The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed Aam Aadmi Party's plea for holding election in Delhi after Centre informed it that the assembly has been dissolved.
Refusing to ask the poll panel to fix election schedule at the earliest, the apex court said that the Election Commission will now take over.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had pulled up Centre and Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung for the delay in taking decision regarding government formation in Delhi. But later, expressed satisfaction over his moves to explore the possibility of government formation.
However, on November 5, President Pranab Mukherjee had dissolved the Delhi legislative assembly, following which the Election Commission of India revoked the notification for by-polls to three Delhi assembly seats, which had been scheduled for November 25.
Ending the eight-month-long political uncertainty, Union Cabinet on November 4 had approved dissolution of Delhi assembly, which had paved the way for holding of fresh polls in the capital which is under President's Rule since February after the AAP government quit after ruling for 49 days.
Previous updates
13:56 IST Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Battle for Delhi: Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says won't contest polls
Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said she would not be contesting in the upcoming assembly polls, but added that she would help her party in the triangular battle. "I will not fight the elections, but will do all to help the Congress. Whatever will be said to me, I am ready for that," said Dikshit. "We are soldiers of the party. The party has not yet told me anything in this regard. When the party will say anything, then we will take decisions," she added when asked whether she would be the Congress party's chief ministerial face in the upcoming polls. Read more
13:47 IST Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Manish Sisodia targets Sheila Dixit, Satish Upadhyay; alleges Congress, BJP hand-in-glove
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are politically hand-in-glove, and lashed out at former chief minister Sheila Dikshit and Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay for their critical comments against his party. Read more
10:50 IST Tuesday, 4 November 2014
BJP going for polls as it knows it can't horse trade, says Congress
Launching a frontal attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Tuesday said that the party has agreed for fresh assembly polls in Delhi as they areaware that they cannot horse trade anymore. "There should be polls in Delhi but I am surprised with the BJPs behaviour. Now they want polls because they know that they cannot horse trade," said Alvi. The BJP had refused to form a minority government in Delhi. Read more
7:30 IST Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Delhi may go to polls next year; BJP and AAP not ready to form government
BJP ultimately succeeded in scripting its political course in Delhi. The party has managed to delay announcing fresh elections by about two months. With two big political parties, BJP and AAP not ready to form the government, the Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung is now going to announce fresh elections. Read more
20:48 IST Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Depriving Delhiites of government is inappropriate in democracy: Ambika Soni
Congress leader Ambika Soni on Monday said that depriving the people of Delhi of a government for so long is not appropriate in a democracy. "In Delhi, for so many months there has been no government. We say that whichever party has numbers should go to the LG and form the government. After AAP failed and expressed their inability in the capital, now this issue is being unnecessarily dragged. The people of Delhi are being deprived of a government. How far is this appropriate in a democracy?" said Soni. Read more
19:41 IST Monday, 3 November 2014
Arvind Kejriwal congratulates people of Delhi after parties' no-government formation stand
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday"congratulated" the people of Delhi after the political deadlock over government formation here appeared to come to an end with BJP declining to take a shot at forming the government in the national capital. Finally...Congratulations to the people of Delhi," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener said in a tweeted after, along with BJP and Congress, it today apprised Lt Governor Najeeb Jung that they wanted fresh elections in Delhi. On its official twitter account, AAP added, "The collective desire, will & vigilance of people has won over politics of immoral manipulations & unethical arrangements. Congratulations!." Read more
4:44 IST Monday, 3 November 2014
It is gross "injustice" to the people of Delhi to keep them deprived of a government for so long, Congress General Secretary Ambika Soni said on Monday and called for fresh polls in the state "if party with numbers" does not come forward to stake claim to form government. Indirectly referring to BJP, Soni said it should have come forward to stake claim after Arvind Kejriwal resigned. "When the government led by AAP resigned, the second largest party after it should have come forward to stake claim to form the government in Delhi. "But that did not happen and the imbroglio continues. Read more
Fresh polls imminent in Delhi as none of the parties willing to form government
Delhi is all set for fresh elections as none of the parties are willing to form a government in this point of time. BJP, AAP and Congress clearly expressed their view during their meeting with Delhi LG Najeev Jung. Jung will be soon sending a report to President Pranab Mukherjee based on his consulations with the top political parties. "LG has conveyed to us that all political parties want fresh elections," Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia said after meeting Najeeb Jung. "Our stand remains what it was eight months back that we want fresh polls in Delhi so that people of national capital can once again get cheap electricity, water and good governance," Manish Sisodia said. Read more
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