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  Sheila Dikshit stunned as party failed to read Delhi's mood

  India | December 08, 2013 16:40 IST

  New Delhi: “Bewakoof hain na (we are idiots, right?)”, retorted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today when asked if her party failed to read the mood of the city which it had ruled for 15 years.Dikshit,

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  Bolt from the blue for Dikshit, stares at uncertain political future

  National | December 08, 2013 16:40 IST

  New Delhi: After ruling Delhi for 15 consecutive years, three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday stared at an uncertain political future after she bore the ignominy of losing to fledgling AAP's Arvind Kejriwal in

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  "I was a fool", admits Sheila Dikshit

  National | December 08, 2013 15:43 IST

  New Delhi:  Outgoing Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today quipped "Main bewaqoof hoon" (I was a fool), when she was asked whether she failed to understand the mood of the people of Delhi.Dikshit made this

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  Delhi polls: We respect the verdict of people, says Sheila Dikshit

  National | December 08, 2013 13:39 IST

  New Delhi: Outgoing Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today accepted her party's defeat in the Delhi assembly polls."While we respect the people's verdict, we would also like to thank all the people of Delhi for

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  Delhi polls: We respect the verdict of people, says Sheila Dikshit

  India | December 08, 2013 13:09 IST

  New Delhi: Outgoing Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today accepted her party's defeat in the Delhi assembly polls."While we respect the people's verdict, we would also like to thank all the people of Delhi for

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  Delhi awaits a political Super Sunday

  National | December 08, 2013 6:27 IST

  New Delhi: The outcome of the Delhi assembly elections - arguably the most exciting among the five states that went to polls in Nov-Dec - will be out Sunday, with the fate of 810 candidates

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  I don't believe in surveys: Sheila Dikshit

  National | December 07, 2013 18:21 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that she does not believe in election surveys ."We don't work on the basis of surveys. I would say respectfully, I don't believe in these surveys,"

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  Don't believe in exit polls: Sheila Dikshit

  National | December 05, 2013 21:31 IST

  New Delhi: A day after opinion polls showed Congress faring poorly in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said she neither believes in exit polls nor agrees with projections made about her losing power.  “I

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  Delhi witnesses record turnout in tight triangular contest

  India | December 04, 2013 22:19 IST

  New Delhi: A record 66 per cent Delhiites voted today in the fiercely fought assembly polls, considered the litmus test for Congress ahead of the next year's Lok Sabha elections, as arch rival BJP and

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  Sheila Dikshit will fare well in Delhi polls: Rahul Gandhi

  National | December 04, 2013 17:04 IST

  New Delhi:  Rahul Gandhi is confident that Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit will fare well in the Delhi assembly elections."Sheila Dikshit has done a lot of good work for Delhi, so she will do well,"

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  Live reporting: Delhi registers record 65.86 percent polling

  National | December 05, 2013 20:08 IST

  New Delhi:  The national capital registered its highest-ever voter turnout of 65.86 per cent in the keenly contested Assembly polls with men and women coming out in almost equal numbers to vote.Delhi's Election Commission today

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  Sheila Dikshit with a six-point plan to ensure women's security in Delhi

  India | December 02, 2013 7:44 IST

  New Delhi: In an attempt to ensure a fourth term, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today endorsed a six-point plan, 'Delhi Womanifesto', to ensure women's security and promised to work tirelessly to implement it within the

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  Sheila Dikshit backtracks on alliance with AAP

  National | November 29, 2013 11:15 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday backtracked on alliance with Arvind Kejriwal led AAP within hours of not ruling out post-poll tie-up with AAP in case of hung assembly."Won't comment on alliance with

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  PM too busy to attend rally in Delhi: Dikshit

  National | November 29, 2013 11:22 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was too busy to address a public rally in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Thursday.Asked whether Manmohan Singh would address a campaign rally in the capital, Dikshit said:

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  Sheila Dikshit to 'hangout' with Delhi citizens on Google

  India | November 28, 2013 20:19 IST

  New Delhi: With some opinion polls showing her trailing behind other contenders, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is set to go interactive on Google Plus Hangout - an instant messaging and video chat platform -

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  Delhi elections: Kejriwal may defeat Sheila, BJP in New Delhi, says TNS survey

  National | November 27, 2013 10:51 IST

  New Delhi: If a survey by TNS done for The Economic Times is to be believed, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal may cause the biggest upset in Delhi assembly elections by defeating incumbent chief

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  Sheila Dikshit has assets worth Rs 2.7 crore

  India | November 15, 2013 7:07 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has declared assets whose value has more than doubled during the past five years, reaching around Rs 2.7 crore.Harsh Vardhan, Chief Ministerial candidate of BJP, along with his

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  Sheila Dikshit is a crorepati, assets up 40 pc in five years

  National | November 15, 2013 6:42 IST

  New Delhi: The value of assets owned by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit grew over 40 percent in the last five years, to Rs.18 million, according to an affidavit submitted by her Thursday.Chief minister candidate

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  List of Congress candidates for Delhi polls announced

  India | November 12, 2013 8:26 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Monday evening released the list of 56 candidates for the 70-member Delhi assembly. All sitting MLAs have been given tickets. Following is the list of candidates: Narela-Jaswant Singh, Timarpur-Surender Pal

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  List of 62 BJP candidates for Delhi polls, Vijender Gupta to take on Sheila Dikshit

  National | November 06, 2013 21:43 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP today released the list of 62 candidates for the Delhi assembly polls, leaving four seats for NDA ally Shiromani Akali Dal.  Party general secretary Ananth Kumar announced that the list contains