AAP says it can’t form government

Posted on Dec 13 2013 - 11:03pm by IBC News

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Friday that it lacks the numbers to form a government in Delhi and this decision will be conveyed to Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Saturday.

“Today (Friday), we discussed all possibilities. But, we have decided that we will not take or give support of anyone to form the government. We are ready for the re-election,” party leader Yogendra Yadav told the media after AAP’s political affairs committee meeting at party convener Arvind Kejriwal’s house.

Earlier, Yadav said the AAP does not have majority support nor has it finished first.

“We don’t have majority (support) nor have we finished first” in the 70-member house, party leader Yogendra Yadav told the media.
Yadav said AAP founder leader Arvind Kejriwal would meet Jung Saturday in response to a formal invitation from the Lt. Governor regarding government formation in Delhi.
On Friday, the BJP, which finished at the head of a fractured Delhi assembly with 31 seats, said it cannot form a government. The AAP finished second with 28 seats.

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