New Delhi: After the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held their first formal assembly on Monday to debate seat-sharing preparations beneath the INDIA bloc for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, AAP leaders mentioned {that a} ultimate determination on seat-sharing shall be taken quickly, whereas the BJP alleged that there is confusion within the alliance.
The assembly comes amid rumours of discontent between the state items of the Congress and the AAP in Delhi and Punjab. AAP chief Atishi and different social gathering leaders had been current on the assembly held at Congress chief and convener of the Congress National Alliance Committee, Mukul Wasnik’s residence within the nationwide capital to debate the seat-sharing method.
After the assembly, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj instructed ANI that they’re constructive that seats within the INDIA bloc shall be finalised quickly. “We are absolutely positive that seats in the INDIA bloc will be finalised soon. Even when a party decides its ticket, there are many contenders for every seat. Even in a party, there is a problem in candidate selection as to whom to give tickets and whom not to. In such a situation, when there are two or three parties, there will definitely be problems. But this can be solved. Soon, all the parties will be seen coming together on a common platform,” the Delhi Minister instructed ANI.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla took a dig on the assembly of AAP and Congress on seat sharing and mentioned that there’s some confusion within the INDIA bloc, including that quickly each events will say, ‘Ek tha INDI gathbandhan’.
“There is some kind of confusion in the INDIA bloc. Today they are talking about seat sharing. There is confusion because they hold hands during the photo but they are not connected by heart. Bhagwant Mann once said ‘Ek thi Congress’, to which Pawan Khera said ‘Ek tha joker’. Very soon, both of them will say, ‘Ek tha INDI gathbandhan’,” the BJP chief instructed ANI.
Hitting out on the INDIA bloc, Poonawalla mentioned that the alliance is stuffed with contradictions, which is why they have not finalised their agenda and brand until now.
“The INDI alliance is filled with contradictions, which is why, till now, they haven’t finalised their agenda. They even have not decided on their logo. AAP has been formed by finishing Congress from Punjab and Delhi. Will it be possible for the AAP to give the tickets to those whom they have finished?” the BJP chief added. As the countdown to the upcoming Lok Sabha polls has begun, the INDIA bloc has begun its seat-sharing talks in earnest.
The allocation of seats turns into pivotal for Congress, particularly after current electoral setbacks. Meanwhile, India’s political panorama is present process a big transition because the 2024 Lok Sabha elections draw close to. The INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) consortium is gearing as much as problem the established National Democratic Alliance.
The bloc is struggling to resolve key challenges, together with finalising seat-sharing preparations and, most significantly, deciding on a PM face, whereas the BJP has began executing methods it specified by 2023 to safe victory typically elections.
