In a bid to break the impasse on government-formation, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung last night spoke to Harsh Vardhan, BJP's chief ministerial candidate and leader of the single largest party in assembly polls, for discussion today. Mr. Jung called Vardhan over phone and told him that he wanted to discuss with him government-formation. Mr. Vardhan told a news agency that he conveyed to the LG that he is going to Raipur today to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Raman Singh as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and will be able to meet Jung after his return to Delhi in the evening.

The Delhi polls threw up a fractured mandate with no party securing majority in the 70-member assembly and BJP emerging as the single largest party with 31 seats. BJP's ally Akali Dal has one MLA. AAP has got 28 seats in the assembly followed by Congress' eight. JD-U has won one seat while Mundka seat has gone to an Independent.

Both BJP and Aam Aadmi Party stuck to their ground of not forming a government and preferring fresh elections instead. BJP reiterated his party's stand on the issue, saying it does not have the required numbers to form the government while AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal declared his party would prefer to face fresh polls.

President Pranab Mukherjee had asked Lt Governor about the process of government formation in Delhi. Official sources said Mr. Mukherjee asked Jung about how he was proceeding on the issue amid speculation that Delhi will be put under President's Rule and fresh elections will be announced