Talks between AAP, Congress for Haryana Alliance fail over seat-sharing
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on seat-sharing for the upcoming Haryana Assembly election. According to sources, AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, was seeking to contest at least 10 seats, while Congress was only willing to offer three.
The two parties, both part of the opposition INDIA bloc at the national level, had been considering a pre-poll alliance for Haryana. Discussions were held over the past few days, with Congress leader Deepak Babaria stating that the alliance would only proceed if it created a "win-win" situation for both sides.
AAP was particularly interested in securing the Kalayat seat and at least one seat in the Kurukshetra region. However, with no breakthrough in the talks, Haryana AAP chief Sushil Gupta announced that the party would release its full list of candidates if the Congress did not make a decision by Monday evening.
Following this, AAP released its first list of 20 candidates for the October 5 Haryana Assembly polls. Among the candidates, Haryana unit vice president Anurag Dhanda has been fielded from Kalayat, Indu Sharma from Bhiwani, Vikas Nehra from Meham, and Bijender Hooda from Rohtak.
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Himachal: Three killed, two injured as speeding car dashes against parked truck
Mandi (HP) (PTI): Three people were killed and two others sustained grievous injuries after a speeding car dashed against a stationary truck at Dadour near Nerchowk in Mandi district on Monday late at night, police said on Tuesday.
There were five people in the car when the tragedy struck. Three were declared dead in the hospital while two have been referred to AIIMS Bilaspur.
The deceased were identified as Anil Kumar (28), Rohit Kumar (26) and Subash Kumar (23), all residents of Mandi district, while the injured are Harish and Pankaj.
A case has been registered under relevant sections and investigations are underway, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Mandi Vinod Kumar.
He added that the bodies have been handed over to the family members of the deceased.
In a statement, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief over the loss of three lives in a road accident. He directed the district administration to ensure best possible treatment for the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.
