Delhi: no government lasts long
8 Assembly elections · 1993–2025 · every seat count and share is read from the official record.
Delhi has voted in 8 Assembly elections between 1993 and 2025. Bharatiya Janata Party has been the largest party in 3 of them — more than any rival.
Power has changed hands 4 times. The steadiest run was Indian National Congress's — the top party from 1998 to 2008 across 3 elections.
In 1998, Indian National Congress broke through — 52 of 70 seats — ending Bharatiya Janata Party's hold, which fell from 49 to 15.
In 2013, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 31 of 70 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 43 to 8.
In 2015, Aam Aadmi Party broke through — 67 of 70 seats — ending Bharatiya Janata Party's hold, which fell from 31 to 3.
In 2025, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 48 of 70 seats — ending Aam Aadmi Party's hold, which fell from 62 to 22.
The sharpest single swing was 2025: Bharatiya Janata Party went from 8 to 48 seats, a gain of 40.
The closest verdict was 2013: Bharatiya Janata Party finished just 3 seats ahead of Aam Aadmi Party.
Most recently, in 2025, Bharatiya Janata Party holds 48 of 70 seats on 45.6% of the vote — a clear majority (36).
Party identity
renames, splits and mergers along the way- Bharatiya Janata Party broke away from Janata Party in 1980.
- Indian National Congress saw All India Trinamool Congress break away in 1998; saw Nationalist Congress Party break away in 1999; saw YSR Congress Party break away in 2011; saw NCO break away in 1969; saw INCU break away in 1979; saw ICS break away in 1978; saw BAC break away in 1966; saw UTC break away in 1969; saw HVP break away in 1996; saw AINRC break away in 2011; took in MSCP in 2014; took in ICS in 1986; took in NNO in 1976; took in HVP in 2004; took in VHP in 1978.