Congress and AAP’s Tug of War Over Haryana: Alliance Negotiations Heat Up

The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are in intense negotiations over seat-sharing for the Haryana Assembly polls. While AAP demands 10 seats, Congress has only agreed to offer seven so far. The ongoing discussions feature key leaders from both parties and aim to strategize against the BJP.

The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are deep in negotiations for seat-sharing in the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls. Both parties are engaging in hard bargaining, with Congress offering seven seats against AAP's demand for ten.

Senior leaders, including AAP's Raghav Chadha and Congress' KC Venugopal, have already held two rounds of talks and are set to meet again soon. Inside sources reveal that the alliance talks are still in preliminary stages, but developments are expected in the coming days.

Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) has finalized candidates for 66 out of 90 seats so far. A sub-committee has also been formed to review the remaining seats. Meanwhile, reports suggest that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is showing interest in an alliance to prioritize defeating the BJP.

(With inputs from agencies.)