New Delhi: Newcomer Aam Admi Party, born out of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation, today created history by winning 28 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly election which saw BJP emerging as the single largest party and Congress suffering a rout with three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit even losing her own seat.
It is a hung House with BJP winning 31 seats, falling short of the majority mark of 36 despite its ally Shiromani Akali Dal getting one seat.
Reduced to number three position, Congress bagged a paltry eight seats as many senior ministers and heavyweights failed to retain their constituencies in the election that saw massive anti-incumbency wave.
One seat each was secured by Janata Dal (U) and Independent.
A visibly shaken Dikshit, who ruled Delhi for 15 years, sent her resignation to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung around noon as trends indicated a debacle from Congress in the hustings.
“We accept our defeat and we will analyse what went wrong. We respect what the people of Delhi have decided and thank them for supporting us for last 15 years,” Dikshit told reporters at her residence during a brief appearance and even snapped when asked if her party failed to read the mood of the city.
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