Decision on govt formation in capital soon: Delhi BJP chief

July 13, 2014 12:30

Tasked to strengthen the party, newly-appointed Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay today said a final decision on whether to attempt a shot at government formation or seek fresh mandate in the capital will be taken "soon" after eliciting the opinion of MLAs, MPs and senior leaders.

Fifity-two-year-old Upadhyay, known to be close to the RSS, said the party was "confident" of getting "sizable" number of seats in case of fresh elections and referred to BJP coming first in 60 of the 70 assembly segments in the Lok Sabha polls.

"A decision on whether to go for fresh polls or try to form a government will be taken by senior leaders of the party after taking views of the MLAs and MPs. It will be a policy decision which will be taken as soon as possible," Upadhyay told PTI in an interview.

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