Congress and JDS leaders today met Governor Vajubhai Vala and staked claim to form a JDS-led government in Karnataka. Leaders of both the parties including outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjuna Kharge along with JD(S) state Chief H D Kumaraswamy met Vala and submitted a letter seeking an opportunity to form the government.