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New Delhi – Amidst moves for government formation in Delhi, home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said his party the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take a decision on the issue.
“The party will take a decision,” he told reporters after Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who is election incharge of party affairs in Delhi, met him at the North Block.
He was replying to reporters on Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung’s report to the Centre recommending calling BJP to form government in the capital.
The home minister said the LG’s report has not come to him yet.
However, official sources said in his report, the LG has sought permission to explore the possibilities of formation of a government by consulting the single largest party, which is BJP with 28 seats in a House of 70. Its ally Akali Dal has one MLA.
After his meeting with the home minister, Gadkari said that BJP will not indulge in horse trading.
Senior party leaders feel that the LG should invite the single-largest party.
BJP leader Prabhat Jha, who is BJP vice president and state incharge of Delhi, also met the home minister.
Don’t understand how will a Govt of horse-trading will control inflation & power crisis in Delhi-Manish Sisodia (AAP)
Meanwhile, AAP leader Manish Sisodia said on Friday that the saffron party did not have the courage to face fresh elections.
Sisodia added a BJP government at this juncture would be one formed by horse-trading, according to ANI
Delhi is under President’s rule following Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation from the chief minister’s post in mid-February along with his ministers. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had stepped down, accusing the BJP and the Congress, which had given Kejriwal’s government outside support, of joining hands to stall a key anti-graft bill.
Sisodia’s statement came against the backdrop of reports of Jung sending the much-awaited status report on the political scenario of Delhi to the Centre.
LG has freedom of taking neutral decision,let him take call,BJP will reply at right time-Sambit Patra onDel Govt form
n the House, the BJP and its ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has 29 MLAs, down from 32 after its legislators Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Bidhuri and Pravesh Verma were elected to the Lok Sabha. The AAP has 28 members and the Congress has eight.
Haven’t received any official information or invite-Satish Upadhyay, State BJP President on Delhi Govt formation.
