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Amid the ruins she stood tall. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit bucked the anti-incumbency wave that washed away the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
Clean air, a revamped transport system and good governance helped the feisty lady leave her Bharatiya Janata Party rival Madan Lal Khurana far behind.
A jubilant Sheila Dikshit outside the counting venue after she was declared elected from Gole Market constituency on Thursday.
Photograph: Sondeep Shankar/ Saab Press
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