BHOPAL: Hour after the Congress party sought an appointment with Madhya Pradesh Governor staking claim to form the government in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the party is in a hurry while advising it to wait for the final results.
Madhya Pradesh BJP general secretary VD Sharma said, "They are in a hurry the final result has not come yet. They should wait, when the final results come, BJP will be the one with the majority."
The Congress party on late Tuesday night wrote a letter to Governor Anandiben Patel seeking an appointment with her to stake claim to form the government in the state. Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath, in a letter to Patel, said that Congress emerged as the single largest party and also have the support of independent candidates.
However, the Governor House said that an appointment would be given only after the situation is made clear by the Election Commission.
In the sate, Congress won 114, BJP 109, Bahujan Samaj Party 2, Samajwadi Party 1 and Independent 4. This was clarified by Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao.