NEW DELHI: The ‘Delhi deadlock’, as termed by the Supreme Court, is finally over. The Union Cabinet has accepted Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung’s recommendation to dissolve the Delhi assembly, and pave way for assembly elections.
The national capital has been running without an elected government since February when Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi chief minister after ruling for 49 days. The AAP chief had then requested the LG to dissolve the state assembly.
Ending the eight-month-long political uncertainty since then, Jung finally recommended dissolution of the Delhi assembly to the President as major political parties expressed “inability” to form government and preferred fresh elections.
The LG held consultations on Monday with political parties in the wake of the Supreme Court putting the issue on the fast track and giving him time till November 11 to
explore the possibility of forming a government.
The court was hearing AAP’s petition seeking early dissolution of the assembly which has been under suspended animation since February after the fall of the AAP
government.
Sources said the LG had offered BJP a chance to form government but the party declined saying it does not have the numbers. They said the decision not to accept an
offer by the Lt Governor to take a shot at power was taken at a meeting of top central leaders of the party on Sunday.
The party felt it should go for polls as enthusiasm among the party workers has increased following victories in assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.
Find below how people from different parties react to the dissolution.
