If Sheila Dikshit was a picture of happiness her BJP rival Madan Lal Khurana was the epitome of despondency.
Though the veteran leader and former Delhi chief minister managed to win the Moti Nagar seat, his party had to taste defeat.
The various opinion and exit polls got it spot on. A high profile campaign involving television and Bollywood actors notwithstanding, Khurana failed to steal the thunder from Dikshit.
Khurana stayed put at his residence after his party's defeat.