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Ready for assembly election in Delhi: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi: Upbeat over party's spectacular victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Delhi BJP chief Harsh Vardhan today said the party was ready for assembly election in the city “anytime soon” and exuded confidence of

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: May 18, 2014 12:34 IST
However, BJP's strength will come down to 28 as three sitting MLAs, Vardhan, Pervesh Verma and Ramesh Bidhuri have been elected as MPs.  

AAP won 28 seats followed by Congress with eight. JD-U had won one seat while one seat had gone to an Independent.  

Vardhan's remarks case as AAP MLAs mooted a proposal for the party to once again form the government in Delhi, with outside support.

At a meeting of its top leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, some AAP legislators, who claimed to be around 20 in number, are said to have conveyed to the leadership that the party should make a fresh attempt at forming the government.  

Sources said party MLA Rajesh Garg mooted the idea while describing Kejriwal's decision to resign in February after 49 days in power as one of the major reasons behind AAP's poor showing in the city in Lok Sabha polls.

Vardhan said any decision on holding of assembly polls in Delhi will have to be taken by the new Government at the Centre.

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