New Delhi: The national capital Delhi has two ruling systems- central rule and the elected governance under the leadership of CM.
The former is through an unelected lieutenant- governor while the latter is elected by the people.
Two simultaneously elected legislatures and Governments run quite separately with neither of the two bodies given complete authorities over all departments.
The central government body being the power seat in the capital is bound by the international treaties that ensures the safety of foreign dignitaries, embassies, foreign diplomats and hence the Police department falls under the Union Home Ministry.
Though Union Home Ministry has control over Police in the capital, the law and order of the state completely lies with the elected government by the people.
The distinction between the two government bodies is as big as the difference between the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court separated by huge constitutional powers vested with the Central government.
Deli which is a part of centrally coordinated National Capital Region (NCR) with neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana. This was also created under the NCR Act falling under the Union ministry of urban development.
The elected regime only has powers limited to some extent while the majority and real powers lies with the Central government.
With the Anil Baijal and Arvind Kejriwal deadlock and neither of the body settling, giving way to another, it could be the breakdown of the constitutional machinery which would possibly put an end to elected regime and bring a complete central or presidential rule over the capital not unlike what full statehood AAP party is seeking.
Earlier the two governing bodies have had good work relationships where one would help the another party as a ‘big brother’ like Vijai Kapoor, a BJP-appointed LG (1998-2004) got Sheila Dikshit’s Congress government the money it needed (from the urban development ministry) for constructing flyovers across the city.
But the deadlock between the central government and the state government would only put a complete presidential rule over the state.
The half-statehood, half-central rule streams aren’t, running parallel. This could mean the end of AAP regime in the state.