India, Feb. 19 -- When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the February 2025 Delhi assembly elections, it marked more than just a change of guard in the Capital. For the first time since 2013, the same party was in power both at the Centre and in Delhi, fundamentally altering the tone and mechanics of governance in the National Capital Territory (NCT) as city residents have experienced in recent history.

The past decade in particular, Delhi's administration had been defined by friction between the elected government and the lieutenant governor (LG), who represents the Union government. With the BJP now governing both layers, officials and observers say the Capital has entered a phase of closer coordination, quicker decision-making and r...