Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the Lt Governor will explore all options of forming a new government before taking a call.
"The LG will first explore all options of government formation. As of now, the Home Ministry has no role in it," Shinde told reporters here.
He was responding to a question on the possibility of imposition of President's rule in Delhi after the results of the Assembly elections where no party got absolute majority.
Sources said the LG is expected to call the single largest party BJP, which along with its partner Akali Dal's one seat has 32 MLAs, to know whether it is ready to form a new government.
If the BJP declines to form the government due to the lack of majority, the LG then may ask AAP whether it was in a position to form the government.
Sources said even though both BJP and AAP had declared that it would not stake claim of forming the government, the LG may call leaders of the two parties--Vardhan and Kejriwal--and discuss with them the posibility of government formation. If they stick to their public stand then, he may be left with little option but to recommend Central rule.
The outgoing assembly has been dissolved and the Lt Governor can set the ball in motion once the Election Commission notifies the new house.
