India, April 22 -- The demand for granting full-statehood to Delhi is not a new issue, but a much-discussed topic among political parties, even though the residents of Delhi hardly ever talked about it or cared for it. Earlier both the BJP and Congress had proposed granting full-statehood to Delhi. In fact, the proposal also found space in the BJP manifesto of 2014. However, this year the BJP manifesto included no such promise.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party of Delhi has made the granting full-statehood to Delhi its prime agenda. Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has addressed this issue in every rally in the city and elsewhere. Moreover, the opposition political parties like TDP and Trinamool are also supporting this demand.

An AAP rall...