AAP's 49 days

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December 4, 2013           

Elections were held in the Capital

December 8, 2013           

Poll predictions of a hung Assembly came true. The AAP surprised everyone with 28 seats. BJP got 32 seats, 4 short of the required majority. The Congress scored only eight seats.

December 13, 2013        

The BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Dr Harsh Vardhan informed lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung that his party does not have the numbers to form Government in the national Capital

December 14, 2013        

Jung invited the Aam Aadmi Party for talks on Saturday. The AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal sought 10 days’ time from the l-G to take a decision. Also sent 18 conditions to Congress and BJP for their ‘unsolicited’ support and cooperation

December 17, 2013        

The AAP decides to seek the opinion of the people of Delhi on forming a Government

December 23, 2013        

The AAP announced it would form the Government in Delhi with outside support of the Congress

December 28, 2013        

Kejriwal was sworn in as the second-youngest Chief Minister of Delhi

December 30, 2013        

On third day in office, Delhi CM announced the supply of 20 kilolitres a month (almost 700 litres a day) of free water to Delhi households

December 31, 2013        

Kejriwal requests CAG to order an audit into the finances of the three private power distribution companies. The Government also announced a 50 per cent subsidy on power consumption up to 400 units

January 11, 2014

Arvind Kejriwal’s experiment with direct democracy failed within 15 minutes as thousands crowded his first Janta Darbar

January 13, 2014

After the failed venture, Kejriwal said no more public interactions of the sort will be held any more

January 16, 2014

Sparking first sign of dissent within the AAP, legislator Vinod Kumar Binny threatened to go on hunger strike if Kejriwal did not fulfil the promises made in the election manifesto. Binny called Kejriwal an ‘autocrat’

January 21, 2014

Kejriwal and his Ministers staged day-long protest outside the high-security Rail Bhavan demanding suspension of three police officials

January 22, 2014

Kejriwal ends his dharna after l-G’s assurance to partially meet demands. law Minister Somnath Bharti carried out late night raids in South Delhi’s Khirki Extension

January 26, 2014

The AAP expelled laxmi Nagar MlA Vinod Kumar Binny

February 5, 2014

Expelled AAP MlA Vinod Kumar Binny on Wednesday withdrew support to the Delhi Government

February 6, 2014              

The Government ordered yet another probe into alleged irregularities in the construction of roads and flyovers during CWG

February 13, 2014

First day of special session, Jan lokpal Bill was not listed

February 14, 2014

The Government failed to introduce Jan lokpal Bill in Assembly. He addressed his party workers at party office at Hanuman Road and sent his resignation to Delhi l-G

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