NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party will contest the Delhi meeting elections by itself with out alliance with Congress, occasion chief Gopal Rai stated on Thursday, noting that the 2 events had come collectively within the nationwide capital just for Lok Sabha polls.
“This is clear from the very first day that the INDIA alliance was formed for Lok Sabha elections. As far as Vidhan Sabha is concerned, no alliance has been formed. AAP will fight elections with its full strength,” Rai, who’s Delhi Minister for Environment, informed ANI.
The two events drew a clean within the Lok Sabha polls within the nationwide capital with BJP successful all of the seven Lok Sabha seats. While AAP contested 4 of seven seats, Congress put up candidates on three seats.
Rai had additionally informed reporters that opposition events had come collectively within the INDIA bloc to tackle the BJP within the Lok Sabha polls and there was no alliance for meeting polls.
“It is clear from the beginning that the INDIA alliance was formed for the Lok Sabha elections. We fought Lok Sabha elections together but in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections, there is no alliance. We will fight the Vidhan Sabha elections together with the people of Delhi,” he stated.
AAP and Congress are a part of the INDIA bloc. While the 2 events had an alliance in Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Punjab and Gujarat, there was no alliance between the 2 in Punjab. Congress received seven seats in Punjab in comparison with three received by AAP which is in energy within the state.
Assembly polls in Delhi are anticipated to be held in early 2025. Congress couldn’t win a single seat within the Delhi meeting polls held in 2020. While AAP received 62 out of the 70 seats, BJP secured eighth seats within the final meeting polls.
The announcement by AAP comes even because the newly elected Lok Sabha MPs haven’t taken oath and talks are being held among the many INDIA bloc companions for higher coordination to tackle the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance authorities.
