Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, which are trying to reach an agreement in many states including Delhi and Punjab for the Lok Sabha elections, are now close to a deal.
Sources say that both the parties consider themselves strong in Punjab.
Here, these two parties are at first and second position, whereas against BJP there is talk of alliance. He is the fourth party there.
In such a situation, both the parties have agreed that there should be no alliance in Punjab and both the parties should fight on all the 13 seats. The strategy behind this is that if any seat comes to anyone, it will be in India’s account only.
Apart from this, an agreement can be reached in Delhi and Gujarat within a week. In Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party can contest elections on 4 seats, while three can be left for Congress.
Whereas in Gujarat, Aam Aadmi Party is hoping that Congress can give it a chance on 10 Lok Sabha seats. A senior Congress leader said that we will soon announce the agreement between Delhi and Gujarat.
He said, ‘Seat sharing has become a complex issue in Punjab. We are leaving it.
Of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, Congress holds 7, while Aam Aadmi Party holds one. Congress does not want to reduce its claim compared to 2019.
At the same time, citing victory in the 2022 general elections and the by-election of Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, the Aam Aadmi Party is demanding more seats.
A Congress leader said that if we give more seats to Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, then it will be difficult to manage the leaders and cadre. The state unit believes that we should fight separately so that we can make a strong claim for the assembly elections also.
Eye on Akali Dal, if it joins NDA then there will be a compromise!
However, there is still a possibility of unity of AAP and Congress in Punjab. Both the parties are keeping an eye on Akali Dal whether it goes with NDA or not.
If it takes BJP along, then together they will be stronger in some urban seats. In such a situation, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party can also consider some agreement.
But for now it has been agreed to put the issue of seat sharing on the back burner.