Amid uncertainty over a possible alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, AAP national secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak said at a press conference that the party is fully prepared to contest all 90 seats in the Haryana elections with full strength. Those who underestimate us will regret it in the future, the AAP leader stressed. He said we are fully prepared and waiting for the party’s order. As soon as we get the word ‘go’, we will declare everything. We are ready to contest all seats with full strength and those who underestimate us will regret it in the future.
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The alliance talks between the AAP and Congress are stalled due to disagreements over seat sharing. Reportedly, the AAP has requested 10 seats, while the Congress is offering five to seven seats. Haryana goes to polls on October 5 and the last date for filing nominations is September 12. Earlier, AAP chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said discussions were on and hoped that “some conclusion” would emerge. When asked how many seats the AAP would contest if the alliance with the Congress is finalised, she said, “Talks are on, so it is too early to comment.”
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Congress on Friday released the first list of 32 candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections, in which former Chief Minister of the state Bhupendra Singh Hooda has been nominated from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana and state unit chief Udaybhan from Hodal seat. The first list of candidates was released after the meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) in New Delhi. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, former party president Sonia Gandhi, party general secretary and organization in-charge K. C. Venugopal, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Haryana in-charge Deepak Babaria and Hooda, among others, attended the meeting.
