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Elections in Delhi
Overview of the procedure of elections in the National Capital Territory of Delhi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elections in Delhi, the National Capital Territory of India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
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Main political parties
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the major political parties in Delhi. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) currently rules as the majority elected party in Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. In the past, various parties such as Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Janata Party (JP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were also influential in the territory.
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Lok Sabha elections
Keys: INC (52) BJP (48) BJS (6) JP (8) KMPP (1) JD (1)
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Vidhan Sabha elections
Metropolitan Council elections
Municipal Corporation elections
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