<p>The BJP Thursday told Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung that it cannot form a government in Delhi as it lacked majority support in the 70-seat assembly, raising the spectre of fresh elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan said the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 31 seats and has the support of an Akali Dal legislator, would prefer to occupy the opposition benches.<br /><br />The doctor-politician told the media that he told Jung that "in the absence of a clear mandate, it will be better for us that we sit in the opposition".<br /><br />"As you know, we are four short of a majority. We have no alternative... We seek the forgiveness of the people for our decision," he said.<br /><br />He said the BJP should not be held responsible if its inability to form a government leads to a fresh election in the national capital.<br /><br />While the BJP ousted the Congress from power in Rajasthan and retained Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the Delhi elections threw up a fractured verdict.<br /><br />The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took the second spot with 28 seats in a dream electoral debut. The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years, was crushed and finished with eight seats.<br /><br />Harsh Vardhan said he believed the Lt. Governor had a mandate to explore government formation within a week.<br /><br />He quickly added that the BJP was ready for another electoral battle.<br /><br />The AAP has declared that it will neither support nor take the backing of any party to form a government in Delhi and would prefer a fresh mandate.<br /><br />Harsh Vardhan said he believed in the politics of values and had no desire to induce members of other political parties to back the BJP in government formation.<br /><br />"We have always believed that politics should be based on honesty and values."</p>
<p>The BJP Thursday told Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung that it cannot form a government in Delhi as it lacked majority support in the 70-seat assembly, raising the spectre of fresh elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan said the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 31 seats and has the support of an Akali Dal legislator, would prefer to occupy the opposition benches.<br /><br />The doctor-politician told the media that he told Jung that "in the absence of a clear mandate, it will be better for us that we sit in the opposition".<br /><br />"As you know, we are four short of a majority. We have no alternative... We seek the forgiveness of the people for our decision," he said.<br /><br />He said the BJP should not be held responsible if its inability to form a government leads to a fresh election in the national capital.<br /><br />While the BJP ousted the Congress from power in Rajasthan and retained Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the Delhi elections threw up a fractured verdict.<br /><br />The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took the second spot with 28 seats in a dream electoral debut. The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years, was crushed and finished with eight seats.<br /><br />Harsh Vardhan said he believed the Lt. Governor had a mandate to explore government formation within a week.<br /><br />He quickly added that the BJP was ready for another electoral battle.<br /><br />The AAP has declared that it will neither support nor take the backing of any party to form a government in Delhi and would prefer a fresh mandate.<br /><br />Harsh Vardhan said he believed in the politics of values and had no desire to induce members of other political parties to back the BJP in government formation.<br /><br />"We have always believed that politics should be based on honesty and values."</p>