Punjab News: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reaffirmed on Wednesday that his party intends to secure all 13 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, ruling out any seat-sharing alliance with the Congress as part of the INDIA bloc.
Mann, addressing queries about the possibility of aligning with the Congress in the state, unequivocally stated, “No, we do not.” He shed light on his recent meeting with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and AAP’s RS MP Sandeep Pathak in Delhi, revealing that they discussed potential candidates for all 13 seats, deliberating on names for 40 individuals.
CM Bhagwant Mann Asserts Clear Sweep; No Seat-Sharing Agreement on the Horizon
After a resounding victory in the 2022 assembly elections, where AAP won 92 out of 117 seats, securing nearly 20% more voteshare than the Congress, negotiations on seat-sharing between the two parties in Punjab have proven challenging.
Meanwhile, the opposition bloc INDIA faced setbacks, with two regional leaders openly criticizing the Congress and announcing their intention to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections without forming an alliance due to disagreements over seat sharing. Local Congress leaders in Punjab have also expressed dissent against an alliance with AAP for the Lok Sabha polls, citing concerns and grievances, including alleged false cases devised by AAP leaders. The internal opposition raises challenges for the Congress party as it navigates alliance discussions and party dynamics in Punjab.
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