NEW DELHI, Dec 13:
Aam Admi Party, the second largest group in Delhi Assembly with 28 seats, tonight spurned Congress’ offer of unconditional support to form a Government as the city State stared at the prospect of President’s Rule.
Congress sent a letter to Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung offering unconditional support to AAP to form the Government stating the party would not like to put the burden on people of fresh election in the city State.
Congress’ offer of support came ahead of Jung’s meeting with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal tomorrow at 10:30 AM to discuss Government formation.
Soon after Congress’ offer of support, top AAP leaders met in Ghaziabad late tonight and decided to spurn the offer.
“We are sticking to our decision (not to form the Government”, Manish Sisodia, a member of AAP Political Affairs Committee and a newly-elected MLA, said after the meeting of the top leaders of the party.
AAP’s refusal to form Government came a day after BJP also declined to do the same citing lack of majority in the Assembly.
AAP emerged as the second largest party with 28 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, just behind BJP which finished on top with 31 seats on its own (plus one seat of its ally Akali Dal) but fell short of majority mark of 36.
DPCC president J P Agarwal said a letter has been sent to the Lt Governor offering support of eight Congress MLAs to AAP so that a new Government can be put in place at the earliest.
“We have decided to extend unconditional support to AAP so that it can form a Government. The people of Delhi must get a Government. It is the responsibility of AAP now to form the Government,” Agarwal told.
After a meeting of senior leaders, AAP leader Yogendra Yadav told the media that when legislature party chairman Arvind Kejriwal meets Lt Governor Najeeb Jung tomorrow, he will tell him that the party does not have the majority and was not inclined to form a Government.
“The Lt Governor has sent a letter to Kejriwal formally inviting AAP to discuss Government formation. We are going to meet him at 10:30 am. (PTI)
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