After weeks of anticipation and disputes over the allotment of seats in the national capital ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, I.N.D.I.A bloc allies Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress revealed a collaborative agreement on Saturday for seat distribution across Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Goa.
The settlement between the reigning party in Delhi and grand old party revealed that Congress will vie for seats in 3 out of the 7 Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital, while the AAP will nominate candidates for the remaining 4 seats.
On Saturday, at a joint press conference held by the top leaders of both the parties, Congress general secretary and MP Mukul Wasnik said his party will contest the Chandni Chowk, North East and North West seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
“As you are all aware, Delhi Lok Sabha has 7 seats. AAP will contest 4 seats–New Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi and East Delhi–while Congress will contest 3–Chandni Chowk, North East and North West,” Wasnik said
This agreement will mark the first time since independence that the members of the Gandhi family will vote for another party in the New Delhi constituency, a seat the grand old party has set aside for the AAP.
