The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in an alliance in Delhi. The AAP has agreed to leave three parliamentary seats for the 'Grand Old Party' in the national capital.
Earlier, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal made it clear that his party would not have any alliance and would contest all Lok Sabha seats on its own. The move comes as a major jolt to Congress which is a part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc.
The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) already announced 27 Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
Last week, Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in what was their first meeting after the JDU president dumped the I.N.D.I.A bloc and joined the BJP-led NDA last month and later reiterated that he will not leave it again.
The possible meeting of the trio - Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann (Member of I.N.D.I.A bloc) is coming amid farmers' protests and seat-sharing talks. The key members of the opposition bloc - Mamata and Kejriwal - accused Congress of demanding more seats than they offered it.
Farmers, who had gathered at the Shambhu border crossing between Punjab and Haryana as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' call, faced tear gas and water cannons from security forces. In response, some farmers threw stones during the confrontation.
The statement from Congress comes as the farmers have put forth 12 demands before the central government for which have staged a protest in Delhi. The protest this time has been called by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee led by farmer union leaders.
AAP MP's statement has come two days after party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that it will also fight and win all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital in the upcoming elections.
Arvind Kejriwal made it clear that the Aam Aadmi Party would not have any alliance in Punjab and would contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state on its own. The move comes as a major jolt to Congress which is a part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc.
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Besides the Congress and the National Conference (NC), Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is also a part of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc from Jammu and Kashmir.
Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP government over the recent political developments in Jharkhand and alleged that the party tried to topple the government as the chief minister was a tribal.
Prashant Kishor ruled out the possibility of tampering of EVMs and said that he has written to the Election Commission urging to upload Form 19 and 20 on the website in a bid to bring an end to the controversy surrounding the EVMs.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh reiterated that the Opposition's alliance is only for the Lok Sabha elections and not for the Assembly polls in the states.
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The BJP has 15 councillors in the 35-member Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the AAP has 13 councillors and the Congress seven. The Shiromani Akali Dal has one councillor in the House.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi will hold a meeting today in Mumbai to discuss the seat-sharing formula among the I.N.D.I.A bloc allies in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The alliance had also invited Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar to attend the meeting.
Nitish Kumar walked out of the I.N.D.I.A bloc on Sunday, drawing flak from the Opposition. JDU leader KC Tyagi said that his party quit the Opposition's alliance because Congress was attempting to weaken the regional parties and was busy in grabbing important posts in the alliance of over 25 parties
Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister on Sunday, following a dramatic and suspenseful turn of events last week. Sharad Pawar said that the people will teach Nitish a lesson for "shifting loyalties". This comes after Nitish dumped RJD once again to rejoin his former ally BJP.
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