The BJP stunned political pundits by scoring surprise victories in the Haryana and Maharashtra assembly polls. Can the party pull off the same in the high-stakes Delhi election?
Delhi is witnessing a high-decibel election — the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is fighting to equal Sheila Dikshit’s record of a hat-trick, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is desperately trying to regain control of the capital after more than 26 years. The Congress, which had ruled Delhi under Dikshit for 15 years from 1998 to 2013, is desperately trying to come out of the political wilderness. ET takes a look at the factors in play as Delhi votes on February 5.