Potential kingmaker Rob Katter says he's spoken to representatives from Queensland's two major parties since rushing to Brisbane for post-election negotiations.
The Katter's Australian Party state leader made his way to the city on Monday morning to meet with his fellow KAP MP Shane Knuth and party colleagues.
In the wake of the cliffhanger election result, neither the ALP nor the LNP has yet secured the necessary 45 seats to form government.
As such, they may need the support of KAP and independent MP Peter Wellington to form a minority government.
Mr Katter told AAP he'd taken "a few phone calls" from both Labor and the Liberal National Party on Monday afternoon.
"They were premature and of limited substance," he said.
"(But) I'm sure we'll be meeting with them in the next few days."
Mr Katter's arrival comes after LNP deputy Jeff Seeney stepped down from his position to clear the way for a fresh start for the wounded party.
"I think he was central to many of the problems in the Newman government and I think we'll have a better government without him there," Mr Katter said of the decision.
But he wouldn't be drawn on who he'd rather work with next, with the likes of Speaker Fiona Simpson, Scott Emerson, Lawrence Springborg, John-Paul Langbroek and Tim Nicholls being touted as potential new leaders.
Regional and rural interests would be the main priorities for KAP in any future negotiations, the Mount Isa MP said.
In particular, he said KAP would dispute any plans for "populist-driven spending" on electoral sweeteners like sports stadiums and traffic tunnels.
He also conceded his party may not end up holding the balance of power after all, given the election result is still unclear.
"(But) all it takes is a scandal and a by-election," he quipped when asked about the narrow parliamentary numbers on 4BC.
He insisted KAP would be "colour blind" in any discussions with the major parties, despite a rocky relationship with the Newman LNP government.
The KAP MPs will also meet with Mr Wellington in coming days.
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