There are a lot more wild cards than usual in the 2024 provincial election campaign.

Opposition Leader Kevin ­Falcon surrendered his two dozen caucus members without a shot three weeks ago, which rewrites the lineup. There are six independents running, five of them former BC United MLA incumbents with much better shots at winning than most lone wolves.

Then there’s the B.C. Green Party, which unseated a government seven years ago after winding up holding the balance of power.

The prospect of a minority government with a mix of independents and Green MLAs in the expanded 93-seat legislature gets Green Leader Sonia Furstenau positively giddy with anticipation.

Remember the weeks of dramatic scheming in 2017 when the B.C. Liberals led by Christy Clark won by two seats but found that with three Green MLAs it wasn’t enough?

It took three weeks of ­negotiations and then a ­non-confidence vote and a ­collapse of government before it was clear who won. Election Day was May 19 but John Horgan wasn’t sworn in as premier until July 18.

Furstenau’s fondest hope is that something similar could happen........

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