In the parliamentary elections of 2004, Delhi benefited from a twin incumbency factor - the anti-incumbency factor that worked against the NDA government at the centre and the incumbency factor at the state level that worked in favour of the Sheila Dixit-led Congress government. More importantly, while the BJP appeared to be a party old and unchanging in its style and membership, the Congress, by putting forward new, younger faces and by appealing to development issues, made a greater impact on Delhi's voting electorate.
