Will move forward if directed by party or Arvind Kejriwal: Sanjay Singh on Haryana polls alliance
New Delhi: As the deadline for filing nominations for the Haryana Assembly polls approaches, the anticipated alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) remains unresolved. AAP Haryana President Sushil Gupta announced that the party would release a list of 90 candidates if no deal is reached by the end of the day.
This sentiment was echoed by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who stated that the party has completed its candidate selection process for all legislative assembly seats in Haryana. On the possibility of an AAP-Congress alliance, Singh remarked, "Sandeep Pathak and Sushil Gupta have already made statements on this. We are fully prepared, and as soon as we receive permission from the party or our national president Arvind Kejriwal, we will announce the list and move forward with the elections."
Singh further said that AAP is a national party with a strong organization in Haryana, and any decision regarding the alliance will be made in consultation with Arvind Kejriwal.
With just three days left before the September 12 deadline for filing nominations, the AAP has been in frequent discussions with Congress to form an electoral alliance. Voting for the 90-member Haryana Legislative Assembly is scheduled for October 5, with the counting of votes on October 8.
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After arriving from Delhi, Shinde heads to his native village; Mahayuti meet likely on Sun
Mumbai(PTI): Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who returned to Mumbai from New Delhi on Friday morning, is travelling to his native village in Satara district amid continuing suspense over his successor a week after the assembly poll results.
Shinde had told reporters in New Delhi on late Thursday night that the next meeting of the Mahayuti alliance on government formation will be held in Mumbai on Friday.
However, the caretaker CM, who heads the Shiv Sena, is travelling to his native village Dare in Satara district in western Maharashtra and the meeting is now expected to take place on Sunday, the sources said.
The Shiv Sena leader has repeatedly said he would not be an obstacle in the government formation and abide by the decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the next chief minister.
Different viewpoints are emerging in the Shiv Sena over Shinde's place in the next government to be headed by the BJP, the biggest constituent in the Mahayuti, which posted a thumping win in the just-held assembly polls.
Many leaders in the Shiv Sena are asking Shinde to accept deputy CM's post if offered by the BJP. However, another section feels it wouldn't be right for him to accept No. 2 position after serving as CM for more than two-and-a-half years, the sources said.
"The government formation process will start after the BJP announces its legislature party leader," they said.
During his Delhi trip, Shinde had met Shah and discussed formation of the next government in the state. His deputies in the outgoing state cabinet Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) and Ajit Pawar (NCP) had also met the senior BJP leader.
Talking to reporters in the national capital, Shinde called the discussion “good and positive”.
Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar had also met BJP president J P Nadda.
