Congress to meet AAP with list of 2-3 candidates for each of Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats

The Congress is in the process of finalising a panel of two to three potential candidates for each of Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats in the run-up to the next meeting with the AAP over a potential alliance in the capital.

On Monday, Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely took part in a meeting of the Screening Committee with its chairperson and MP Rajni Patil in addition to members Sardar Pargat Singh and Krishna Allavaru. Senior Delhi Congress leaders, ex-MPs, former ministers and ex-MLAs were also present. “Irrespective of whether there is an alliance with AAP and on how many seats, we are in the process of screening and selecting a panel of a maximum of three and a minimum of two potential candidates for each Lok Sabha seat,” a senior party leader said.

“Feedback from the ground as well as the state leadership is being collated and discussed with representatives from the Central leadership. The process is expected to be completed soon. We want to enter the next phase of alliance talks (with AAP) with our own choice of candidates,” another senior leader said.

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According to the leader, alliance talks for several states across the country are underway and those for Delhi were likely “any day”. Lovely said the Delhi Congress will “fully honour alliance commitments”, but the party will continue the process of selecting candidates.

AICC in-charge for Delhi Deepak Babaria, at the meeting Monday, said the Congress was “working towards strengthening the India Alliance partnership”.