Making whole with charge of half a state
New Indian ExpressThe governance of Delhi has always intrigued me. I always wondered how Delhi CMs worked with lieutenant governors breathing down their necks. Yet, she and I worked well together, particularly in organising the Commonwealth Games, which would probably never have taken off but for her steely determination and never-say-die spirit. I felt then, and I think now, that Delhi must have a full government run by legislators elected by the people in complete control over the bureaucracy. Jasmine Shah’s first book, The Delhi Model, tells the story of how the AAP pulled off an incredible coup in the nation’s capital, the change of direction it effected in several key areas of concern to the commoner, how it struggled against lieutenant governors and the Centre, and yet won two elections with huge majorities.
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