Sheila Dikshit appointed Kerala Governor

During the Delhi Assembly elections in December last, Dikshit suffered an ignominious defeat from New Delhi seat at the hands of Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal.  

Kejriwal, who succeeded Dikshit and has since resigned over the Jan Lokpal issue, won by more than 22,000 votes.

The Congress came a poor third bagging eight seats in a House of 70.

Dikshit served as Chief Minister from 1998 to 2013 in Delhi.

She had also represented Kannauj Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh during the period between 1984 and 1989.