India, April 12 -- Delhi minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre is going to impose President's Rule, stressing that the Capital's ruling party has received "several indications" to this effect over the past few days.

"We have learned from reliable people that the BJP-ruled central government is going to impose President's Rule in Delhi. Many indications of this have emerged over the past few days," Atishi said during a press conference on Friday.

Delhi BJP leaders called the claims "baseless".

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