If No Win-Win…”: AAP Leader On Haryana Alliance Talks With Congress

There is a “desire, wish and hope for an alliance” on both sides, underscored Raghav Chadha amid a constant back-and-forth over seat-sharing talks between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with just days remaining before entries close for nomination for the October 5 Haryana polls.

The last date of filing nominations for the polls is September 12, and nomination papers can be withdrawn until September 12.

“I can only tell you that both the parties have a desire, a wish and hope for an alliance. The last date for nomination is 12th September. We will take a decision before 12. If we don’t agree or if there is no win-win situation, we will leave it,” Mr Chadha told reporters following a meeting with Congress in charge of the state.

The AAP leader stressed that he remains positive. Sources have said the Delhi-headquartered party wants to contest 10 of the state’s 90 Assembly seats. The Congress, though, is unwilling to concede more than seven, pointing to its ally’s performance in the Lok Sabha election.

“Talks are going on in a positive environment. Good discussions are going on. I am confident. I am hopeful that some good conclusion will definitely come out of the talks in the interest of Haryana, in the interest of the country, and in the interest of democracy. I cannot share the figures with you all,” Mr Chadha said.