New Delhi: The national capital appears to be heading for assembly elections within next six months with all three major parties -- BJP, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress -- contending that there was no option but to seek people's mandate afresh for formation of a new government.
A number of senior leaders from these parties admitted that their MLAs were reluctant to face the elections anytime soon but said preparations for fresh polls have already begun considering the current political situation.
"BJP is ready for fresh elections. The party has already started preparations for it. There is no possibility of government formation by any party and in such a situation, elections are the only option," former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta said emphatically.
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Sources in BJP said a sizeable number of party MLAs have already apprised the leadership about their unwillingness to go to polls again but they have been told to get ready for elections.
President's rule was imposed in Delhi on February 17 and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung is likely to send a report to the Centre in a month or two, detailing about the political situation.
"The ball is on Lt Governor's court. It is his prerogative to take the next step. Based on his report, a decision may be taken (by the Centre)," said Gupta.
The Union Cabinet is likely to take a decision on whether to extend President's rule by another six months or go for fresh polls based on LG's report. Sources in Delhi BJP said they have apprised the leadership about their readiness to go for polls.
They said though a section in the party had made some efforts to form a government, the leadership did not approve the initiative.
"He (Arvind Kejriwal) had deserted Delhiites dreaming to become Prime Minister. As his dream crash landed, he has again come back to Delhi to try and regain his power and position. We will not support AAP again. We are very clear about our decision," said Lovely.
Like in assembly polls, the fledging AAP emerged as the second largest party in the Lok Sabha polls though it could not win a single seat.
The AAP had made a dream debut in the assembly polls winning 28 seats riding on anti-corruption plank and promise to provide clean governance.
In the assembly polls, the Congress had secured a vote share of 24.55 which came down to 15.1 per cent in the Lok Sabha election.
The BJP had secured 33.07 per cent vote share in the assembly polls which increased to 46.1 per cent in the Lok Sabha polls. The AAP's vote share also increased to 32.9 per cent from 29.49 per cent in the assembly polls.
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Following the shocking defeat in the assembly election, the Congress leadership had appointed young leader Lovely as DPCC chief after J P Agarwal resigned from the post.
AAP had won 28 seats in its debut assembly elections and had later formed the government with outside support from Congress' eight MLAs.
BJP, along with its ally Akali Dal's one MLA, had won 32 seats in the 70-member assembly. The number of BJP MLAs has come down to 28 as three party legislators Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Bidhuri and Pervesh Verma have been elected to Lok Sabha.
The government led by Kejriwal had resigned on February 14 after the party's pet project, the Janlokpal Bill, could not be passed due to opposition from BJP and Congress.
President's Rule was imposed in Delhi on February 17.
The Lt Governor had not favoured dissolution of the 70-member Delhi assembly as recommended by the Council of Ministers headed by Kejriwal and kept the assembly in suspended animation.
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