 \|\| 26,04,100 \|\| 33.07 \|\| {{decrease}} 3
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	{{~~Party colour~~\|Aam Aadmi Party}}		\| {{party color cell\|Aam Aadmi Party}}
	\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]		\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
	\| [[File:AAP Symbol.png\|35px]]		\| [[File:AAP Symbol.png\|35px]]
	\| 69 \|\| 28 \|\| ''New'' \|\| 40.0 \|\| 23,22,330 \|\| 29.49 \|\| ''New''		\| 69 \|\| 28 \|\| ''New'' \|\| 40.0 \|\| 23,22,330 \|\| 29.49 \|\| ''New''
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	{{~~Party colour~~\|Indian National Congress}}		\| {{party color cell\|Indian National Congress}}
	\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Indian National Congress]]		\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Indian National Congress]]
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	\| 70 \|\| 8 \|\| {{decrease}} 35 \|\| 11.43 \|\| 19,32,933 \|\| 24.55 \|\| {{decrease}} 15		\| 70 \|\| 8 \|\| {{decrease}} 35 \|\| 11.43 \|\| 19,32,933 \|\| 24.55 \|\| {{decrease}} 15
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	{{~~Party colour~~\|Janata Dal (United)}}		\| {{party color cell\|Janata Dal (United)}}
	\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Janata Dal (United)]]		\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
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	\| 27 \|\| 1 \|\| {{increase}} 1 \|\| 1.43 \|\| 68,818 \|\| 0.87 \|\| ''New''		\| 27 \|\| 1 \|\| {{increase}} 1 \|\| 1.43 \|\| 68,818 \|\| 0.87 \|\| ''New''
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	{{~~Party colour~~\|Shiromani Akali Dal}}		\| {{party color cell\|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
	\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]		\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
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	\| 4 \|\| 1 \|\| {{increase}} 1 \|\| 1.42 \|\| 71,757 \|\| 1 \|\| N/A		\| 4 \|\| 1 \|\| {{increase}} 1 \|\| 1.42 \|\| 71,757 \|\| 1 \|\| N/A
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	{{~~Party colour~~\|Independent politician}}		\| {{party color cell\|Independent politician}}
	\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Independent politician\|Independents]]		\| style="text-align:left;" \|[[Independent politician\|Independents]]
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	There were 11,753 polling stations, including the presence of [[Electronic Voting Machine\|EVMs]], while 630 identified as critical and hypercritical. There were 11.9  million eligible voters, of which 6.6  million were men and 5.3  million were women while there were 405,000 first-time voters. 32,801 Delhi Police personnel and 107 companies of central paramilitary forces were deployed to ensure a peaceful election. Polling stations opened at 8:00 am and turnout was 66%.<ref name=toi/>		There were 11,753 polling stations, including the presence of [[Electronic Voting Machine\|EVMs]], while 630 identified as critical and hypercritical. There were 11.9  million eligible voters, of which 6.6  million were men and 5.3  million were women while there were 405,000 first-time voters. 32,801 Delhi Police personnel and 107 companies of central paramilitary forces were deployed to ensure a peaceful election. Polling stations opened at 8:00 am and turnout was 66%.<ref name=toi/>

	[[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used in 1 assembly seat in Delhi elections-New Delhi.<ref>~~http~~://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/ec-to-test-paper-audit-trail-system-during-dec-4-delhi-polls-113111700385_1.html</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-elections-new-delhi-only-constituency-to-have-vvpat-machines-1265587.html</ref> Polling stations in Tuglaqabad, Karol Bagh, Trilokpuri and Badarpur reportedly had long waits because EVMs dysfunctioned. In Jungpura, Badli, Krishna Nagar, and Kondli constituencies, some voters complained that their names were on the electoral rolls and that they could not vote.		[[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used in 1 assembly seat in Delhi elections-New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/ec-to-test-paper-audit-trail-system-during-dec-4-delhi-polls-113111700385_1.html\|title=EC to test 'paper audit trail system' during Dec 4 Delhi polls\|first=Surabhi\|last=Agarwal\|date=17 November 2013\|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-elections-new-delhi-only-constituency-to-have-vvpat-machines-1265587.html\|title=Delhi Elections: New Delhi only constituency to have VVPAT machines-Politics News , Firstpost\|date=4 December 2013\|website=Firstpost}}</ref> Polling stations in Tuglaqabad, Karol Bagh, Trilokpuri and Badarpur reportedly had long waits because EVMs dysfunctioned. In Jungpura, Badli, Krishna Nagar, and Kondli constituencies, some voters complained that their names were on the electoral rolls and that they could not vote.

	After voting, party leaders expressed their opinion. Kejriwal said he is confident of a positive result for his party.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi-polls/confident-of-results-arvind-kejriwal_894238.html \|title=Confident of results: Arvind Kejriwal \|work=[[Zee News]]\|access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref> Vardhan claimed the BJP was "far ahead" of the INC and Aam Aadmi Party. "I can tell you very categorically that we are far ahead of Congress and the new entrant in Delhi politics. I am 100 percent confident about our victory. I think nobody can make any dent in our vote bank. If there is any contest or fight, it is between the Congress and the new entrant (for the second place)." Dikshit said she had her "fingers crossed" on the outcome, while national party leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] said from her Nirman Bhavan polling station: "We will win."<ref name=toi/> At many places people with disabilities could not vote due to inaccessible polling booths.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Not a disabled-friendly electoral system\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/not-a-disabled-friendly-electoral-system/article5424837.ece\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=5 December 2013\|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Delhi election 2013: Disabled voters rip apart system on web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-assembly-polls-Disabled-voters-rip-apart-system-on-web/articleshow/26922114.cms\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=6 December 2013}}</ref>		After voting, party leaders expressed their opinion. Kejriwal said he is confident of a positive result for his party.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi-polls/confident-of-results-arvind-kejriwal_894238.html \|title=Confident of results: Arvind Kejriwal \|work=[[Zee News]]\|access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref> Vardhan claimed the BJP was "far ahead" of the INC and Aam Aadmi Party. "I can tell you very categorically that we are far ahead of Congress and the new entrant in Delhi politics. I am 100 percent confident about our victory. I think nobody can make any dent in our vote bank. If there is any contest or fight, it is between the Congress and the new entrant (for the second place)." Dikshit said she had her "fingers crossed" on the outcome, while national party leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] said from her Nirman Bhavan polling station: "We will win."<ref name=toi/> At many places people with disabilities could not vote due to inaccessible polling booths.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Not a disabled-friendly electoral system\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/not-a-disabled-friendly-electoral-system/article5424837.ece\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=5 December 2013\|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Delhi election 2013: Disabled voters rip apart system on web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-assembly-polls-Disabled-voters-rip-apart-system-on-web/articleshow/26922114.cms\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=6 December 2013}}</ref>
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	Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said: "We accept our defeat and we will analyze what went wrong. We respect what the people of Delhi have decided and thank them for supporting us for last 15 years."<ref>~~http~~://~~www.~~indianexpress.com/~~news~~/sheila-dikshit-resigns-says-congress-will-analyse-what-went-wrong/~~1204985/~~</ref>		Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said: "We accept our defeat and we will analyze what went wrong. We respect what the people of Delhi have decided and thank them for supporting us for last 15 years."<ref>{{Cite web\|date=8 December 2013\|title=Sheila Dikshit resigns,says Congress will analyse what went wrong\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/politics/sheila-dikshit-resigns-says-congress-will-analyse-what-went-wrong/\|url-status=live\|website=indianexpress.com}}</ref>

	==Government formation==		==Government formation==
	As no party won a majority of the 70 seats in the assembly,<ref name=eci>{{cite web \|title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results \|work=ECI \|publisher=Election Commission of India \|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in \|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6LocAsgys?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ \|archive-date=12 December 2013 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy \|access-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> if the necessary [[coalition government]] is not possible, Delhi would be put under [[president's rule]] until a new election is held within six months. However, the INC, BJP, and AAP have all said they would not seek alliances with each other. The other option was to try to bring in independents; though since there are not enough, the media speculated that the other option would be lured away MLAs from another party (the AAP being the most likely in their analysis).<ref>~~http~~://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-election-result-what-happens-if-there-is-a-hung-assembly-1273783.html</ref>		As no party won a majority of the 70 seats in the assembly,<ref name=eci>{{cite web \|title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results \|work=ECI \|publisher=Election Commission of India \|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in \|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6LocAsgys?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ \|archive-date=12 December 2013 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy \|access-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> if the necessary [[coalition government]] is not possible, Delhi would be put under [[president's rule]] until a new election is held within six months. However, the INC, BJP, and AAP have all said they would not seek alliances with each other. The other option was to try to bring in independents; though since there are not enough, the media speculated that the other option would be lured away MLAs from another party (the AAP being the most likely in their analysis).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-election-result-what-happens-if-there-is-a-hung-assembly-1273783.html\|title=Delhi Election Result: What happens if there is a hung Assembly?-Politics News , Firstpost\|date=8 December 2013\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

	As the BJP won 31 seats, while its alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal won one seat, they gained a plurality and would have the first right to form a new government. However, they declined the offer from Lieutenant-Governor [[Najeeb Jung]] to form a new government citing an inability to obtain a majority. Jung then invited the Aam Aadmi Party to form the government.<ref>~~http~~://m.~~economictimes~~.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-governor-invites-aap-to-discuss-government-formation/articleshow/27249740.cms</ref> Kejriwal wrote to BJP national leader [[Rajnath Singh]] and INC national leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] for clarification on 18 issues before seeking their support in forming a coalition.		As the BJP won 31 seats, while its alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal won one seat, they gained a plurality and would have the first right to form a new government. However, they declined the offer from Lieutenant-Governor [[Najeeb Jung]] to form a new government citing an inability to obtain a majority. Jung then invited the Aam Aadmi Party to form the government.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=12 December 2013\|title=Lt Governor invites AAP to discuss government formation\|work=[[The Economic Times]]\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-governor-invites-aap-to-discuss-government-formation/articleshow/27249740.cms?from=mdr\|access-date=2021-06-18}}</ref> Kejriwal wrote to BJP national leader [[Rajnath Singh]] and INC national leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] for clarification on 18 issues before seeking their support in forming a coalition.

	On 9 December, Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, [[Arun Jaitley]] wrote a blog suggesting that Congress should support AAP to form government in Delhi.<ref>{{Citation\|last=ABP NEWS\|title=Arun Jaitley slams Aam Aadmi Party\|date=2013-12-09\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y6V1LdcgAU\|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> The BJP did not reply and the INC agreed to 16 of the 18 issues and offered its outside support. On 14 December, BJP Chief Ministerial candidate [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)\|Dr. Harsh Vardhan]] asked AAP to take congress support and form the government.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://twitter.com/drharshvardhan/status/411852502095503360\|title=Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Twitter\|newspaper=Twitter\|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> The AAP then sought public opinion through a variety of mediums<ref name="fp" /> such as via community meetings, text messages and pamphlets<ref>~~http~~://~~articles.~~economictimes.indiatimes.com/~~2013-12-18/~~news~~/45338283_1_arvind-kejriwal-leon-trotsky-direct-democracy~~</ref> about whether or not it should take the support of the INC.<ref name="fp">{{~~cite news~~\|url=~~http~~://m.firstpost.com/politics/~~the~~-~~people~~-~~have~~-~~spoken~~-~~aap~~-to-~~rule~~-~~delhicongress~~-1298039.html~~?page=2~~\|title=~~The people have spoken~~, ~~aap~~ to ~~rule delhi congress~~}}</ref> AAP then formed a minority government with outside support from the INC.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aap-to-form-government-in-delhi-arvind-kejriwal-to-become-chief-minister/articleshow/27779404.cms \|title= Kejriwal Becomes CM \|date=23 December 2013 \|website = [[The Economic Times]]\|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref> In a letter to the Lieutenant Governor [[Najeeb Jung]], the AAP did not however mention that it has the support of the INC.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/in-youtube-video-aap-explains-its-minority-government-462469 \|title= AAP explains its minority government \|date=24 December 2013 \|website = [[NDTV]]\|access-date = 24 December 2013}}</ref> Jung then sent his recommendations to [[President of India\|President]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. Kejriwal was then sworn in as 7th [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] on 28 December, leading the youngest cabinet in Delhi ever.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/arvind-kejriwal-as-delhi-chief-minister-to-head-youngestever-cabinet-check-them-out/1211515 \|title= Arvind Kejriwal, as Delhi Chief Minister, to head 'youngest-ever' Cabinet; check them out \|date=25 December 2013 \|website = [[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]]\|access-date = 25 December 2013}}</ref> [[Maninder Singh Dhir\|M. S. Dhir]] was elected as the speaker of the legislative assembly on 3 January 2014.<ref>~~http~~://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aaps-dhir-elected-delhi-assembly-speaker/article5534015.ece</ref>		On 9 December, Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, [[Arun Jaitley]] wrote a blog suggesting that Congress should support AAP to form government in Delhi.<ref>{{Citation\|last=ABP NEWS\|title=Arun Jaitley slams Aam Aadmi Party\|date=2013-12-09\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y6V1LdcgAU\|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> The BJP did not reply and the INC agreed to 16 of the 18 issues and offered its outside support. On 14 December, BJP Chief Ministerial candidate [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)\|Dr. Harsh Vardhan]] asked AAP to take congress support and form the government.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://twitter.com/drharshvardhan/status/411852502095503360\|title=Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Twitter\|newspaper=Twitter\|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> The AAP then sought public opinion through a variety of mediums<ref name="fp" /> such as via community meetings, text messages and pamphlets<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/\|title=Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News\|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> about whether or not it should take the support of the INC.<ref name="fp">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/aam-aadmi-wants-aap-party-to-form-delhi-govt-with-congress-1298039.html\|title=Aam Aadmi wants AAP, party to form Delhi govt with Congress-Politics News , Firstpost\|date=21 December 2013\|website=Firstpost}}</ref> AAP then formed a minority government with outside support from the INC.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aap-to-form-government-in-delhi-arvind-kejriwal-to-become-chief-minister/articleshow/27779404.cms \|title= Kejriwal Becomes CM \|date=23 December 2013 \|website = [[The Economic Times]]\|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref> In a letter to the Lieutenant Governor [[Najeeb Jung]], the AAP did not however mention that it has the support of the INC.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/in-youtube-video-aap-explains-its-minority-government-462469 \|title= AAP explains its minority government \|date=24 December 2013 \|website = [[NDTV]]\|access-date = 24 December 2013}}</ref> Jung then sent his recommendations to [[President of India\|President]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. Kejriwal was then sworn in as 7th [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] on 28 December, leading the youngest cabinet in Delhi ever.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/arvind-kejriwal-as-delhi-chief-minister-to-head-youngestever-cabinet-check-them-out/1211515 \|title= Arvind Kejriwal, as Delhi Chief Minister, to head 'youngest-ever' Cabinet; check them out \|date=25 December 2013 \|website = [[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]]\|access-date = 25 December 2013}}</ref> [[Maninder Singh Dhir\|M. S. Dhir]] was elected as the speaker of the legislative assembly on 3 January 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aaps-dhir-elected-delhi-assembly-speaker/article5534015.ece\|title=AAP's Dhir elected Delhi Assembly Speaker\|date=3 January 2014\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

	Amongst its first tasks, the AAP initiated a corruption response mechanism in a "''durbar''";{{citation needed\|date=January 2014}} it also retracted the [[Foreign direct investment#India\|FDI]] in multi-brand retail that the previous government had sanctioned. Kejriwal said that though this would give consumers more options it has been shown that it "leads to loss of jobs to a very large extent. There is huge unemployment in Delhi and the AAP government does not wish to increase this unemployment. Delhi is not prepared for FDI."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-govt-withdraws-approval-for-fdi-in-retail/article5573839.ece\|title=Delhi govt. withdraws approval for FDI in retail\|last=Mehra\|first=Vishal Kant, Puja\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> Yet he added that he was not against FDI by itself but that it needed to occur on a case-by-case basis.<ref>http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/01/aap-strikes-down-fdi-multi-brand-retail-201411471851252997.html</ref>		Amongst its first tasks, the AAP initiated a corruption response mechanism in a "''durbar''";{{citation needed\|date=January 2014}} it also retracted the [[Foreign direct investment#India\|FDI]] in multi-brand retail that the previous government had sanctioned. Kejriwal said that though this would give consumers more options it has been shown that it "leads to loss of jobs to a very large extent. There is huge unemployment in Delhi and the AAP government does not wish to increase this unemployment. Delhi is not prepared for FDI."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-govt-withdraws-approval-for-fdi-in-retail/article5573839.ece\|title=Delhi govt. withdraws approval for FDI in retail\|last=Mehra\|first=Vishal Kant, Puja\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> Yet he added that he was not against FDI by itself but that it needed to occur on a case-by-case basis.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2014-01-14\|title=AAP strikes down FDI in multi-brand retail - News - Al Jazeera English\|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/01/aap-strikes-down-fdi-multi-brand-retail-201411471851252997.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116193002/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/01/aap-strikes-down-fdi-multi-brand-retail-201411471851252997.html\|archive-date=2014-01-16\|access-date=\|website=aljazeera.com}}</ref>

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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2013 Delhi state assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing =
| previous_election = 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2008
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2013|12|04}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2015
| next_year = 2015
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = All 70 seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
| majority_seats = 36
| opinion_polls = #Opinion polls
| turnout = 66.02% ({{increase}}8.42%)
| image1 = [[File:Dr Harsh Vardhan.png|80px]]
| leader1 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Dr. Harsh Vardhan]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since1 = 2012
| leaders_seat1 = [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]
| seats_before1 = 23
| seats_after1 = 34
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 11
| popular_vote1 = 26,04,100
| percentage1 = 33%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.4%
| image2 = [[File:Arvind Kejriwal June 15, 2015 crop.jpg|80px]]
| leader2 = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
| party2 = Aam Aadmi Party
| leader_since2 = 2012
| leaders_seat2 = [[New Delhi (Delhi Assembly constituency)|New Delhi]]
| seats_before2 = 0
| seats_after2 = 28
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 28
| popular_vote2 = 23,22,330
| percentage2 = 29.5%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 29.5%
| image3 = [[File:The Chairperson, National Advisory Council, Smt. Sonia Gandhi and the Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit after casting their votes in Delhi Assembly Election, at Nirman Bhavan polling booth, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| leader3 = [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| party3 = Indian National Congress
| leader_since3 = 1998
| leaders_seat3 = [[New Delhi (Delhi Assembly constituency)|New Delhi]]<br />''(lost)''
| seats_before3 = 43
| seats_after3 = 8
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 35
| popular_vote3 = 19,32,933
| percentage3 = 24.6%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 15.7%
| title = [[Chief Minister of Delhi|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
| after_party = Aam Aadmi Party
| map_image = 2013_Delhi_assembly_election_map.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = Map of Delhi showing results of the 2013 Vidhan Sabha election


[[File:India_Delhi_State_Assembly_2013.svg|350px|center]]
| image4 = [[File:Mayawati.jpg|80px]]
| leader4 = Mayawati
| leaders_seat4 = ''Not Contested''
| party4 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| percentage4 = 5.35%
| popular_vote4 = 4,20,926
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 2
| seats_before4 = 2
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 8.69%
| seats_after4 = 0
}}
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ndtv.com/article/india/election-commission-announces-poll-dates-for-five-states-highlights-427827 |title=Election Commission announces poll dates for five states: highlights |date=4 October 2013 |website = [[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref name="Delhi Assembly Election Results 2013">{{cite web|title=Delhi Assembly Election Results 2013 | url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/delhi/election-results.html|website = Map of India|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref>

The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won a plurality, closely followed by [[Aam Aadmi Party]], in its first election; this resulted in a [[Hung parliament|hung assembly]]. After the BJP refused to form a government in the [[Hung parliament|hung assembly]], the [[Aam Aadmi Party]]'s (AAP) [[Arvind Kejriwal]] became chief minister with "unconditional" support from the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Fulfill promises, Sheila Dikshit tells Aam Aadmi Party |agency=IANS |publisher=NDTV |date=23 December 2013 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fulfill-promises-sheila-dikshit-tells-aam-aadmi-party-545439|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>

==Electoral law change==
This was one of the first five elections in which the [[Election Commission of India]] implemented a "[[None of the above]]" (NOTA) voting option, allowing the electorate to register a neutral to people any think
vote but not to outright reject candidates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Will implement voters' right to reject candidates straight away: Election Commission |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Will-implement-voters-right-to-reject-candidates-straight-away-Election-Commission/articleshow/23169193.cms |date=27 September 2013|access-date = 23 December 2013|work = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In a first, the [[Election Commission of India]] also appointed Central Awareness Observers, whose main task was to oversee voter awareness and facilitation.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Poll Dates for 2013 Assembly Elections in five states|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/10/list-of-poll-dates-for-2013-assembly-elections-in-five-states/|access-date=5 October 2013|website = Biharpraprabha.com}}</ref>

==Contesting parties==
There were 810 candidates running for office, including 224 independents.<ref name="toi">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-assembly-elections/Delhi-elections-2013-55-voting-till-4pm/articleshow/26856659.cms|date=4 December 2013|title=Delhi elections 2013: Record voter turnout in Delhi, 66% voting registered, EC says|access-date = 23 December 2013|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col" |Party
!scope="col" |Seats contested
!scope="col" |Chief Minister Candidate
!scope="col" |Notes/Link to Candidate lists
|-

|[[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) || 69 || [[Arvind Kejriwal]]<ref>{{cite web |title='Arvind Kejriwal is Aam Aadmi Party's CM candidate' |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/delhi-polls-2013-arvind-kejriwal-is-aam-aadmi-partys-cm-candidate_881225.html |work=[[Zee News]] |date=5 October 2013|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> ||<ref>{{cite web |title=AAP ki Candidate List |url=http://delhi.aamaadmiparty.org/Delhi-Elections-2013/CandidateList |work=[[Aam Aadmi Party]] |access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB) || 2 || ||<ref name="The Hindustan Times">{{cite news |title=Left parties eyeing their share in Delhi polls |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/left-parties-eyeing-their-share-in-delhi-polls/sp-article10-1154752.aspx |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |date=23 November 2013|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bhartiya Janata Party]] (BJP) || 66 || [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Backed by Modi and RSS, Harsh Vardhan named BJP's Delhi CM candidate|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/backed-by-modi-and-rss-harsh-vardhan-named-bjp-s-delhi-cm-candidate/sp-article10-1138799.aspx |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|date=23 October 2013|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref> ||<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP candidate list|url=http://www.bjpdelhi.org/candidatelist.php|website=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (Delhi unit)|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109075651/http://www.bjpdelhi.org/candidatelist.php|archive-date=9 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) || 70 || ||<ref>{{cite news |title= BSP to contest all 70 Assembly seats in Delhi: Mayawati |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-06/news/41835390_1_delhi-assembly-party-supremo-mayawati-bsp |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=6 September 2013|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) || 10 || ||<ref name="The Hindustan Times"/>
|-
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPM) || 3 || ||<ref name="The Hindustan Times"/>
|-
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]] (CPI-ML) (L)|| 4 || ||<ref name="The Hindustan Times"/>
|-
|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK) || 11 || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-polls/dmdk-releases-second-list-of-candidates-for-delhi-polls_888548.html |title=DMDK releases second list of candidates for Delhi polls |work=[[Zee News]] |date=8 November 2013|access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref>
|-

|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || 70 || [[Sheila Dikshit]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly elections: BJP silent on CM candidate |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/delhi-assembly-polls-bjp-in-a-fix-over-cm-candidate_877565.html |work=[[Zee News]] |date=19 September 2013|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref> ||<ref>{{cite news |title=List of Indian National Congress (INC) Candidates for Delhi |url=http://www.elections.in/delhi/assembly-constituencies/congress.html |work= Elections.in |access-date = 23 December 2013 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) || 70 || ||<ref>{{ cite news |title=NCP to contest all 70 seats in Delhi polls |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-16/news/40613310_1_delhi-assembly-delhi-polls-new-state-committee |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=16 July 2013|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD) || 4 || Harsh Vardhan<br /><small>(as part of [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]])</small> || 
|-
|[[Social Democratic Party of India]] (SDPI) || 1 || ||
|}

BJP and SAD formed a pre-poll alliance; SAD contested four seats (Hari Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Kalkaji and Shahdara), while BJP contested the rest.<ref>{{cite news|last=Neelam|first=Pandey|title=It's Dikshit against ex-BJP chief, Kejriwal in fight for New Delhi seat|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/it-s-dikshit-against-ex-bjp-chief-kejriwal-in-fight-for-new-delhi-seat/sp-article10-1147918.aspx|work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |date=6 November 2013|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref>

==Campaign==
The AAP leader [[Arvind Kejriwal]] called the BJP's [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]] the "Manmohan Singh of the BJP" as incapable of stemming the "rot" in Delhi's governance. He added: "We will help the people of Delhi get rid of Congress misgovernance first, and then ensure change at the national level in the Lok Sabha polls." However, Vardhan was supported by the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in the [[2014 Indian general election]], [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/backed-by-modi-and-rss-harsh-vardhan-named-bjp-s-delhi-cm-candidate/sp-article10-1138799.aspx |title=Backed by Modi and RSS, Harsh Vardhan named BJP's Delhi CM candidate |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> The ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' suggested that the [[Rajnath Singh]]-appointed BJP Delhi leader, [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]], though organisationally competent, lost favour due to his exclusion of established regional leaders in reorganising local units. Singh was still viewed as reluctant to "change horses in mid-stream" but agreed. Modi led the charge, with other party leaders, to have Vardhan as the chief ministerial candidate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/why-bjp-picked-harsh-vardhan-for-delhi-cm-s-race-word-from-modi/sp-article10-1138929.aspx?hts0021 |title=Why BJP picked Harsh Vardhan for Delhi CM's race: a word from Modi |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> and Goel himself agreed to the nomination of Vardhan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/happy-with-bjp-s-decision-to-nominate-vardhan-goel/sp-article10-1138995.aspx?hts0021 |title=Happy with BJP's decision to nominate Vardhan: Goel |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> The AAP released its first electoral manifesto.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mahendra Singh|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-11/india/45077242_1_mahila-congress-youth-congress-aam-aadmi-party |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131214160734/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-11/india/45077242_1_mahila-congress-youth-congress-aam-aadmi-party |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2013 |title=Congress takes a leaf out of AAP book on manifestos|work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 December 2013|access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref>

==Opinion polls==

'''Number of seats'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Survey
! Date
! [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! Others
! Source
|-
| AAP-Cicero
| 30 November 2013
| 38-50
| 11-17
| 8-14
| 0-13
|<ref name="HT_spoiler">{{cite news | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/aap-to-play-spoiler-in-a-close-fight-between-cong-bjp-pre-poll-surveys/sp-article10-1158040.aspx | title = AAP to play spoiler in a close fight between Cong, BJP: pre-poll surveys | date = 2 December 2013 | newspaper = [[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=23 December 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| BJP ''(Internal)''
| November 2013
| 5
| 36
| 11
| -
| 18 "swing seats where the readings were too close to call"<ref name="HT_spoiler"/>
|-
| India TV-CVoter
| November 2013
| 10
| 29
| 27
| 4
|<ref name="HT_spoiler"/>
|-
| India Today, ORG
| November 2013
| 6
| 36
| 22
| 4
|<ref>{{cite news |title=India Today-ORG poll: BJP to retain Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, to wrest Delhi and Rajasthan from Congress |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-org-poll-2014-general-elections-bjp-congress-chhattisgarh-delhi-madhya-pradesh-delhi/1/322082.html |work=[[India Today]] |date=7 November 2013|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| Times Now, C-Voter
| November 2013
| 18
| 25
| 24
| 3
|<ref>{{cite news |title=With 18 seats, AAP could be more than kingmaker in Delhi polls: Survey|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/with-18-seats-aap-could-be-more-than-kingmaker-in-delhi-polls-survey-1217501.html |work=[[First Post (India)]] |date=7 November 2013|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| CNN-IBN, The Week and CSDS
| October 2013
| 19-25
| 22-28
| 19-25
| 0-2
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Pre-poll survey: Hung Assembly in Delhi as AAP hits BJP, Congress hard |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prepoll-survey-hung-assembly-in-delhi-as-aap-hits-bjp-congress-hard/431438-3-244.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102002604/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prepoll-survey-hung-assembly-in-delhi-as-aap-hits-bjp-congress-hard/431438-3-244.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2013 |work=[[IBNLive]] |date=30 October 2013|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| ABP News-AC Nielsen
| October 2013
| 18
| 28
| 22
| 2
|<ref name="ibnlive_aap_hits">{{cite news |title=AAP juggernaut continues to roll: ABP Nielsen |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/aap-jugernaut-continues-to-roll-abp-nielsen-113101500960_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=15 October 2013|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| India TV-CVoter-Times Now
| September 2013
| 7
| 30
| 29
| 4
|<ref name="IndiaTV_hung">{{cite news | url = http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/bjp-rajasthan-polls-hung-assembly-delhi-india-tv-cvoter-survey-12590.html | title = BJP may return to power in Rajasthan, Hung assembly in Delhi: India TV-CVoter projection | date = 18 September 2013 | work= [[India TV]] |access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| Hindustan Times-C Fore
| September 2013
| 7-12
| 22-27
| 32-37
| 0-4
|<ref name="IBNLive_Retain">{{cite news | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-prepoll-survey-congress-to-retain-power-as-aap-sweeps-up-bjp-votes/423066-37-64.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920143904/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-prepoll-survey-congress-to-retain-power-as-aap-sweeps-up-bjp-votes/423066-37-64.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 September 2013 | title = Delhi pre-poll survey: Congress to retain power as AAP sweeps up BJP votes | work= [[IBNLive]] | date = 19 September 2013|access-date=23 December 2013 }}</ref>
|}

'''Vote share'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Survey
! Date
! [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! Others
! Source
|-
| AAP-Cicero
| 30 November 2013
| 36%
| 27%
| 26%
| 11%
|<ref name="HT_spoiler"/>
|-
| BJP
| November 2013
| 18%
| 35%
| 24%
| 23%
|<ref name="HT_spoiler"/>
|-
| India TV-CVoter
| November 2013
| 24%
| 33%
| 30%
| 13%
|<ref name="HT_spoiler"/>
|-
| CNN-IBN, The Week and CSDS
| October 2013
| 28%
| 29%
| 27%
| 16%
|<ref name="ibnlive_aap_hits"/>
|-
| ABP News-AC Nielsen
| September 2013
| 15%
| 34%
| 29%
| 22%
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi assembly polls: Surveys predict a hung House |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-06/delhi/41833080_1_aap-vote-share-vijay-goel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909010602/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-06/delhi/41833080_1_aap-vote-share-vijay-goel |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 September 2013|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| India TV-CVoter-Times Now
| September 2013
| 16%
| 38%
| 34%
| 12%
|<ref name="IndiaTV_hung"/>
|-
| Hindustan Times-C Fore
| September 2013
| 20%
| 32%
| 34%
| 14%
|<ref name="IBNLive_Retain"/>
|-
| AAP-Cicero
| September 2013
| 32%
| 23%
| 25%
| 20%
|<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aap-survey-claims-party-ahead-of-others-in-delhi/article5144945.ece | title = AAP survey claims party ahead of others in Delhi | date = 19 September 2013 | work= [[The Hindu]]|access-date=23 December 2013 }}</ref>
|}

==Election==
There were 11,753 polling stations, including the presence of [[Electronic Voting Machine|EVMs]], while 630 identified as critical and hypercritical. There were 11.9  million eligible voters, of which 6.6  million were men and 5.3  million were women while there were 405,000 first-time voters. 32,801 Delhi Police personnel and 107 companies of central paramilitary forces were deployed to ensure a peaceful election. Polling stations opened at 8:00 am and turnout was 66%.<ref name=toi/>

[[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used in 1 assembly seat in Delhi elections-New Delhi.<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/ec-to-test-paper-audit-trail-system-during-dec-4-delhi-polls-113111700385_1.html</ref><ref>http://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-elections-new-delhi-only-constituency-to-have-vvpat-machines-1265587.html</ref> Polling stations in Tuglaqabad, Karol Bagh, Trilokpuri and Badarpur reportedly had long waits because EVMs dysfunctioned. In Jungpura, Badli, Krishna Nagar, and Kondli constituencies, some voters complained that their names were on the electoral rolls and that they could not vote.

After voting, party leaders expressed their opinion. Kejriwal said he is confident of a positive result for his party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi-polls/confident-of-results-arvind-kejriwal_894238.html |title=Confident of results: Arvind Kejriwal |work=[[Zee News]]|access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref> Vardhan claimed the BJP was "far ahead" of the INC and Aam Aadmi Party. "I can tell you very categorically that we are far ahead of Congress and the new entrant in Delhi politics. I am 100 percent confident about our victory. I think nobody can make any dent in our vote bank. If there is any contest or fight, it is between the Congress and the new entrant (for the second place)." Dikshit said she had her "fingers crossed" on the outcome, while national party leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] said from her Nirman Bhavan polling station: "We will win."<ref name=toi/> At many places people with disabilities could not vote due to inaccessible polling booths.<ref>{{cite news|title=Not a disabled-friendly electoral system|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/not-a-disabled-friendly-electoral-system/article5424837.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 December 2013|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Delhi election 2013: Disabled voters rip apart system on web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-assembly-polls-Disabled-voters-rip-apart-system-on-web/articleshow/26922114.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 December 2013}}</ref>

In all over 43,000 postal ballots were received, an increase from the last election's 1,600 postal ballots. The Delhi Election Commission announced that 2,000 [[Central Paramilitary Force]] and [[Delhi Police]] personnel were at the vote-counting centers in the city on the day of the result announcement and CCTV cameras and live streaming of proceedings through webcasting, two layers of security cover have been set at all the 14 counting centers. Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev said: "Paramilitary force forms the inner circle of security of centers while adequate numbers of Delhi Police personnel will ensure safety from outside. Counting of votes will start from 8 AM tomorrow and during the first-hour postal ballots will be counted."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/assembly-polls/delhi-polls-elaborate-security-in-place-for-vote-counting-455804 |title=Delhi polls: Elaborate security in place for vote counting |work=[[NDTV]] |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref> The postal ballots were counted before the EVM votes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-election-commission-order-postal-ballots-to-be-counted-before-evm-votes-1930596 |title=Election Commission order: Postal ballots to be counted before EVM votes|work=[[DNA India]]|access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref>

[[Exit poll]]s showed the BJP in the lead to possibly form a government on its own, followed by the AAP and the incumbent INC in third place; others, in general, were fourth with the BSP following.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-assembly-elections/Delhi-election-2013-Poll-survey-puts-Congress-in-third-spot/articleshow/26988412.cms |title=Delhi election 2013: Poll survey puts Congress in the third spot|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref>

===Result===
*{{Further|Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi#List of members}}
Notably, the INC's [[Chaudhary Prem Singh]] lost in the Ambedkar Nagar constituency, he held the seat since 1993 and had not lost a single election in 50 years; however, Ashok Kumar of the AAP won the seat.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-delhi/david-and-goliath-rookie-aap-candidate-defeats-cong-leader-who-had-not-lost-in-50-years/sp-article10-1160409.aspx| title = David and Goliath: Rookie AAP candidate defeats Cong leader who had not lost in 50 years | date = 8 December 2013| newspaper = [[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=23 December 2013 }}</ref> Incumbent Chief Minister [[Sheila Dikshit]] lost her New Delhi constituency seat to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal by a margin that was much more than her total votes and winning hardly 500 votes more than the BJP's Vijender Kumar who finished third;<ref>{{cite web|title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0540.htm?ac=40|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215042131/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0540.htm?ac=40|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> she then submitted her resignation to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheila Dixit loses her seat to Kejriwal, submits resignation to Lt. Governor of Delhi|url=http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=7967|work=Bellevision.com|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>

{{Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2013}}

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{{legend|#AA8800|Aam Aadmi Party}}
{{legend|#00FFFF|Indian National Congress}}
{{legend|#003366|Janata Dal (United)}}
{{legend|#5E4D09|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
{{legend|#A9A9A9|Independent}}

]]

===Reactions===
Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said: "We accept our defeat and we will analyze what went wrong. We respect what the people of Delhi have decided and thank them for supporting us for last 15 years."<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sheila-dikshit-resigns-says-congress-will-analyse-what-went-wrong/1204985/</ref>

==Government formation==
As no party won a majority of the 70 seats in the assembly,<ref name=eci>{{cite web |title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results |work=ECI |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6LocAsgys?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ |archive-date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy |access-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> if the necessary [[coalition government]] is not possible, Delhi would be put under [[president's rule]] until a new election is held within six months. However, the INC, BJP, and AAP have all said they would not seek alliances with each other. The other option was to try to bring in independents; though since there are not enough, the media speculated that the other option would be lured away MLAs from another party (the AAP being the most likely in their analysis).<ref>http://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-election-result-what-happens-if-there-is-a-hung-assembly-1273783.html</ref>

As the BJP won 31 seats, while its alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal won one seat, they gained a plurality and would have the first right to form a new government. However, they declined the offer from Lieutenant-Governor [[Najeeb Jung]] to form a new government citing an inability to obtain a majority. Jung then invited the Aam Aadmi Party to form the government.<ref>http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-governor-invites-aap-to-discuss-government-formation/articleshow/27249740.cms</ref> Kejriwal wrote to BJP national leader [[Rajnath Singh]] and INC national leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] for clarification on 18 issues before seeking their support in forming a coalition.

On 9 December, Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, [[Arun Jaitley]] wrote a blog suggesting that Congress should support AAP to form government in Delhi.<ref>{{Citation|last=ABP NEWS|title=Arun Jaitley slams Aam Aadmi Party|date=2013-12-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y6V1LdcgAU|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> The BJP did not reply and the INC agreed to 16 of the 18 issues and offered its outside support. On 14 December, BJP Chief Ministerial candidate [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Dr. Harsh Vardhan]] asked AAP to take congress support and form the government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/drharshvardhan/status/411852502095503360|title=Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> The AAP then sought public opinion through a variety of mediums<ref name="fp" /> such as via community meetings, text messages and pamphlets<ref>http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-18/news/45338283_1_arvind-kejriwal-leon-trotsky-direct-democracy</ref> about whether or not it should take the support of the INC.<ref name="fp">{{cite news|url=http://m.firstpost.com/politics/the-people-have-spoken-aap-to-rule-delhicongress-1298039.html?page=2|title=The people have spoken, aap to rule delhi congress}}</ref> AAP then formed a minority government with outside support from the INC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aap-to-form-government-in-delhi-arvind-kejriwal-to-become-chief-minister/articleshow/27779404.cms |title= Kejriwal Becomes CM |date=23 December 2013 |website = [[The Economic Times]]|access-date = 23 December 2013}}</ref> In a letter to the Lieutenant Governor [[Najeeb Jung]], the AAP did not however mention that it has the support of the INC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/in-youtube-video-aap-explains-its-minority-government-462469 |title= AAP explains its minority government |date=24 December 2013 |website = [[NDTV]]|access-date = 24 December 2013}}</ref> Jung then sent his recommendations to [[President of India|President]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. Kejriwal was then sworn in as 7th [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] on 28 December, leading the youngest cabinet in Delhi ever.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/arvind-kejriwal-as-delhi-chief-minister-to-head-youngestever-cabinet-check-them-out/1211515 |title= Arvind Kejriwal, as Delhi Chief Minister, to head 'youngest-ever' Cabinet; check them out |date=25 December 2013 |website = [[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date = 25 December 2013}}</ref> [[Maninder Singh Dhir|M. S. Dhir]] was elected as the speaker of the legislative assembly on 3 January 2014.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aaps-dhir-elected-delhi-assembly-speaker/article5534015.ece</ref>

Amongst its first tasks, the AAP initiated a corruption response mechanism in a "''durbar''";{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} it also retracted the [[Foreign direct investment#India|FDI]] in multi-brand retail that the previous government had sanctioned. Kejriwal said that though this would give consumers more options it has been shown that it "leads to loss of jobs to a very large extent. There is huge unemployment in Delhi and the AAP government does not wish to increase this unemployment. Delhi is not prepared for FDI."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-govt-withdraws-approval-for-fdi-in-retail/article5573839.ece|title=Delhi govt. withdraws approval for FDI in retail|last=Mehra|first=Vishal Kant, Puja|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> Yet he added that he was not against FDI by itself but that it needed to occur on a case-by-case basis.<ref>http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/01/aap-strikes-down-fdi-multi-brand-retail-201411471851252997.html</ref>

===Government resignation===
After 49 days, Kejriwal resigned as a chief minister following the failure of the introduction of Delhi's [[Jan Lokpal Bill]] in the assembly on 14 February 2014. [[President's rule]] was then imposed and the assembly was kept in [[suspended animation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=President's Rule Imposed in Delhi as Assembly gets into Suspended Animation|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/presidents-rule-imposed-in-delhi-as-assembly-gets-into-suspended-animation/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=15 February 2014}}</ref> [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Fresh elections]] were scheduled for early 2015.

==See also==
* [[First Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]

==References==
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{{Delhi elections}}
{{Indian elections}}

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[[Category: State Assembly elections in Delhi|2013]]
[[Category:2010s in Delhi]]