
The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are likely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls inalliance in Delhi. Sources close tonews agency ANIon Thursday said both theparties have finalised their seat-sharing alliance for the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital.
According to the agreement, AAP will conteston four seats while the Congress will fight on three.
The seat-sharing alliance came through after several rounds of deliberations anda meeting at KC Venugopal's house in Delhi.
During the meeting, KC Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik were present from the Congress side, while Sandeep Pathak, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi were representing the AAP.
In the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls the BJP won all seven seats in Delhi. In the 2004 elections the Congress had won 6 seats and the BJP 1,while in 2009 Lok Sabha polls the Congress won all 7 seats.
In addition to this, it has also been learntthat Congress is likely to give AAP one seat in Haryana, while AAP will support the Congress for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat.
The Aam Admi Party in 2015 had dominated the assembly elections winning 67 of the 70 seats. In the 2020 electionit won 62 seats.
In Gujarat, the AAP is demanding three seats in a potential alliance with the Congress, however a final agreement on this is awaited.