"There is nothing wrong or unconstitutional in this process. There is nothing wrong if BJP is asked to form the government (in Delhi)," 86-year-old Badal told reporters here while replying to questions pertaining to the issue.
Delhi's Lt Governor Najeeb Jung had recently sent a report to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking permission to call the single largest party to take a shot at power though it is well short of majority in the Assembly.
Badal, chief patron of the SAD, a key ally of the BJP, said that having another state assembly election involves a huge burden on the exchequer and is legitimately avoidable.
"The single largest party, if asked to form a government has to prove its majority on the floor of the House during a specific period," the five-time Chief Minister, said.
He was of the view that it was in the fitness of the the things to make an effort to form the government in Delhi.
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