The BJP will have a Chief Minister in Delhi nearly three decades after a hard-fought prestigious battle. The ruling party snatched the fortress from the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who ruled the national capital for almost 12 years. Of the 70 assembly seats, BJP won 48 – beyond the majority mark, while AAP managed to win 22 seats. Congress yet again failed to open its account.<\/p>\n
The last time the BJP had a Chief Minister in Delhi was nearly 27 years ago. Even then, the Capital witnessed three different Chief Ministers within a gap of five years – between 1993 and 1998. Let’s take a look at BJP’s old short tenure:<\/p>\n
In 1993, BJP’s Madan Lal Khurana, known as “Delhi ka Sher” (Lion of Delhi), was the first Chief Minister to serve Delhi after the state Legislative Assembly was reinstated through the 69th Constitution Amendment Act, 1991. The party won 49 of the 70 assembly seats, while the Congress got 14 seats. However, in 1995, Mr Khurana’s name appeared in the infamous Hawala scandal. Amid the mounting pressure and charges of corruption, he resigned within 27 months.<\/p>\n
Also Read |\u00a0Explained: BJP’s Delhi Election Performance In Numbers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Mr Khurana’s resignation paved the way for BJP’s Sahib Singh Verma – the father of Parvesh Verma who defeated Mr Kejriwal this election. After a brief power struggle between Mr Verma and Mr Khurana, the then-second BJP Chief Minister faced massive criticism over onion prices – which reportedly rose to Rs 60 per kg in 1998. Amid this, Mr Verma had to step down from the Chief Ministerial position after 31 months.<\/p>\n Then came in BJP’s third Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj – the first woman leader of Delhi. Her tenure lasted for 52 days, before the assembly elections.<\/p>\n In the 1998 assembly elections, Congress came to power with Sheila Dikshit <\/a>as the Chief Minister who ruled the national capital for 15 years. She was then defeated by Mr Kejriwal in 2013.<\/p>\n