For the last few days, talks were going on between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party for the Haryana elections, there was brainstorming and contemplation on the seat sharing, it was believed that after the Lok Sabha elections, the unity of India Block will remain intact in the state elections as well but on Monday, Aam Aadmi Party released a list of 20 candidates. In AAP’s list, there are 11 names of such candidates who will now contest against Congress candidates in the assembly.
According to AAP sources, the names of the candidates have been decided after considering the ground level surveys and their chances of winning. AAP believes that these candidates are strong enough to give a tough fight to BJP and Congress.
Expressed trust in original workers
When talks with Congress failed to materialise on an alliance, Aam Aadmi Party on Monday released its first list of 20 candidates for the Haryana elections. In its first list, AAP has given preference to its core workers with grassroots base rather than caste basis. There is no turncoat in the first list released by AAP for the Haryana elections.
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The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Anurag Dhanda from Kalayat Assembly, Gurpal Singh from Narayangarh, former minister Narendra Sharma from Pundri, Jaipal Sharma from Gharaunda, Amandeep Jundla from Assandh, Bittu Pehelwan from Samalkha, Pawan Fauji from Uchana Kalan, Kuldeep Gadrana from Dabwali. Happy Rania from Rania, Indu Sharma from Bhiwani, Vikas Nehra from Meham, Bijender Hooda from Rohtak, Kuldeep Chhikkara from Bahadurgarh, Ranbir Gulia from Badli, Sonu Ahlawat Sheria from Beri, Manish Yadav from Mahendragarh, Ravindra Matru from Narnaul, Veer Singh Sarpanch from Badshahpur, Sohna, Dharmendra Khatana from Sohna and Ravindra Faujdar from Ballabhgarh have been fielded in the election fray.
Big names in the list
-Anurag Dhanda, senior state vice president of Aam Aadmi Party, who has been associated with journalism.
-Narendra Sharma has been the former irrigation minister of Haryana. He was a minister in the INLD government in 1999. Later he contested the elections as an independent candidate.
-Manish Yadav has been a doctor and has an MD in Forensic Medicine and has been associated with health services.
-Ravindra Singh Matru is a social worker.
-Happy Raniya has been associated with the farmers.
-Jaipal Sharma has been associated with politics for a long time and has contested elections as an independent in 2005 and also in 2009.
AAP has fielded its candidates on 11 seats where Congress has already declared its candidates. These seats include Uchana Kalan, Meham, Badshahpur, Narayangarh, Samalkha, Dabwali, Rohtak, Bahadurgarh, Badli, Beri and Mahendragarh.
How did the talks on alliance go wrong?
After all, how did the matter go wrong when it was almost ready, let us tell you its inside story. Actually, during the Haryana election meeting, Rahul Gandhi agreed to an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party, after which the Aam Aadmi Party also expressed its desire for an alliance. What will be the formula for the alliance? Several rounds of talks were held between Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha and Haryana Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria regarding this.
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According to sources, the biggest hurdle in the path of the alliance was the demand for seats. Aam Aadmi Party demanded about 10 seats while Congress offered 3 to 5 seats. Congress was not ready to give the seats demanded by Aam Aadmi Party. After several rounds of talks, the matter reached 5 seats, Congress agreed to give five seats but BJP has a hold on all those seats. That means despite the alliance, the chances of victory are less.
On the other hand, the local leadership of Congress and Aam Aadmi Party is against the alliance. Aam Aadmi Party has made it clear that if the alliance does not happen, then it is ready to contest elections on 90 seats. On the other hand, the local leaders of Congress are also opposing the alliance with AAP.
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