New Delhi, May 7 -- Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday criticised Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar over the delay in inviting Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the government, alleging that the Governor was "buying time" to enable political manoeuvring in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Speaking to reporters amid the political uncertainty following the Tamil Nadu Assembly election results, Sibal argued that constitutional conventions require the single largest party in a hung assembly to be invited first to form the government and prove its majority on the floor of the House.

"At this point in time, no single party has the majority. Therefore, normally, the single largest party, even if they d...