Sheila Dikshit speaks to NDTV on battle for Delhi: Highlights

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit talks about the battle for the capital, the effect of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and whether price rise will affect Congress's chances.

Ms Dikshit spoke to NDTV's Barkha Dutt on Election Nama. Here are the highlights:

• No election is easy
• I don't believe Narendra Modi has made this a tough poll for me
• I don't see any impact of Narendra Modi in Delhi
• Is Narendra Modi aspiring to be the Chief Minister of Delhi?
  
• In December, people will vote for Delhi government
• On Arvind Kejriwal: I am not going to comment on someone who has just entered politics
• We are going into a battle with a 15-year record
  
• Will face elections with confidence, not nervousness
• Have not got any invite for debate from Arvind Kejriwal
• I pick and choose who and where to debate
• We have a record of 15 years of good governance, only downside is we have more to do
• What we have achieved is historic, there are no full stops in Delhi
• Want to make Delhi truly world class, we could have done things better
• On Narendra Modi's 'ribbon-cutting Chief Minister' remark: I cut ribbons as I finish projects. Don't feel guilty, have tried my best
• Don't believe onion prices will cost us this election
• Delhi has highest per capita income, most people here can afford onion
• We worry for families below poverty line
• Delhi gets 24-hour power, so bills will naturally go up
• We have cheapest electricity, have subsidised it for the poor
• Losses in power, water sectors down; Delhiites get power for 24 hours
• Delhi has become a more affluent city
• We asked the CAG to audit private electricity firms, but it refused
• Would like to see lower tariffs, and will do so if costs are down
• Is UPA alone embroiled in scams? Everybody is living in a glass house
• On Commonwealth Games scam: We replied to the Shunglu panel and CAG findings and our replies were accepted. The CAG said there's nothing against our government.
• Delhi has limited land, but the city's green cover has gone up to 22-23%. North and East Delhi have changed a lot.
• Done my work for 15 years and never found a dull day
• Don't see myself as PM candidate, love to be in Delhi
• Congress never declares PM candidate, the party first focuses on winning the election
• The Congress MPs and MLAs then elect their leader
• On will Rahul Gandhi become Congress's PM candidate: Let Rahul Gandhi prove himself, he has a huge brigade behind him
• We look at Rahul Gandhi as good future for Congress
• Delhi should be much cleaner than it is, but there is multiplicity of authorities
• Cleaning the garbage will be priority area if we win
• On Rahul Gandhi's ordinance remark: He spoke from his heart, there is freshness in Rahul Gandhi
• On comparison with Gujarat: Delhi has highest per capita income
• You have raised the issue of malnutrition, will look into it
  
• Don't think there will be a hung Assembly in Delhi
• Congress or BJP will get clear majority in Delhi
• Phenomenal number of students come to Delhi, large number of colleges have come up here
• People come to Delhi to get good jobs, and they get these jobs here
• On women's safety: Need holistic approach, have to create a sense of security
• We will win the elections