The discussion over the AAP –Congress Alliance is finally over. The uncertainty over whether AAP will stoop down to join Congress has finally come to conclusion. AAP leader Sanjay Singh has said that no alliance will take place between AAP and the Congress Party. He said that now AAP will be contesting elections all by itself on 7 seats in Delhi.
The disagreement over the Haryana tie-up led to the alliance of AAP and Congress being called off. Sanjay Singh said, “In order to stop BJP we were ready for an alliance with Congress, but Congress is not in a mood for any coalition. It is a matter of sadness, that even after so many efforts, Congress is not ready for any kind of compromise,” Singh said that though AAP was ready to give up Chandigarh, Congress did not agree and AAP was not ready to just form the alliance in Delhi.
The statements by the representative of AAP, Sanjay Singh came after Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused Arvind Kejriwal. Rahul Gandhi said that Kejriwal has taken a “U-Turn” on alliance talks. He also said that Congress has kept its door open but time is running out.
Kejriwal in return said that the Congress President is helping the BJP win in UP. The AAP president accused the Congress Party of making the offer look as a “show off” instead of willingness. The cat fight between the two leaders was an entertaining watch for twitter users.
AAP President said “Which U-turn? We are still in a conversation over the alliance. Your tweets show that the coalition is not at your will but just show-off. I am sad that you are making statements. Today, it is a pride to save our country from the dangers of Modi-Shah. Unfortunately, you are helping Modi ji by distributing anti-Modi votes in UP and other states too,”. The comments made by Rahul Gandhi were not appreciated by the AAP party.
Sanjay Singh also mentioned, “In Punjab, where AAP has 4 MPs and 20 MLAs, Congress doesn’t want to concede space to AAP. In Delhi, where Congress has 0 MPs and 0 MLAs, you want three seats from us? Do you not want to restrict BJP in other states?”
The arithmetic behind the seat allotments have now resulted in suspension of any alliance between the two parties. Both the parties fail to understand that if AAP is battling a survival crisis in states outside Delhi, Congress isn’t on a good wicket either. AAP is confidence that the 7 seats it has in Delhi do not require any assistance from Congress. Congress too has significant presence in Haryana and Punjab and cannot therefore barter seats to AAP. The alliance that even the “neo-neutral” brigade of journalists had supported on social media platforms is now dormant. The political arena might still have rumours about possibility of the alliance; the future of a successful coalition is blurring.