4th Delhi Assembly
The Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted in October 2008 after the 2008 [Delhi Legislative Assembly election]s.
Election and government formation
In all, 7 national parties, 8 state parties, 53 registered parties and other independent candidates contested for the 70 assembly seats of the Assembly.With 43 seats, INC emerged as the single largest party, much ahead of the half-way mark required to form the government. Congress's tally was followed by BJP with 23 seats. Being the single largest party, INC approached the List of [lieutenant governors of Delhi|Lieutenant Governor of Delhi] Tejendra Khanna and made claim to form a government. INC hence formed the government with Sheila Dikshit as the Chief Minister.