New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of failing to form an alliance with the Congress in Delhi.
The Congress leader said that the Congress party tried their best but due to the arrogance of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the alliance could not be formed.
Talks for an alliance between the Congress and AAP broke down over AAP's insistence that the grand old party should agree to share seats in Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab apart from Delhi.
On the other hand, AAP had blamed the Congress for unsuccessful alliance talks between the two parties, saying they tried hard but the Congress 'backtracked'.
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After failing to convince the Congress to enter into an alliance, Congress earlier this week. announced the names of candidates for all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, fielding three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit from North-East Delhi, former Union minister Ajay Maken from New Delhi and Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh from South Delhi.
The party also fielded J P Agarwal from Chandni Chowk, Arvinder Singh Lovely from East Delhi, Rajesh Lilothia from North-West Delhi and Mahabal Mishra from West Delhi.
The AAP has already named its seven candidates in the national capital and six of them filed their nominations Monday.
Both Delhi and Haryana will see voting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 12. The counting of votes will begin on May 23.
