Congress-AAP talks on seat sharing in Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana in final stages: Sources

AAP will field candidates from the South Delhi, West Delhi, North West Delhi and New Delhi seats, while the Congress will contest from the Chandni Chowk, East Delhi and North East Delhi constituencies, the sources in AAP said.

All the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital are currently held by the BJP.

The Congress has also decided to give one seat to AAP in Haryana and two in Gujarat. While the Haryana seat is likely to be either Gurugram or Faridabad, those in Gujarat include Bharuch and Bhavnagar.

Former senior party leader Ahmed Patel’s son and daughter were the contenders for the Bharuch seat.

"The alliance between AAP and the Congress in Delhi is on the verge of finalisation. The two parties may make an official announcement in a day or two," senior AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi said in a press conference.

AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Wednesday said the talks over the alliance were delayed and hinted at fresh developments in the next one or two days.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Patel’s son Faisal has not taken the move kindly and said in a post in Gujarati that if the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat is allotted to AAP, neither he nor the "conscientious workers" of the Congress will support the AAP candidate.

Earlier this month, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak declared Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas as the party candidate from the South Goa Lok Sabha seat.

He also declared AAP’s Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava as party’s candidate from the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat and Botad MLA Umeshbhai Makwana from the Bhavnagar seat in Gujarat.

Previously, the party announced its three Lok Sabha candidates in Assam – Manoj Dhanowar from Dibrugarh, Bhaben Chowdhury from Guwahati and Rishi Raj from Sonitpur constituencies. The Lok Sabha polls are likely to be held in April-May.