Sources said in case BJP decides to form government, senior leader and former finance minister Jagdish Mukhi could be a strong contender for the chief minister's post.
They said the party was confident of getting the required support of MLAs from other parties, , with reports suggesting that government formation in Delhi could hinge on a group of Congress MLAs breaking away to support a BJP government to avoid fresh assembly polls.
The possibility of a split in the eight-member Congress unit in the Assembly has been doing the rounds for some time now. The moves for government formation have gathered momentum after the appointment of Satish Upadhyay as Delhi BJP chief and Amit Shah as national president.READ ALSO: BJP eyes Congress split to form govt in Delhi
After a meeting with party legislators, Satish Upadhyay said the party will consider formation of government if the lt governor invites it to take over the reins.
"We will consider it (formation of government) provided Lt Governor Najeeb Jung calls us," he said. He, however, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders of the party will take a final call on the issue.
He held a separate meeting with all seven party MPs from Delhi on Tuesday to know their views on whether BJP should try to form a government in Delhi or prefer fresh polls.
Satish Upadhyay's appointment as Delhi unit president has prompted hectic activity in the party
In today's meeting, majority of the MLAs were in favour of the party forming the government.
A significant number of party MLAs have already apprised the leadership about their unwillingness to face fresh polls and have been favouring taking a shot at government formation while some of the senior leaders were opposed to it.
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The BJP had won 31 seats in the assembly polls in December last year but its number came down to 28 in the 70-member house after three of its legislators Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Bidhuri and Pervesh Verma were elected to Lok Sabha.
BJP's ally Akali Dal had won in one seat.
BJP's Venkaiah Naidu with Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung
Following resignation of three BJP MLAs, the strength of the assembly has come down to 67 and BJP would require support of five more MLAs to form government.
President's rule was imposed in Delhi on February 17 after AAP government had resigned. Lt governor Najeeb Jung is likely to send a report to the Centre in a month or two on the political situation. The Union Cabinet is likely to take a decision on whether to extend President's rule by another six months or go for fresh polls.
The BJP had come first in 60 of the 70 assembly segments in the Lok Sabha polls.
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the BJP of trying to "buy" its MLAs and engaging in horse-trading.
AAP leader Ashutosh on Wednesday said the way the BJP is shamelessly indulging in horse-trading to lure MLAs to form a government in Delhi is a blot on democracy.
"The way the BJP is trying to buy the members of other parties is a crime," said Ashutosh .
"BJP is known for horse trading MLAs, be it in Karnataka or Kalyan Singh Government in UP or Keshubhai Patel in Gujarat," he added.
The AAP on Tuesday released a recorded audio message of Kejriwal accusing the BJP of indulging in horse-trading to form the government in Delhi.
"The BJP is resorting to dishonest and highly unethical methods to form the government by offering Rs 20 crore each to many MLAs," said the message in Hindi.
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