1.   New Delhi argues that it was forced to take over the running of the state after hung elections in September left it without a government.

2.   The alliance was formed after hung elections last year.

3.   The BJP formed a government in New Delhi for the first time after hung parliamentary elections last year.

4.   The BJP itself formed a government in New Delhi last year following hung elections but it collapsed within a fortnight after failing to win a parliamentary majority.