Haryana Polls: Talks between AAP and Cong on to oust BJP: Sushil Gupta

DN Bureau

State AAP President Sushil Gupta confirmed that talks between the AAP and Congress are going on. Read further on Dynamite News:

Cong-AAP talks on seat sharing in Haryana continue
Cong-AAP talks on seat sharing in Haryana continue


New Delhi: State AAP President Sushil Gupta confirmed that talks between the AAP and Congress were going on and the aim is to oust the BJP government from Haryana.

Sushil Gupta speaks
Sushil Gupta said, "Aam Aadmi Party is a disciplined party, being the state president of the party, I am making full preparations for 90 seats. Our workers are associated with the 'Parivar Jodo Abhiyan', Arvind Kejriwal's guarantee is going from village to village, our public meetings are going on... All the leaders are preparing to oust the BJP government with full readiness. It is true that talks of agreement (between AAP and Congress) are going on."

He further said that leaders from BJP and other opposition parties are also in contact with him and AAP will try to accommodate them in this election.

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"Being a disciplined party worker, I will say that whatever decision Arvind Kejriwal takes, we are with him. Aam Aadmi Party is a strong party, no one should consider our restraint as our weakness, we are partners of the INDIA alliance and hope that the alliance will move forward in a respectable manner but Aam Aadmi Party has emerged as a strong alternative in Haryana...Leaders from BJP and other opposition parties are also in contact with me, their scrutiny is going on and we will try to accommodate them in this election," he further added.

Haryana goes to polls on October 5

Congress view
Earlier, AICC in-charge of Haryana Deepak Babaria said that apart from the AAP, INDIA bloc partners, including the Communist Party of India (CPIM) and the Samajwadi Party have also approached them to fight the assembly elections together in the state.

Babaria remarked that the CPI (M) and Samajwadi Party want to make their mark in the state.

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"Currently we are speaking to the Aam Aadmi Party. One or two other parties have also approached, we will respond in a day or two. CPI (M) and the Samajwadi Party approached us. They are expecting a very small number.

They want to make their presence felt in the state. We are also looking for a seat that is convenient for us and them," Babaria stated.

The voting to the 90-member legislative assembly in Haryana will be held on October 5 and the last date for filing nominations is September 12. The counting of votes will be held on October 8. (with Agency inputs)










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