Sheila Dikshit

Growth, revenue, deficit: Delhi's economy under two Chief Ministers

How Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal have shaped the national capital's development

Arvinder Singh Lovely formally takes charge as Delhi Congress chief

Newly appointed Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Arvinder Singh Lovely formally took charge of office on Thursday. He said reviving the party in the national capital and fixing its organisational structure are among his first priorities. Lovely was first elected as an MLA in 1998 from the Gandhi Nahar seat. He worked closely with former chief minister, the late Shiela Dikshit. He has served as transport, education, urban development and revenue minister during the Congress regime in Delhi. He has served as Delhi Congress chief earlier as well. Lovely was fielded against the BJP's Gautam Gambhir and the AAP's Atishi from the East Delhi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Sheila Dikshit's 3BHK flat in South Delhi may be Rahul Gandhi's new address

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may move into a three-BHK house in Nizamuddin East that belongs to former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's family

Kejriwal should follow Dikshit model of engaging with officers: Ajay Maken

Congress leader and former Union minister Ajay Maken on Sunday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should follow the "Sheila Dikshit model" of engaging with officers respectfully, holding dialogues with them rather than "mistreating" them, and persuading them to work for the city's advancement. He also said Kejriwal's past actions of summoning officers and allegedly using harsh words against them are only contributing to the City's distress. Maken's advice came as the Delhi government is engaged in a battle with the Centre over the control of the city's bureaucracy. Sharing his own experiences as a minister in the Sheila Dikshit government in Delhi during the BJP-led NDA regime at the centre in early 2000s, Maken said they worked with the bureaucracy to get things done in Delhi's interest. "I hope the current Chief Minister takes note of this journey and learns from it. Engage with officers respectfully, hold dialogues, and persuade them for Delhi's advancement. They will ...

Delhi MCD: All you need to know about the prestige battle in the capital

The polling for the 250 seats in the Delhi Municipal Corporation was conducted on December 4, and the results will be declared on December 7

AAP copying Sheila Dikshit development model, BJP stooping low: Priyanka

The Congress general secretary also said that Dikshit during her tenure as chief minister had developed Delhi into what it is today.

Amid rising prices, onion may influence Delhi Assembly polls in 2020

Onions have a love-hate relationship with Delhi. In 1998, when the BJP was in power, the rise in onion prices helped Congress defeat BJP. In 2010, when prices rose, Congress barely saved it's power

Consensus or confrontational politics?

It was Sheila Dikshit's governance abilities, combined with persuasive powers and without angst without finger-pointing that helped transform Delhi

Sheila Dikshit truly a daughter of Delhi who never stopped building bridges

Sheila Dikshit received the heartfelt send-off she did because she was truly a daughter of Delhi who never stopped building bridges

Letter to BS: Sheila Dikshit can be called a 'transformer' of Delhi

She was the CM of Delhi from 1998 till 2013 when Congress was ousted from power in Delhi by Arvind Kejriwal led AAP

Crowds gather in rain as Sheila Dikshit is cremated with state honours

Top Congress leaders, including UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were present at the funeral

Sheila Dikshit: The leader who brought old-world grace to new-age politics

Her ability to bridge apparent contradictions helped her become one of the most successful CMs of her time, and a face of development across India

Delhi govt declares two-day mourning for former CM Sheila Dikshit

Three-term chief minister Dikshit passed away on Saturday afternoon at a private hospital here after suffering a cardiac arrest

Sheila Dikshit, the stalwart who breathed elegance into Delhi's heritage

Not a born politician, she entered after her husband's demise, helping her father-in-law, learning the ropes in smoke-filled rooms and coming into contact with Indira Gandhi

Sheila Dikshit death; Modi saddened, Rahul devastated, others in grief too

Here is how leaders the leaders extended their condolences on Twitter

Ex-Delhi CM and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passes away at 81

Congress party tweeted, 'We regret to hear of the passing of Sheila Dikshit. Lifelong Congresswoman and as three-time CM of Delhi, she transformed the face of Delhi'

Life & times of Sheila Dikshit, the no-nonsense leader who modernised Delhi

Sheila Dikshit passed away at 81 on Saturday, hours after was admitted to Escorts Hospital in New Delhi

Sheila Dikshit takes charge as DPCC chief, says no talks on tie-up with AAP

Sources in both AAP and Congress, however, claimed that chances of forging an alliance for the upcoming polls have emerged with the appointment of Dikshit

Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit appointed as Delhi Congress Chief

Eighty-year-old Dikshit has been a three-time chief minister of Delhi

Wanted to quit in 2012 but stayed on after Nirbhaya: Sheila Dikshit in book

The recently published memoir takes readers through the lifelong journey of Delhis longest serving chief minister