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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has definitively closed the door on a potential alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. This decision comes on the heels of the Congress's underwhelming performance in the recent Haryana elections, where they failed to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from securing a third consecutive term despite perceived anti-incumbency sentiment. The AAP has attributed the Congress's lackluster results to overconfidence and has pointed to their exclusion of both the AAP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) during seat-sharing negotiations in Haryana as a key factor.
Priyanka Kakkar, the AAP's chief spokesperson, expressed the party's stance in a statement to India Today, asserting, "The AAP will have no alliance with the Congress in Delhi. The Congress didn't accommodate the Samajwadi Party and the AAP in Haryana despite being given more seats in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi during the Lok Sabha polls." This statement underscores the AAP's perception of the Congress's actions as a betrayal, given that the Congress had benefitted from the AAP's support during the Lok Sabha elections in both Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Congress's failure to reciprocate this support by offering the AAP and SP a platform in Haryana appears to have significantly strained the relationship between the parties, ultimately leading to the AAP's decisive rejection of an alliance for the Delhi elections.
This decision by the AAP could have far-reaching implications for the political landscape of Delhi. With the Congress officially out of the picture, the AAP is poised to face off against the BJP in a two-horse race. The outcome of the elections will be crucial in determining the future of Delhi's governance and will undoubtedly shape the political strategies of both major contenders. The AAP's decision to forgo an alliance with the Congress represents a clear indication of their confidence in their own capabilities to compete effectively against the BJP, while simultaneously signaling a significant shift in the political dynamics of the national capital.
Source: AAP rules out tie-up with Congress for Delhi polls after Haryana debacle