Indian capital facing President's rule followed by re-poll in six months

The Indian capital is facing President's rule followed by a re-election in the next six months, as none of the two major political parties has come forward to stake a claim to form the state government.

The two main political parties in the national capital -- the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the recently formed anti-corruption Aam Admi Party (Common Man's Party) -- secured 32 seats and 28 seats respectively, both short of majority in the 70-member assembly.

Though the BJP has emerged as the single largest party, routing the ruling Congress party which only managed to garner eight seats, it has indicated it would be comfortable sitting in the opposition in the assembly, echoing exactly what the Aam Admi Party (AAP) had said after vote counting ended Sunday.

The AAP, formed by former civil servant-turned-politician Arvind Kerjiwal barely a year back, has also ruled out supporting the BJP to form the next government in Delhi. "There is no question of supporting the BJP. Both the Congress and the BJP are corrupt," he told the media.

"We will prefer a re-election but will not form a government. Since the last year, we were the real opposition on issues that concerned the common man. Now we are officially in that role," he added.

Any party needs a minimum of 36 seats to form the government in Delhi which was ruled by the Congress for the last 15 years, headed by former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who was defeated by over 25,000 votes by none other than 45-year-old Kerjiwal in the prestigious New Delhi constituency.

Experts say that if none of the two main parties come forward to form the next government, President Pranab Mukherjee may impose his rule for six months followed by a re-election which may coincide with the general elections in 2014.