NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday asserted that folks of Delhi will give all seven Lok Sabha seats to Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) within the coming elections, virtually ruling out risk of a tie-up with Congress within the nationwide capital.
Addressing a gathering in Punjab’s Tarn Taran, Kejriwal stated: “Individuals of Delhi have determined to offer all 7 Lok Sabha seats to AAP … if individuals of Punjab give all 13 seats to AAP too, it is going to strengthen the Bhagwant Mann authorities and the Centre will not dare to dam any funds for the state.”
Earlier, sources stated that two events had been discussing a attainable 4:3 seat-sharing system for Delhi, whereby Congress would contest yet another seat than AAP.
Kejriwal’s remarks come a day after he stated that AAP will contest all 13 seats in Punjab and 1 in Chandigath by itself, making it clear that there will likely be no seat-sharing association with INDIA bloc ally Congress.
“For Lok Sabha elections, Punjab has 13 seats and one from Chandigarh – a complete of 14 seats. Within the subsequent 10-15 days, AAP will declare its candidates in all of those 14 seats. You [supporters] should make AAP sweep all these 14 seats with majority,” the Delhi chief minister stated at a rally on Saturday.
Although AAP and Congress contested the current Chandigarh mayoral polls collectively, the 2 events haven’t been in a position to conform to a seat-sharing deal for 2024 Lok Sabha polls in a number of states.
AAP has harassed that it’s firmly with the INDIA bloc however has additionally been unilaterally saying its Lok Sabha candidates in several states.
Earlier this week, expressing dissatisfaction over lingering seat-sharing talks with Congress, AAP nationwide basic secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak declared his occasion’s Lok Sabha candidates on three seats in Assam.
Earlier than that, Kejriwal throughout his Gujarat go to in January declared Chaitar Vasava because the AAP candidate within the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat within the state.
The Kejriwal-led occasion has expressed concern over the tempo at which the seat-sharing talks are happening and has urged the INDIA bloc events, particularly Congress, to maneuver quick since there’s not a lot time left for Lok Sabha preparations.
AAP’s determination to go solo in Punjab and Delhi additionally comes on the heels of an analogous transfer by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who introduced the occasion’s determination to contest alone in West Bengal.
The TMC chief had additionally cited failed seat-sharing talks with the Congress for her determination to go it alone within the Lok Sabha polls.
(With inputs from companies)
Addressing a gathering in Punjab’s Tarn Taran, Kejriwal stated: “Individuals of Delhi have determined to offer all 7 Lok Sabha seats to AAP … if individuals of Punjab give all 13 seats to AAP too, it is going to strengthen the Bhagwant Mann authorities and the Centre will not dare to dam any funds for the state.”
Earlier, sources stated that two events had been discussing a attainable 4:3 seat-sharing system for Delhi, whereby Congress would contest yet another seat than AAP.
Kejriwal’s remarks come a day after he stated that AAP will contest all 13 seats in Punjab and 1 in Chandigath by itself, making it clear that there will likely be no seat-sharing association with INDIA bloc ally Congress.
“For Lok Sabha elections, Punjab has 13 seats and one from Chandigarh – a complete of 14 seats. Within the subsequent 10-15 days, AAP will declare its candidates in all of those 14 seats. You [supporters] should make AAP sweep all these 14 seats with majority,” the Delhi chief minister stated at a rally on Saturday.
Although AAP and Congress contested the current Chandigarh mayoral polls collectively, the 2 events haven’t been in a position to conform to a seat-sharing deal for 2024 Lok Sabha polls in a number of states.
AAP has harassed that it’s firmly with the INDIA bloc however has additionally been unilaterally saying its Lok Sabha candidates in several states.
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Earlier than that, Kejriwal throughout his Gujarat go to in January declared Chaitar Vasava because the AAP candidate within the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat within the state.
The Kejriwal-led occasion has expressed concern over the tempo at which the seat-sharing talks are happening and has urged the INDIA bloc events, particularly Congress, to maneuver quick since there’s not a lot time left for Lok Sabha preparations.
AAP’s determination to go solo in Punjab and Delhi additionally comes on the heels of an analogous transfer by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who introduced the occasion’s determination to contest alone in West Bengal.
The TMC chief had additionally cited failed seat-sharing talks with the Congress for her determination to go it alone within the Lok Sabha polls.
(With inputs from companies)