Published 16:13 IST, September 9th 2024

No Alliance Between AAP And Congress For Haryana Assembly Elections

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress will not be entering an alliance for the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana.

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Haryana Elections: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress reportedly failed to enter an alliance for the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana. According to various media reports the Congress was unwilling to allocate more than five seats to AAP, while the latter sought representation in double digits. 

The party's Haryana chief, Sushil Gupta, confirmed earlier today that AAP will declare its candidates for all 90 assembly seats by this evening if an alliance with Congress does not materialize. 

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Gupta expressed confidence in the party's readiness, stating that every AAP worker in Haryana is prepared to contest vigorously across all constituencies.

AAP names 20 candidates for Haryana polls

Moreover, AAP released its first list of 20 candidates for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls. The last date for filing nominations for the 90-member assembly is September 12.

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The party has fielded its Haryana unit vice president Anurag Dhanda from Kalayat and Indu Sharma from Bhiwani. Vikas Nehra has been fielded from Meham and Bijender Hooda from Rohtak.

The party was in talks with the Congress for a possible alliance in the state.

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However, the talks have been stuck over the number of seats to be contested by the AAP. According to sources, the Arvind Kejriwal -led party is demanding 10 seats while the Congress is offering five.

Earlier in the day, AAP's state unit chief Sushil Gupta said his party will release the names of candidates from all the 90 seats if the deal is not finalised by the evening. 

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15:35 IST, September 9th 2024