Haryana Assembly Polls: AAP Announces 1st List Of 20 Candidates As Alliance Negotiations With Congress Falter

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday announced its first list of 20 candidates for the Haryana assembly elections scheduled for October 5, signaling a potential impasse in the negotiation process with the Congress for an alliance. The deadline for submitting nominations for the 90-seat assembly is September 12. Anurag Dhanda, the party's vice president for the Haryana unit, has been nominated from Kalayat, with Indu Sharma representing Bhiwani. Additionally, Vikas Nehra and Bijender Hooda have been nominated from Meham and Rohtak, respectively.

Upon releasing the first list of 20 candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections, AAP Haryana chief Sushil Gupta stated, "We've unveiled the first list and the second one will be announced shortly. With the elections fast approaching, we honestly waited for the alliance because our organization is robust in every constituency, and it was the desire of this strong organization that we contest the elections. Having demonstrated our patience, we then proceeded to release our list. We were, and at the national level, remain partners of the INDIA Alliance."

The AAP was engaged in discussions with the Congress regarding a potential alliance in the state. The negotiations, however, have reached a stalemate concerning the distribution of seats. Sources indicate that the AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, is insisting on 10 seats, whereas the Congress is willing to concede only five.

#WATCH | Delhi: On releasing first list of 20 candidates for Haryana Assembly polls, AAP Haryana chief Sushil Gupta says, "...We've released the 1st list and soon you will get the 2nd list. Now there is very little time left for the elections. We waited honestly (for the… pic.twitter.com/TBPkzC1bU4 — ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2024

Earlier today, Sushil Gupta, the chief of AAP's state unit, stated that if an agreement is not reached by the evening, the party will announce its candidates for all 90 constituencies.