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Is Delhi Headed for a Hung House Again?

Is Delhi Headed for a Hung House Again? By  Deepak Parvatiyar January 27, 2015 Is Delhi heading for another hung Assembly again? The prospects of such a scenario loom large again, taking into account the nature of the contest and recent trends. While a largely triangular contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress leaves ample scope for a fractured verdict as was seen in the 2013 elections, what makes the contest keener is the fact that both the Congress and the AAP are fighting with backs against the wall. It is the question of their very political survival that makes them put everything behind the contest. AAP: Determined to Recover Lost Ground in Delhi Consider the way the AAP’s fortunes plummeted after its spectacular show in 2013. It had won 28 of the 70 seats in its debut  elections in Delhi  then and was second to the BJP’s 31, while the ruling Congress was routed and could win only eight seats. H