Kejriwal Apologizes for Quitting, Seeks Fresh Election

But the AAP government -- later short of one party member -- was shortlived. Kejriwal abruptly resigned Feb 14 after the Congress, BJP and all others refused to let the Jan Lokpal bill pass in the house.

Since then, Delhi has been under President's Rule but the assembly was not dissolved. The AAP demanded fresh elections in Delhi.

The situation changed after the BJP won all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi this month.

After the Congress was pushed to a distant third in all seven Lok Sabha seats, a section of its legislators sent feelers that they were willing to again back an AAP government.

Initially, the AAP leadership refused the offer. But there was pressure from a section of its own legislators to explore the possibility of government formation.

Kejriwal said that the people of Delhi wanted him to again form a government. "Since the Lok Sabha election ended, I have been going around Delhi and people have said that we made a mistake (by resigning) and that we should not repeat the mistake.

"They (public) asked us to form a government... Otherwise, they said, they will not forgive us," he added. Kejriwal vowed to continue his meetings with the people of Delhi.