Sheila Dikshit sticks to her stand on Delhi govt formation row

Undeterred by attack from within Congress for her comments on government formation in Delhi, Sheila Dikshit on Sunday stuck to her position, saying she did not back BJP’s bid to power and was only explaining the ‘factual and constitutional’ provision on the issue.

The former Delhi chief minister, who had led Congress to consecutive victories in assembly polls in Delhi in 1998, 2003 and 2009, maintained that it will not be wrong to invite BJP to form the government if the Lieutenant-Governor feels it has the numbers.

Asked how BJP can form a government as both Congress and Aam Aadmi Party had ruled out support to it, Dikshit said it was for BJP to get the numbers.

‘It is for them (BJP) to get the numbers. What I said was factual and constitutional,’ Dikshit said.

She also said she cannot think of backing BJP and was only explaining norms and rules.

‘If they have the numbers, that’s the only way they can form a government. Its not about my supporting or anybody supporting them. The LG has to be satisfied that they have a majority and only then they can form a government.

Asked about Congress’ criticism for her comments, Dikshit said, ‘the party, probably, did not 

understand what I had said.