As seat-sharing talks are going on between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the discussions between the two parties are going on positively.
“I am telling you formally that all speculations appearing in newspapers or TV channels are nowhere near the truth.
The discussions between Congress and us have been going in a positive manner,” Bharadwaj said.
Refusing to share details of the discussions being held between the two parties, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said, “We believe that whatever discussion is going on behind closed doors should stay behind closed doors.”
Bharadwaj said that the AAP and the Congress are holding discussions as “responsible alliance partners” and do not want to hold talks on minor issues at present.
“Both our party and the Congress do not want to hold discussions on minor issues. The discussions are going on as responsible alliance partners,” the AAP leader said. The Delhi Minister further added that the discussions are being held keeping the objectives of the alliance in mind and not staying constricted to parties’ interests.
“The efforts are to make the alliance strong. Parties’ interests come second; first is the national interest,” Bharadwaj said.
On the next round of discussions between the AAP and the Congress, Bharadwaj said, “The next meeting with our party and the Congress will be held soon. Whenever all the members of Congress and our party are available at a common time, around 7-8 individuals, the meeting can be held, either tomorrow or the day after.”