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Sheesh Mahal, Delhi
Sheesh Mahal is a term that is used in media and politics to refer to the residence in North Delhi used by Arvind Kejriwal during his tenure as chief minister of Delhi. The building is located in 6, Flagstaff Road and was built by the government of Delhi. The building became a major political issue ahead of the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections due to the cost of the building. The Bharatiya Janata Party accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...-led government of misusing government funds. References {{coord missing, Delhi Buildings and structures in Delhi ...
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Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal (; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Delhi. He was the chief minister from 2013 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2024. He is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) since 2012. He represented the New Delhi constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2025, and previously from 2013 to 2014. In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his involvement in the '' Parivartan'' movement using right to information legislation in a campaign against government corruption. The same year, after resigning from government service, he founded the Public Cause Research Foundation to campaign for transparent governance. Before entering politics, Kejriwal had worked in the Indian Revenue Service. Prior to that, he was a mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur. In 2012, he launched the AAP. In 2013, he assumed office as the Chief Minister of Delhi an ...
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List Of Chief Ministers Of Delhi
The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the List of lieutenant governors of Delhi, lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with its Chief Minister (India), chief minister. Following elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party with a majority of seats to form the Government of Delhi, government. The president of India, on the advice of the lieutenant governor, appoints the chief minister, whose Cabinet (government), council of ministers are Cabinet collective responsibility, collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that the person has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.Durga Das Basu. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 2 ...
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Government Of Delhi
The Government of Delhi, officially the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD; ISO: ) is the governing body of India's National Capital Territory of Delhi, whose urban area is the seat of the Government of India. It also governs the city or local governments in the area as per the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act. Union Territories are governed directly by the Government of India. There are a few exceptions, such as Delhi and Puducherry which also have their own elected governments with some limitations. In May 2023, a Supreme Court verdict ruled that the Government of Delhi has power over all administrative services, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), except police, land and public order, and the Lieutenant Governor shall exercise power under the administrative role. In May 2023, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark verdict affirming that the Government of Delhi holds authority over all administrative services, including the Indian ...
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2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election
The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 5 February 2025 to elect all 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes and declaration of results took place on 8 February 2025. The Bharatiya Janata Party won an absolute majority by winning 48 seats and formed the government The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won in 48 out of 70 seats, thus returning to power in the union territory of Delhi after 27 years. The incumbent Aam Aadmi Party, which was in power for the previous ten years, lost the election, with several of its prominent leaders and cabinet ministers including national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Satyendra Kumar Jain, Somnath Bharti, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Rakhi Birla, and Durgesh Pathak losing their seats. For a third straight election, the Indian National Congress did not win any seats, and 67 out of its 70 candidates had to forfeit their election deposit, although it increased its overall vote share compared ...
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi
Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India or people who trace their ancestry to India. While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day India, it was also used as the identifying term for people originating from what is now Bangladesh and Pakistan prior to the Partition of India in 1947. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people, of various ethnic groups. According to United Nations forecasts, India overtook China as the world's most populous country by the end of April 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population. In addition to the Indian population, the Indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in former British colonies due to the historical Indian indenture system, Arab states of the Persian Gulf, and the Western world. Particularly in North America and the Caribbean, the terms "Asian Indian" and "East Indian" are sometimes used to differentiat ...
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