U'khand crisis: 'Confident' BJP says will wait for Guv's reply

March 19, 2016 12:20

Expressing confidence of forming the next government in Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday said that it was ready for fresh polls as Chief Minister Harish Rawat has no majority in the state, adding that it would now wait for Governor K K Paul's reply on the concerned matter.

"Thirty-five MLAs have come to Delhi who will meet the BJP president today. Also, they will go to the President (Pranab Mukherjee) if needed. We have told the Governor that we have the majority and asked him to allow us to form the government there. The Governor said that he would ask for a report from the government and consider the matter. We are ready for election... We will wait for the Governor's reply," Vijayvargiya told ANI.

He also alleged that the government in Uttarakhand has fallen due to Congress' internal rift.

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