Just a few days after announcing that Aam Aadmi Party will contest for all 13 seats in Punjab, the AAP extended an alliance offer to the Congress on Tuesday in Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal’s party, however, responded sharply to the offer, claiming the Congress is undeserving of even one seat in the national capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to finalise a seat-sharing deal before the crucial Lok Sabha elections, the AAP, which is presently in power in Delhi, has been in talks with INDIA opposition bloc partner Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AAP MP Sandeep Pathak said the party only wants the Congress party to run for one of Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats. According to the offer, the ruling party will run for the remaining seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the fact that the Congress Party does not deserve even one seat in Delhi on the basis of merit, they are giving them one in the name of dharma of alliance. They suggest that the AAP should contest on six seats and the Congress Party for one, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, AAP’s strong performance in previous Delhi elections, where it won a majority of the assembly seats, has emboldened its stance in the negotiations. The Congress, on the other hand, has been attempting to retake the national capital following a string of electoral defeats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initial discussion called for a 4:3 seat-sharing plan in Delhi, with the Congress running for four seats and the AAP for three. While, Pathak’s remark suggests that the parties were unable to come to an agreement that was mutually beneficial for both the parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notably, the BJP won all seven seats in the national capital during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, leaving the Congress and AAP with no seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The offer is given in the midst of ongoing disputes among the allies of the INDIA bloc, especially in Punjab, where the Congress chose to run alone after the ruling AAP rejected it. The Congress would contest independently for all 13 Lok Sabha seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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