Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit came in for praise from an unexpected quarter on Thursday when senior Delhi BJP leader Harsh Vardhan hailed her as one of the finest politicians in the Capital.

The BJP leader said he was an ardent "admirer" of Dikshit who carries a strong personality and led Congress to three consecutive electoral victory in the city. "I am an admirer of Sheila Dikshitji. I have the highest regard and greatest love for her personality. Her loving face, her smartness, psychological insight, her guts to take decisions even if it may be wrong really impresses me," Vardhan said at a function to release a book by journalist Sidharth Mishra here.

"I wish you to occupy higher positions. We want you to rise to the highest level... We feel proud to say that she is our CM," he said.

However, he underlined as her "failure" to provide adequate water and uninterrupted power supply to the citizens in her 12-year tenure as Chief Minister. He also requested Dikshit to improve the "ramshackle transport system" and take steps to rid the Yamuna of pollution.

Dikshit thanked Vardhan for his compliments and said she would strive hard to make Delhi a better city to live in.

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