Congress rules out alliance with AAP in Delhi

Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said that there would be no alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Ms. Dikshit’s statement came after she met with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, AICC in-charge of Delhi P.C. Chacko and other senior Congress leaders to discuss what the party’s strategy would be for the upcoming polls. 

Although the Delhi Congress was not in favour of a tie-up with the AAP, talks of an alliance came up as sources said that the senior leadership of the Congress was



keen on an alliance after surveys and polls done by both parties indicate that if AAP and Congress contest separately in Delhi, the BJP could sweep the Lok Sabha polls.

The Delhi Congress said that its party workers were against the tie-up and had continued to attack the AAP on its policies and governance.

Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said that he was “tired of asking the Congress for a tie-up”. However, he made no mention of a seat-sharing formula and the AAP on Saturday announced candidates for six out of the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi.