▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁state . ▁ ▁Chief ▁minister ial ▁candidate ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁B J P ▁announced ▁that ▁Mal hot ra ▁would ▁be ▁party ' s ▁chief ▁minister ial ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁to ▁Del hi ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁▁ ▁While ▁Mal hot ra ▁easily ▁won ▁his ▁Gre ater ▁K ail ash ▁constitu ency , ▁the ▁B J P ▁failed ▁to ▁the ▁dis l odge ▁the ▁She ila ▁D ik sh it ▁government . ▁Only ▁days ▁after ▁election ▁results ▁were ▁revealed , ▁Mal hot ra ▁was ▁in ▁attend ance ▁in ▁the ▁Lok ▁Sab ha , ▁fu elling ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁he ▁int ends ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁instead ▁of ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Del hi ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁However ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁and ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁of ▁an ▁M LA ▁in ▁Del hi ▁and ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁Le ader ▁of ▁opposition . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁L ah ore ▁Category : B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁from ▁Del hi ▁Category : Del hi ▁ML As ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 3 ▁Category : 6 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁members ▁Category : 9 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁members ▁Category : 1 3 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁members ▁Category : 1 4 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha