Congress welcomes fresh elections in Delhi

With elections in Delhi imminent, Congress Party leader Sandeep Dikshit on Tuesday said the party welcomes it, and added that the Congress has always been in favour of holding fresh assembly polls.

"It's good, Congress has always wanted fresh elections in Delhi. We welcome this," said Dikshit.

When asked about the delay in deciding to hold elections in Delhi he said, "The BJP tried all kinds of means to form a government. After having tried everything, the only option left is elections."

Another Congress leader Shobha Oza said, "We are very happy with LG's recommendation on Delhi."

Lieutenant Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung has sent a status report today to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on government formation in the capital city.

Yesterday, Jung held consultations with the leaders of the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at the Raj Niwas to explore the possibility of government formation in Delhi. The LG met all the three party leaders separately.

In the meeting, all representatives of parties expressed their inability to form a government in Delhi.

With that, it is now almost certain that the assembly elections will be held in Delhi soon.

Delhi has been under President's rule since February after the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government stepped down after 49 days in power.

The BJP-Shiromani Akali Dal coalition has 29 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly. The alliance had won 32 seats in the Delhi Assembly polls held last year, but three BJP MLAs were elected to the Lok Sabha in the general elections. The AAP had won 28 seats in the polls.