Lok Sabha polls: Arvind Kejriwal-Rahul Gandhi Twitter spat mere grandstanding before inevitable seat-sharing deal
FirstpostThe dilemma is not whether AAP and the Congress should strike an alliance to keep the BJP out. To do that, the AAP has proposed an alliance with the Congress in all 33 seats across northern India in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi apart from the western state of Goa. This serves AAP’s purpose because it may piggyback on Congress’ presence in these states and increase its footprint in states such as Haryana, where it gets no more than five percent vote share. Ahmed Patel, Congress’ brain behind the alliance strategy, recently told the media that Congress’ local units of Punjab and Haryana were not ready to tie-up with the AAP. I don’t understand.” If AAP is battling a survival crisis in states outside Delhi, the Congress isn’t on a good wicket either.