Arvind Kejriwal to meet LG Najeeb Jung today, may push for fresh polls in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party will once again try to convince lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung to dissolve the assembly immediately and order fresh elections. All 27 party MLAs, led by party chief Arvind Kejriwal, are scheduled to meet the LG on Monday morning and ask him for a withdrawal of President's rule from the capital.

Senior party member and Patparganj MLA Manish Sisodia said they would also ask the LG to call MLAs of all parties and ask how it will be possible for any of the parties to form a government.

"AAP is clear that it wants fresh elections while Congress recently declared it will not support BJP or AAP. BJP had refused to form a government when it had 32 MLAs so how does it feel capable of forming a government with 29 MLAs now. If none of the three parties can explain how it will be possible to form a government, then the way is clear for the LG to dissolve the assembly immediately," said Sisodia.

Sources say that AAP's course of action will be decided after the meeting. On Sunday, AAP accused BJP of running away from fresh elections after the BJP state unit said the central leadership would take a final decision and was open to all three options-fresh elections, staking claim to government formation and extending President's rule.

"Statements with double meanings and consistent U-turns by BJP on the current political situation makes it clear that it is running away from facing fresh elections and wants to resort to the 'aaya Ram, gaya Ram' culture of politics, which the Supreme Court had warned against on April 17. It had stated that nothing should be done to facilitate horse-trading among parties. On the other hand, Congress' silence on whether it is willing to officially communicate to the LG and SC that the assembly be dissolved proves it is indirectly supporting BJP's horse-trading," said a party spokesperson.