President's Rule Likely In Delhi As Political Deadlock Continues


New Delhi: The possibility of President's Rule looms large in Delhi as the political deadlock continues over the formation of government in the national capital even nine days after the elections that threw up a hung verdict.

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung sent a detailed report to President Pranab Mukherjee about the current political situation and mentioned that government-formation in Delhi was not possible now.

The tenure of the current assembly will end on December 18 and President's Rule has to be imposed after that if a government is not put in place by then, top officials said.

They said Mr Jung was now waiting for a directive from the Centre.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had, on Saturday, put the onus on the Congress and the BJP for taking its support to form a government by putting forth 18 conditions and wanting to know their views on them, a move seen as an attempt to rebut criticism that it was shying away from taking responsibility.

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Source: PTI