Arvind Kejriwal (Photo by: M Zhazho/India Today) Arvind Kejriwal (Photo by: M Zhazho/India Today)

This one is unprecedented. With neither the BJP nor the AAP securing a simple majority in the Delhi Assembly polls, leaders of both the parties are asking one another to form the government, refusing to take Congress' support (if it decides to offer such support). Assembly Elections 2013: Full Coverage



As the final seat tally stood at 32 for BJP (31 + 1 for Akali Dal) and 28 for the AAP, with the Congress at 8 in the 70-member Assembly, the verdict is a hung assembly.



Amid speculation that AAP may tie up with the Congress, Arvind Kejriwal denied any such possibility. He said his party would neither support any party nor seek any party's support and would happily play the role of a constructive Opposition.

(I don't want to be CM: Arvind Kejriwal)



Hours later on Headlines Today, the BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan too said he was not interested in forming a government "by hook or by crook". "People of Delhi have not given us the mandate to rule," he said.

(People matter: 5 ways AAP rewrote the rules of the game)



Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on a news channel too asked why the AAP was shying away from forming the government in Delhi with Congress support.





To this, AAP ideologue Yogendra Yadav said why wasn't the BJP willing to join hands with the Congress and form the government.So, the deadlock.

(How the BJP shook the Congress and AAP shook both | We were fools, admits Sheila Dikshit )



The only way out of this 'pehle AAP, pehle BJP' statements could be a re-election, suggested AAP leader Prashant Bhushan.



We are ready for a re-election if no party can form the government, he said. ( Kejriwal's AAP moves from 'occupy' to Opposition in Delhi )



But is Delhi ready for a re-election?





Since BJP doesn't have clear majority in Delhi, will they say Pehle AAP? Numbers sometimes can really play truant! &; Dipankar (@Dipankar_cpiml) December 8, 2013

Both the BJP and AAP are fighting for the 2nd/3rd spots in Delhi elections. Big ego's and reputation at stake for them. #BattleOfLosers &; Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) November 23, 2013