Congress rules out support AAP to form govt in Delhi

Sources said the issue of formation of a government figured in the meeting. Following the party's dismal performance in Lok Sabha elections, some AAP MLAs had last week mooted a proposal for the party to once again form government in Delhi with support from either BJP or Congress.

Sources in AAP said a majority of sitting MLAs in the party do not want fresh elections immediately thinking the “Modi wave” may flatten them if polls are held anytime soon.

AAP had won 28 seats in its debut assembly elections in December last year and had later formed the government with outside support from Congress' eight MLAs.

BJP, along with its ally Akali Dal's one MLA, 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.

BJP has also said it would prefer fresh elections to forming a government through “manipulation”.